School Not In Session March 4 and April 15

For Parents,

As you may know, a new comprehensive curriculum for the K-12 system is being developed in BC. This work has been years in the making with teachers, administrators and the Ministry of Education involved in its development. At the present time, the curriculum for students in Grades K-9 is being piloted throughout the province. New curriculum for students in Grades 10-12 will be available for piloting in September 2016.

Earlier this fall the Ministry of Education and the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) announced a plan to support the ongoing implementation of the new curriculum. As part of this plan, districts have been asked to add two days of curriculum implementation time during the 2015-2016 school year. This time will be provided for teachers to continue to familiarize themselves with the new curriculum and to plan for its full implementation in the coming years.

In Vancouver, the following two days have been selected as our local non-instructional days for curriculum implementation:

Friday, March 4 and Friday April 15

Schools will not be in session for students on these two days.  

We are pleased that teachers have been given this additional time to spend on this important work to serve your children better as we transition to the new curriculum.

Please contact your principal if you have any questions.

致贵家长：

多年来，卑斯省教育厅、学校管理层及教师协力设定一个新的幼儿班至十二年级综合课程。现在幼儿班至九年级新的课程正在省内试行，而十至十二年级的新课程将会在2016年9月试行。本年初秋，教育厅及卑斯省教师联会（BCTF）宣布一份支持长远推行新课程的计划，其中要求各学区在2015-2016 学年内增设两天的课程推行准备时间，让老师更熟悉新课程及计划来年的全面执行。

在温哥华，这两天的日期如下：

三月四日（星期五） 和 四月十五日（星期五）
这两天学生不用上课

我们很高兴在新课程的转接期间，老师有额外时间致力在这重要工作上，以求为孩子提供更好的教育。

如有任何问题，请联系你们的校长。