A new transformed and modernized K-12 system coming to NL

    Monday, 26 August 2024 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The Education department is modernizing the K-12 curriculum and is implementing a digital curriculum platform this year called the eNLightenED curriculum portal.

    Work is underway to support the transformation and modernization of the K-12 school system in this province. On Friday, Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell announced details for a more modern and improved education. In September 2025, the Department of Education will introduce a new intermediate curriculum for Grades 7-9 which will give students more choice in the types of courses they choose to complete. The department is modernizing the K-12 curriculum and is implementing a digital curriculum platform this year called the eNLightenED curriculum portal. Grade 7-9 curriculum, as well as new implementations, will be available on eNLightenED next month with all K-12 curriculum being available by September 2025. The curriculum portal will be publicly available this September. New curriculum in French, social studies and mathematics will also be in place for the upcoming 2024 school year.  A provincial lead for mathematics and 15 mathematics program specialists will be hired within NLSchools.  A new evaluation framework for high school students is beginning this year as public exams have been formally eliminated from the public education system. Next year, public exams are being replaced with modular exams for students enrolled in 3000 level academic courses and will take place three times a year. 

     

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