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Curriculum and Assessment Policy BranchMinistry of EducationMay 2012

The Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program

Subject/Division Associations

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Vision of Full-Day Kindergarten

“The Full-Day Early Learning–Kindergarten program is a child-centred, developmentally appropriate, integrated, extended-day program of learning for four- and five-year-old children. The purpose of the program is to establish a strong foundation for learning in the early years, and to do so in a safe and caring play-based environment that promotes the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of all children.”

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Vision of Full-Day Kindergarten

The goals of the Full-Day Early Learning–Kindergarten program are as follows:• to establish a strong foundation for the early years by providing young children with an

integrated day of learning• to provide a play-based learning environment• to help children make a smoother transition to

Grade 1• to improve children’s prospects for success in

school and in their lives beyond school

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How Did We Get Here? • Fall 2009 Initial draft program writing

Focus groups and revision writing

• Winter 2010 Regional consultationsEditing Approvals

• Spring 2010 Board team training

• Summer 2010 Teacher, Early Childhood Educator and Principal training

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How Did We Get Here? • Fall 2010 Teacher, Early Childhood Educator

and Principal trainingInformal feedbackSchool visits

• Spring 2011 Teacher, Early Childhood Educator and Principal training

Video development

• Summer 2011 Building Leadership Capacity and Implementation Symposium

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How Did We Get Here? • Fall 2011/ Feedback Consultation

Winter 2012

• Spring 2012 Supporting Year 3 Implementation Training

Capacity Building for Board Leadership teams

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Where Are We Going?

Spring/Summer 2012 Focus groups: electronic document

Revision writing

Fall 2012 Focus groups: FDELK document

Ongoing revision writing

Spring 2013 EditingImplementation training and

capacity building sessions

Fall 2013 Revised document posted

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The 3 Rs

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Rethink • practices to ensure they are based on current, evidence-

based research and aligned with the FDELK program document

Repeat • exemplary practices that are aligned with current research

and the FDELK program document

Remove • practices that have no grounding in current, evidence-

based research or are misinterpretations of or not evident in the FDELK program document

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The 3 Rs

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Rethink

• learning environment

• theme-based planning

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The 3 Rs

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Repeat

• assessment practices

• play-based learning

• embedded literacy and numeracy

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The 3 Rs

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Remove

• generic work sheets

• generic arts and crafts

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Resources

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• The Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program (Draft 2010)

• The Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program: The Extended-Day Program (Draft 2010)

• Full-Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program for Four- and Five-Year-Olds: A Reference Guide for Educators

• Video series: Making Thinking and Learning Visible

• Principal Tip Sheets (ELD)

• Materials from LNS

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Video

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Discussion

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• student voice

• student engagement

• a student-driven learning environment