1 1 Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch Ministry of Education May 2012 The Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program Subject/Division Associations 1
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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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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