How are our young ones carrying out in faculty? This is the basic concern all mothers and fathers and caregivers have and one particular I talk to of our team and educators frequently.
Nova Scotia children are vibrant, resourceful and eager to learn. Our educators are some of the greatest in the world and care for their students. In my position as Minister of Training and Early Childhood Advancement, I see a system that is devoted to the accomplishment and effectively-being of our college students.
But we can generally do improved.
Pupil achievement and well-being are linked. How learners encounter and build associations with their peers, academics and other workers is as critical as what they find out in the classroom.
This is why we evaluate facts from each provincial examinations and assessments as nicely as Nova Scotia’s Pupil Accomplishment Survey to help us have an understanding of how college students are undertaking now and to assistance us chart a path to an even better long term.
Nova Scotians can see the final results of the hottest provincial examinations and assessments on the net. Like other jurisdictions, the final results from the past calendar year verify Nova Scotia pupils were being impacted by COVID-19.
So, what are we undertaking to ensure ongoing good results? Working in partnership with educators, there are many new and ongoing initiatives that will support our students to be the finest they can be.
This function is created to boost student accomplishment and very well-remaining, handle extensive-standing obstacles that influence accomplishment, including people experienced by Mi’kmaq and pupils of African descent, and handle the one of a kind challenges induced by the studying interruptions throughout the very last three many years.
Below are some illustrations:
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- a new tactic to literacy, particularly in grades main to 2, with a bigger focus on phonics and phonological awareness this solution was released this calendar year, with full implementation in September 2024
- an increased concentrate on reading and producing, such as a much better stability of non-fiction and fiction
- program to assistance scholar studying in arithmetic, reading through and writing
- a new bodily activity framework in September 2023
- ongoing expense in supports less than our Inclusive Instruction Policy
- ongoing guidance for treaty education
- new experienced mastering chances for teachers spots like psychological health and fitness and Mi’kmaq Techniques of Being and Recognizing
- expanded understanding prospects in skilled trades and other topics, including environmental reports (through a new system for Quality 12 college students rooted in the Mi’kmaw guiding principle of Etuaptmumk, which encourages the use of the two Mi’kmaw understanding and western science for richness of knowing).








General, Nova Scotia has experienced a potent record in student accomplishment, and we know we can overcome the difficulties offered by COVID-19’s understanding disruptions.
As a father or mother, I want my children to be their best selves. As Minister, I want accomplishment and fulfillment for all kids in our province.
Alongside one another, we can make the greatest feasible education and learning process for Nova Scotians. I am fully commited to top this get the job done with all our companions who are just as dedicated and passionate about the achievements of our kids.
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