SASKATOON — Saskatoon Public Schools has created the Online Learning Centre Elementary school after 2,400 elementary students registered for online learning as classes resumed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A principal, vice principal, and 54 classroom teachers, along with additional teachers and support staff, are assigned to the new school, according to a news release.
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The school is responsible for kindergarten to Grade 8 instruction of around 2,000 English-stream students. This is the first year Saskatoon Public Schools has offered online learning for elementary students.
The division’s pre-existing Online Learning Centre Secondary now offers online instruction for about 400 French immersion students from kindergarten to Grade 8, along with more than 950 full-time high school students.
Planning for online learning as part of school reopening began in June and continued throughout the summer. A digital resource writing project saw 25 teachers develop kindergarten to Grade 9 resources.
Professional learning in areas such as curriculum integration, online instruction and management of Google Classroom prepared teachers for the start of the school year.
