Ontario’s Learn At Home program begins today; teachers to decide what assignments look like and how students will be engaged

Plan includes online learning, but telephone calls and mail-out packages are also an option

Back to class today for Ontario students, but they will be learning from home.

Ontario’s Learn At Home program begins today, three weeks after schools were closed, first for March Break, then for two weeks while government and education officials gauged the extent of the COVID-19 crisis.

The plan includes online learning, but telephone calls and mail-out packages are also an option.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce admits the system isn’t perfect, but it does give students the opportunity to engage in learning, be on track to graduate and reconnect with teachers.

The education ministry has set out different requirements in terms of hours of work and what subjects are being focused on. 

  • Kindergarten to Grade 3 students will complete five hours of work each week, focusing on literacy and math.
  • Grades 4 to 6 — Five hours of work each week, focusing on literacy, math, science and social studies.
  • Grades 7 to 8 — 10 hours of work each week, focusing on math, literacy, science and social studies.
  • Grades 9 to 12 — Three hours of work per course each week for semestered students, 1.5 hours per course each week for non-semestered students.

All students will receive an end-of-the-year report card, which means work being done at home will be graded.

At this point, schools are closed until May 4, but that date could be extended.

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