Alberta Back To School

• Alberta’s K-12 students return to in-person learning Monday

  The return to in-person learning doesn’t impact those who have been in online learning since the start of the school year, who will continue on with their existing schedules.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2021
  
• Alberta school delays in-classroom learning by 2 weeks due to COVID-19 case

  The Fort Vermilion School Division said it was informed Monday that a staff member at Fort Vermilion Public School/St. Mary's tested positive for COVID-19. 

  Education

  Sep 8, 2020
  
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• ‘It’s a nervous energy’: Edmonton students head back to school amid COVID-19 pandemic

  At Mother Margaret Mary Catholic School in Edmonton, Grade 10s arrived for their first day of class on Wednesday morning as part of the district's staggered start to the school year.

  Education

  Sep 2, 2020
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• Lethbridge families reflect on adjusting to COVID-19 over summer as back to school approaches

  While not all students will be returning to classrooms in person, Lethbridge families took full advantage of their final weekend of summer break.

  Education

  Aug 30, 2020
• Edmonton schools say they’re as safe as they can be when classes resume next week

  From masks and sanitizers to gyms filled with desks, both Edmonton public and Catholic school boards say they've done what they can to prepare for the return of in-class learning.

  Education

  Aug 28, 2020
• Symptoms, confirmed cases and outbreaks: How Alberta plans to handle COVID-19 in schools

  Children are likely to have symptoms of COVID-19 whether they've come in contact with the virus or not, as many of them are similar to the common cold or flu. 

  Education

  Aug 21, 2020
• Article meant to ease parents back to school concerns raises eyebrows

  An Edmonton infectious disease physician said she could have been more clear when she wrote that it might not be possible to acquire COVID-19 by simply by being in the same room as an infected person.

  Health

  Aug 20, 2020
• Dozens protest Alberta’s back-to-school plan outside education minister’s Red Deer office

  People rallied outside Adriana LaGrange's office in Red Deer on Tuesday, protesting the province's back-to-school plan as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on.

  Education

  Aug 18, 2020
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• Alberta seniors offer advice to students heading back to school in viral Facebook post: ‘Stay off drugs!’

  A group of Alberta seniors has gone viral, after posting photos to social media with advice for kids heading back to school this week.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2019