StrongStart Learning Standards

Last year our StrongStart facilitators wanted to focus their professional learning on the Early Learning Framework and ways it could inspire their practice. This year to help communicate StrongStart objectives to families we decided to take what we know about the Early Learning Framework and present it in a one pager that summarizes the elements of the framework that feel most applicable to StrongStart.

To help us align with the K-7 curriculum we decided to use the Understand-Do-Know framework of the transformed curriculum. The result is 1 pager with 4 Big Ideas (one for each ELF domain) many competencies and even a few content objectives.

We're currently focussing on documentation and are using the competencies (turned into I can statements) to gives us some common language with parents and between StrongStarts.

Click here for the learning standards in a Word document

Ready-Set-Learn & Kindergarten Play Kits

This year to support schools in planning their Ready-Set-Learn events we provided them a menu of kits which they could choose to spend their RSL money on.

The kits are sourced from catalogues and Vancouver area suppliers. There's an Aboriginal Kit, an Artistic Expression Kit, a Dramatic Play Kit, a Forest Block Kit, and a Light and Colour Kit. Complete sets ranged in price from $340 to $560 and schools were able to not order any items if they didn't want them.

The idea was to help teachers and schools source learning materials that could be used at their RSL as a play area and later be incorporated into the Kindergarten and StrongStart rooms.

Kit Details and Ordering Info