Exploring Music Education in the Elementary Years, Surrey

This Graduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies, developed in partnership with School District #36 (Surrey) for elementary music specialists and generalists who seek to deepen their understanding of music education and inquiry. Program Themes •   Exploring and developing core principles in elementary music education •   Supporting teachings in developing students' core competencies (Thinking, Communication, and Personal and Social) •   Using music to address the diverse needs of learners •   Exploring voice and instrumentation •   Exploring music as a form of personal and professional inquiry •   Developing an understanding of the ways in which music is transformative in the education and life of each learner •   Designing learning activities that effectively integrate music across the curriculum The Graduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies in Education (GDE) is a two-year 30-credit program of study for teachers whose primary focus is school-based educational practice. It provides the opportunity to engage in focused, sustained reflective inquiry. Completion of the diploma allows teachers to move from TQS category 4 to TQS category 5 or from category 5 to 5+. RSVP for a free information session: Tues. Dec. 6, 4:00–5:00pm District Education Centre, Room # 1231, 14033 – 92 Ave. , Surrey Tues. Jan. 10, 4:00-5:00pm Golden Ears Elementary, Room #1032, 23124 118 Ave, Maple Ridge or email: npilgrim@sfu.ca for more information or to register for an information session. 

POPEI's Redesigned Curriculum Support

The Redesigned Curriculum is a popular topic for POPEI workshops so far this fall.

We have already completed several workshops on this topic, with many more planned throughout the school year.

We will also be hosting two full day Regional Workshops on the topic of the Redesigned Curriculum and K-3 Literacy. We will be in Burnaby on February 17, and then in Abbotsford on February 24. These will be open to all educators. Stay turned for registration information that can be shared with anyone who may be interested.

Last year, we launched a section of our website dedicated to the redesigned curriculum, where we shared "user & printer" friendly versions of the K-3 ELA curriculum, and the Core Competencies.


This Spring, POPEI created a Literacy Planning Guide that we have been excited to share with BC educators. It is now available in Word format, (linked on the website) for those who want to customize the guide for other subject areas or grades. 

Feedback from educators has been extremely positive so far.

It has been very rewarding to support BC educators during the first few weeks of implementation, and we look forward to continuing to do so, throughout 2016-2017.