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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-05-08, Page 20,p • ,v,11.4v ",o, 1"*., '41444* .12&•;:. " • P'• t • , 'I 4 ODERICH SIG*,1.-STAR, THURSDAY. MAY 8, 1075 ccepts new elines for school curriculum • Marys, GOderich will attend. (intended for last week) By Susan White ii1,.. Board chairman David New curriculum guidelines Teahen of Stratford wondered - from the ministry -6f education why principals and not ad - from grades 1 to six don't seem ministrators would attend the to differ much in emphasis .. conference. The ' ministry from the student centered prefers that people who will be philosophy now being stressed involved in the day to . day in the schools, but the ministry implementing of the program, wants , to make sure , that consultaiitS or principals, at - parents and teachers un- tent, Mr. Tokar replied, derstarid that philosophy and The separate board rep on help to get it implemented in the province's Education Week the schoOls, Superintendent committee, Sarn Alberico, Joseph Tokar told trustees , of principal of St., Michale's, 'the Huron Perth Roman School,. Stratford reported on Catholic separate school board the Ontario wide planning for ,Monday night. 4, edutation Week. Trustees Mr. Tokar, who attended a though were more interested in ministry presentation on the the . local pictiire.. "Do . all ' new guidelines' in Stratford last. schools (in the sYstem) par - Tuesday, said the emphasis is ticipate or is it hit and miss?", on "providing a meaningful trustee Howard Shantz of learning experience to all the Stratford Wanted to.know. children in a given teacher's Director of education John charge." Stress is away from -Vintar said that Mr. ,Alberico content or course emphasis in .' keeps the principals informed__ 4 favour of the growth and and their own Education Week • .... development of a child as a activities are up to them. A 'person, he said. , questionnaire is going out to all The ministry wants to make the §chools to find out what sure, he, said, that the went on in Education Week guidelines are not just handed here , he said. Mr. Alberico said out but that their intent ',is the Kiwanis Music Festival transmitted to the learning cuts into Education Week activities in the classroom. The festivities in the Stratford ministry thought .that six to ten . schools. . • In spite of a suggestion from trustee Shantz that the motion was premature, board mem- bers approved ' the use, of' St. Ambrose School in Wingharn fora summer school on religion from .July 21-25. Father.Nolan of Wingham .is • organizing the school: _ .. Mr. Shantz suggested waiting until trustee Vince Young, who I was not at the meeting, could, report on his talk with Father Nolan before approving the use of the school. He wondered ' about 25-30 pupils needing the whole school and said a change in dates could conflict with the Caretaker's plans for cleaning the school. Mr. Tokar said the guidelines St. - Columban area trustee are not a radical departure but ... Francis Hicknell reported on a • - do make a concerted effort to seminar on grades 9 and 10 in make people aware of the separate schools that he atL philosophy behind what -is going .tended at the recenCOSSTA . on in the schools and to show convention. There are fewer teachers how they can .im- pupils per teacher in the public ple merit it. • than -in the separate grades 9 - The ministry provides a and 10 he said. broad set of objectives, he said. Experts report no difference Boards can make these more . in pupils who leave a separate specific and individual schools school after grade 8 or grade 10. can flesh these out. "What "We don't have enough. happens in two grade 5 classes students to make grades 9 and may be very different, for 10 feftibly here, I don't think," example"But the extensive . he said. "But the ones that have : e exposure to parent groups of it arhappy with it." Mr. the philosophy behinephis kind Vintai commented that while of education,parents grades 9 and 10 in the public may , school system get .secondary accept,. these differences, Mr. Tokar said. "I thought there school grants, the two grades in - system get was going to be a return to the the separate basics", , Stratford trustee Ron elementary level gra.its. March, a secondary school Copies of the new Education teacher said. "And there's Act have been sent. to all the schools, Mr, Vintar said in , reply to Kinkora trustee Don ItIO'It1P.T'4444:4444341: ''••• 4t4 years would be a realistic time Jima for -the guidelines to be implemented. The guidelines stress ,con- tinuous progress and teacher made- -decisions, - with -some student participation. Student evaluation would be on-going, a .toroPerative effort between teacherand student. , • Individual and group work wOulde.Venly share the school day and the system would 'be subject and process centered, Mr. Tokar Said, Learning will involve going out from the school into the community. The program will be evaluated by 'supervisory officials and school staffs, he said. 4 .L,•e!,17:11! , ,„ 4;4,4,4 'f'1P '44err4V4,,, ' 41, '* ' 4' • 1 - nothing about philosophy." A survey of the province has Crowley. pro. ed that there has not been 4, AO a departure from the basics,LIP project Mr. Tokareid. There will . be More focus on com- munication and on making the Huron County Playhouse at goals of the program clearly , Grand Bend 'has been granted understood, he said. • There is a' need, Mr. Tokar an additional $7,261 under the said, 'fir a fourth basic, the federal LIP program to • ,, social and emotional growth of complete construction of its the child. Too often in the past a $125,000 theatre, It .E. • foetid' on content has ignored M c K i n 1 ey * ( PC-Hur o n - this and "zero has happened to. Middlesex) said Monday. him as a person. M Tokar said the main d ument 'On the junior urriculum will be presented at the conference at Talisman Lodge in Flesherton, -.;-une 3-6. School boards are invited to Send consultants to ' the meeting, but sine the Ideal board has no generalist con- sultant,it will send two prin- cipals, Mr. Tokar said,, Gary Birmingham Of St. Aloysius, Stratford and Larry Cook of St. Construction is expected to , be complete MaY 31 and the opening for the summer season is scheduled June 25. The Playhouse cs'building the theatre largely with volunteer labor, using.' materials saved ' from the demolition of five' buildings donated to it.' It has • received LIP funds and a donation from the provincial department of 'cultural affairs to finance the project. 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