On a related note, govt officials told me the draft curriculum would be up before classes started (+ pledged to inform me when they were online, which never happened).

I refreshed the #mbed website for >a week. Finally, after Labour Day, I saw 26 docs were online here:

To be clear, P.E. was *already* mandatory for K-12.

BUT Grade 11 + 12 have long been delivered with a range of models... from 25% to 100% in-person, depending on the school.

Health has always been in-person. Some sites asked students to do independent #mbed exercise plans + submit their hours.

Premier Wab Kinew hosted a news conference on Aug. 27 to tease the long-awaited release of a new physical + health #mbed curriculum.

Note: 'sex-ed' wasn't uttered once. Premier's talking points emphasized "new" mandate for in-person, daily P.E. for K-12 www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

A *massive* overhaul of phys-ed, nutrition + sex-ed is underway in Manitoba.

The only dedicated education reporter in MB, I've spent the better part of back-to-school season combing over curriculum (new + old) for @winnipegfreepress.com.

Here's an #mbed thread with all our #wfp coverage.

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Manitoba is revamping how students are taught about drugs with an emphasis on harm reduction, the complexities of substance use disorders and the role of ceremonial tobacco in Indigenous cultures #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Beckoned by a fiddle, children broke out into a jig behind Little Bluestem School. “I couldn’t help myself," one said.

There were cheers and tears at the site, formerly named after a rival of Louis Riel's, in celebration of Métis resilience #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Trustee campaign material that condemns rainbow flags is being met with outrage of all kinds, written complaints and, in one case, a cease-and-desist order.

“Parental rights,” including qs about DEI policies, are resurfacing this elxn season #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba has a new recipe for health class and “food literacy” is a key ingredient.

A new pilot asks teachers to expand nutrition units w/ in-depth discussions about how everything from diet culture to food insecurity affects eating habits #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Students will learn about everything from emoji etiquette to internet scam artists, as well as the difference between sexting and sextortion, as part of a provincewide overhaul of health class #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

“There’s no ‘the talk’ anymore. Now, there’s continuations of multiple ‘talks,’ which can hopefully reduce stress for students and stigma that people experience talking about sexuality" #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Instead of apples, Emma Caronte is handing out lesson plans on local food history to Manitoba teachers this back-to-school season #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Independent schools are preparing to welcome a record number of students as more families pay for faith-based instruction and secular alternatives #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

The first day of school has been postponed at École Stanley Knowles School after teachers discovered mould on chairs, rugs and other items when they were setting up their classrooms #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...