International and Heritage Languages

Ukrainian

Ukrainian language education has a long history in Manitoba. Ukrainian as a language of study has been offered in Manitoba schools since the late 1960s. In the 1979-1980 school year, Ukrainian-English bilingual programming was offered in several schools for the first time since 1916 when English had been made the sole language of instruction in Manitoba schools.

Today six school divisions offer Ukrainian-English bilingual programming and a number of schools offer Ukrainian language courses (language of study).

Curriculum Frameworks

Bilingual Programming
Kindergarten to Senior 4 Ukrainian Language Arts: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes (2005) was released in April 2005. This document is the product of a collaborative initiative to develop Ukrainian bilingual education curricula with Alberta Education, Saskatchewan Learning, and Edmonton Public Schools. The Manitoba curriculum framework was adapted from the Common Curriculum Framework for Ukrainian Language Arts K-12, Western Canadian Protocol (2003).

The Kindergarten to Senior 4 Ukrainian Language Arts: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes contains

an introduction describing the background, purpose, and development process
a rationale and vision for Ukrainian language arts education
a definition and conceptual framework for Ukrainian language arts in a bilingual school setting
an orientation to the document
a description of the organization of the document
a description of the central concepts of the six General Learning Outcomes for Kindergarten to Senior 4
Kindergarten to Senior 4 Specific Learning Outcomes

Language of Study or Basic Programming
Renewal of Manitoba’s curricula for Ukrainian language of study courses is slated for the 2006-2007 School year. For information on existing curriculum follow the contact information available on this page.

Foundation Documents

Bilingual Programming
A Foundation for Implementation support document is being developed collaboratively with Alberta Education and Saskatchewan Learning. It is expected that a Manitoba version of the document will be available in Spring 2006. In the interim, a draft document is available for voluntary implementation.

Teacher Support Materials
Електронний посібник з української мови. Передшкілля – 12 кляса (Ukrainian Language Arts / A Teachers Resource of Templates and Blackline Masters Kindergarten - Grade 12) was developed to support the implementation of the Ukrainian Language Arts curriculum. This teachers’ resource was developed in partnership with Alberta Education, the Ukrainian Knowledge Information Portal (UKiP), and Saskatchewan Learning. This resource may be downloaded in PDF and Microsoft Word Versions from oomRoom, the Ukrainian Learning Network at Welcome to OomRoom!

Learning Resources

Ukrainian Language Arts Learning Resources: Kindergarten to Senior 4: Annotated Bibliography is being developed. The bibliography provides information on learning resources that have been approved by Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth. An interim list of resources is available. For a copy contact Tony Tavares.

Partner Groups

Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth recognizes the value of the collaborative initiatives and partnerships that have helped develop and support Ukrainian Language Education. Links to websites of partner organizations and schools offering Ukrainian Language Education programming follow below.

Education, Citizenship and Youth