
Welcoming Our Students Back
What Educators Need to Know
What's New for Educators!
New Rapid Testing Centre
The Manitoba government announced January 14, 2021, the pilot of a new rapid testing centre, called Fast Pass, to offer appointment-based rapid tests for staff working directly with students. The first Fast Pass site launches on January 18, 2021, at 1066 Nairn Ave. in Winnipeg and will initially be open to staff working in schools from the Winnipeg, Seven Oaks, River East Transcona, Seine River, and Hanover school divisions.
For further information about Fast Pass please visit the Rapid Testing website.
Manitoba Remote Learning Support Centre, January 4, 2021
Manitoba Remote Learning Support Centre officially launched today, with resources and staff available online to help educators facilitate remote learning.
Manitoba Remote Learning Support Centre’s goal is to ensure that all students have access to and engage in high-quality learning regardless of the circumstances posed by COVID-19. In partnership with Manitoba Education, representatives from metro, rural, and northern divisions have come together to oversee the design and implementation of a provincial strategy for school leaders, teachers, students, and families.
- Manitoba Remote Learning Support Centre (
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Manitoba Remote Learning Support Centre – At a Glance (195 KB)
- Kindergarten to Grade 8 Remote Learning Guidance – January 13, 2021
- Exposures in Schools – January 4, 2021
- Distance Learning Supports – Updated December 10, 2020
- Guidance on Supporting Students Who Require Interventions or Supports that Must Be Delivered in Close Physical Proximity – Updated December 2, 2020
- Guidance for Critical (Red) Response Level for Manitoba Schools (
677 KB) – November 20, 2020
- Pandemic Response System Levels for K–12 Schools-Restricted Level Orange (
464 KB) – Updated November 18, 2020
- Guidance for Mask use in Schools – Updated November 16, 2020
- Supporting English Language Arts During the Pandemic: Meaningful Language and Literacy Practice - September 25, 2020
- Further Guidance on Mask Wearing Limitations and School Accommodations – September 18, 2020
- Resources Supporting Students with Special Needs and Students at Risk – Updated September 18, 2020
- Care for Elders and Knowledge Keepers upon School Re-entry – Updated September 18, 2020
- Learning and Joy in the Pandemic: Manitoba Kindergarten Practice Resource – Updated September 9, 2020
- Manitoba Education Standards for Remote Learning – September 8, 2020
- Welcoming Our Students Back: Supporting Students with Special Needs and Students at Risk as They Return to School – Updated September 2020
Our Plan
Our shared goal: Kindergarten to Grade 12 students return to school with as much in-class learning as possible, while staying safe.
Our plan puts students health and safety first, along with the health and safety of teachers, staff and families within the school community. While schools are different this year, efforts have been made to minimize the impact on the classrooms as much as possible.
- Kindergarten to Grade 8 students are to attend five days of full, in-class instruction per week.
- Students in Grades 9 to 12 are in-class up to five days per week. The number of in-class days depends on the extent to which high schools can effectively implement two metres of physical distancing or the use of cohorts. Most high school students are engaging in blended learning, which is a combination of in-class learning and teacher-led remote learning, which requires students to complete some work on their own.
- Students with special needs in all grades are to attend for five days of full, in-class instruction per week.
Key Guiding Principles
- Safety, health and well-being for all students, staff and families is a priority.
- High quality learning and assessment continues for all students.
- Trauma-informed resources and supports are accesible for students, parents and caregivers.
- Consistent, reliable and appropriate connection to school learning and belonging, for every student, regardless of location, barriers, special needs or challenges.
- System-wide communication and collaboration will promote consistent approaches throughout the province.
We continue to work closely with Public Health, the Department of Families, and education and community stakeholders to support all students as schools continue to implement in-class learning.
For further details on the plan, view the following:
- Restoring Safe Schools: Guidelines for September 2020 – July 30, 2020
- COVID-19 K–12 School Settings,
Practice Guidance and Protocols (
2 MB) – Updated October 20, 2020
- Welcoming our Students Back: Restoring Safe Schools – A Guide for Parents, Caregivers and Students: What to expect when welcomed back to school – Updated October 20, 2020
- Guidelines for Transportation to Schools – September 1, 2020
- Guidelines for Boarding Schools (K–12) and University/College Residences in Manitoba - June 2020
Health and Safety Resources
Print Resources
- Mask usage poster (8.5 x 11) (
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- Mask usage poster (11 x 17) (
2 MB)
- Help Keep Our Schools Safe poster (PDF) (
564 KB)
- Help Keep Our Schools Safe poster (JPEG)
- Guidance for Mask Use in Schools (
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- COVID-19: How to wear a non-medical mask or face covering properly - (Middle and Senior Years students and staff)
- Signage regarding proper hand hygiene and cough/sneeze etiquette (for kids)
- Signage regarding proper hand hygiene and cough/sneeze etiquette (for everyone)
- Signage regarding maintaining physical distancing of at least two metres
Video Resources
- COVID-19: How to wear a non-medical mask or face covering properly (Middle and Senior Years students and staff)
- UNICEF: Why masks are important - Why masks are important - (for Early Years/elementary students)
- Hand washing heroes (for Early Years/elementary students)
- Reduce the spread of COVID-19 Wash your hands (for Early Years/elementary students and staff)
- Reducing the spread of COVID-19: Hygiene (for Early Years/elementary students)
COVID-19 Information Package
- Educator Letter from Dr. Roussin (
174 KB) – August 31, 2020
- COVID-19 Screening Questions (
83 KB) – August 2020
- COVID-19 Response in K–12 Schools and Early Learning and Child Care Centres (
261 KB) – August 31, 2020
- COVID-19 Response Management in K–12 Schools and Early Learning Child Care Centres (
2.4 MB)
- Guidance for Mask use in Schools (
230 KB) – September 2, 2020
- Restoring Safe Schools - Educator Toolkit slide deck (
1 MB) – August 31, 2020
Related Links
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Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association
For more information on sports' return to the school setting visit the Return to School Sport Plan - Version 2 (199 KB) – September 15, 2020
- School Division Re-opening Plans – August 18, 2020