Financial literacy part of new Manitoba math curriculum aimed at preparing students for adulthood

CBC News

· Posted: May 16, 2025 2:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

Manitoba is adding a caller compulsory mathematics curriculum in the anticipation it volition mean amended grades, and origin into students being amended prepared for some precocious courses and adulthood.

The curriculum for Grade 9 students should equip precocious schoolhouse students for the demands of precalculus, chemistry and physics, portion giving students much clip to maestro practical, hands-on mathematics, Education Minister Tracy Schmidt said successful a quality merchandise Friday.

The caller people volition regenerate the existent 1 that includes an optional transitional mathematics course, the province's merchandise said. Financial literacy elements volition beryllium incorporated passim the curriculum.

The programme volition beryllium piloted successful prime schools starting September 2026, with afloat implementation passim the state expected successful September 2027.

To further beforehand fiscal literacy, the province is besides providing $65,000 to the non-profit Canadian Foundation for Economic Education to renew resources for teachers who present the caller curriculum.

The backing volition besides connection educators updated tools and resources to integrate fiscal literacy into English connection arts, societal studies and mathematics curriculums successful grades 4-10, the merchandise states.