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January 6, 1998
(Education)

The following is being distributed at the request of the Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation:

Atlantic Canada in the Global Community

The ministers of education of the Atlantic provinces announce the delivery of a new regionally developed textbook, Atlantic Canada in the Global Community, to support social studies education. The text was published through the joint efforts of the four Atlantic provinces and a consortium of Breakwater Books Ltd., a Newfoundland-based publisher, and Prentice Hall Canada Inc.

Atlantic Canada in the Global Community is an example of the progressive and collaborative projects being pursued under the auspices of the Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation (APEF). The new text and accompanying curriculum are innovative in that they establish the first set of common curriculum outcomes in social studies for students throughout the Atlantic provinces.

The new text represents an exciting new opportunity for students to explore the nature of Atlantic Canada and its people. The text serves as a springboard to their examination of the past, present, and future of the region by relating people, places, and events in the Atlantic Canadian community. The curriculum will help students understand the interrelated nature of their history, geography, cultures, and the regional economy. In addition, it will emphasize the ongoing changes in technology and the ways in which people relate, bringing learners to an understanding that they are citizens of the global community as well as Atlantic Canada.

Contact: Glenn Davis, Regional Coordinator, Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation, P.O. Box 2044, Halifax, NS B3J 2Z1, Tel:(902) 424-5352, Fax:(902) 424-8976, E-Mail:gdavis@cmp.ca

1998 01 06 10:15 a.m.

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