Education
August 26, 2014

Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Play-Based Learning Workshop

The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Education, will provide an update on full-day Kindergarten planning tomorrow (Wednesday, August 27) at Play the Kindergarten Way, a two-day information workshop that focuses on early literacy development and play-based learning. Minister King’s address will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the District School, 116 Strawberry Marsh Road, St. John’s.

Budget 2014 – Shared Prosperity, Fair Society, Balanced Outlook provides $35.4 million over three years for the introduction of full-day Kindergarten in September 2016 and other early childhood learning initiatives.

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Media contact:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Education
709-729-0048, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca

2014 08 26                                                               12:50 p.m.