Education and Early Childhood Development
May 25, 2016

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development:

Distance Learning Offers Online Resources for Students

Mr. Speaker, the Provincial Government is committed to ensuring students in Newfoundland and Labrador have their educational needs met through various resources including distance education.

Through the Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation, we are ensuring that senior high school students, especially those in rural and remote communities, have access to the courses they need for a rich and diverse educational experience.

CDLI is a great learning and teaching resource which supports approximately 950 students completing over 40 courses in 118 schools. Subject areas for CDLI courses include math, science, English language arts, social studies, technology education, career education, skilled trades, French, music, and art.

Mr. Speaker, as the end of another school year quickly approaches, many of our senior high and intermediate students will be taking public and final exams. The resources available on the CDLI website are not limited to students in rural or remote regions. This online resource provides high quality programming to all students and offers free high school course review materials, old exams to review for practice, and free ‘live' online tutoring. Online tutoring is also available in math and science for students in grades 7-9.

I encourage all students to take advantage of what CDLI has to offer by visiting www.cdli.ca . I also invite members of the House of Assembly to share this information with students in their districts as they prepare to write exams.

Good luck to all students with their year-end exams.

Thank you.

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2016 05 25                              2:25 p.m.