Class Schedules
The Edmonton Igbo School is currently operating online and meets every Saturday for 2 hours from 1pm to 3pm.
The School uses technology to deliver a quality curriculum on Igbo language and Culture, thus, enabling participants irrespective of their locations to benefit from the initiative. The teachers are trained to use online tools for effective teaching of Igbo language and to measure the impact of the online learning on teacher practice and participant’s achievements. All curriculum materials created are in alignment with the Universal Basic Education standards as developed by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) as well as meet Alberta Education standards.
Tentative Calendar 2022/2023 School Year
Fall
Trimester
School Resumption - Week of August 29th, 2024
First Day of Fall Classes - September 7th, 2024
Mid Assessment - November 2nd, 2024
Final Assessment - December 21th, 2024
Last Day of Fall Classes - December 21st, 2024
Winter/Christmas Break - December 28th, 2024 and January 4th, 2025
Winter
Trimester
First Day of Winter Classes - January 11th, 2025
Mid Assessment - February 8th, 2025
Mid Term Break - February 15th, 2025
Final Assessment - April 12th, 2025
Last Day of Winter Classes - April 12th, 2025
Spring/Easter Break - April 19th 2025
Spring
Trimester
First Day of Spring Classes - April 26th, 2025
Mid Assessment - May 24th, 2025
Final Assessment - June 28th, 2025
Last Day of Spring Classes - June 28th, 2025
End of Academic Year
The Igbo Language and Culture Course is a 2 Unit credit load that occurs every Saturday for 3 months per trimester.
Each contact time lasts for about 2 hours and follows a 10:40:20:40:10 structure consisting of 10 mins of class preparation, 40 mins of first instruction time, 20 mins. of lunch break, 40 mins of second instruction time and 10 mins. of cleanup and dismissal.
Each student is expected to spend additional 2 hours weekly to review, practice, complete assignments and consolidate learning. This amounts to a total of 36 hours per trimester consisting of 18 hours instruction time + 18 hours of out-of-class work. Consequently, each student is expected to cover a total of 108 hours of instruction per academic year to receive a certificate and 324 hours of instruction to receive a diploma.