Citizenship education is being advanced in Saskatchewan through the creation of classroom ready “tools” for teachers. These tools focus on “rights, responsibilities and respect” – in effect a new “three R’s” or, perhaps, the three R’s of citizenship. These resource materials fit within the existing provincial curriculum, and are a support for teachers of Kindergarten to Grade 12 students.

National and international research supports the need for broad-based citizenship education that emphasizes “responsibilities” and “respect.” So, how will this happen? The Commission asked a teacher-lead working group to write and prepare citizenship resource materials. In effect, the classroom ready materials are “made by teachers for teachers.”

The Pre-K to Grade 6 resource materials were field-tested last year and the Grade 7 to Grade 9 materials are being field-tested now. The Grade 10 to Grade 12 resources will be field tested later this year. The teacher working group continues to review and refine their work.