Year-round schooling has been cancelled by Edmonton Catholic Schools for the 2020-21 school year. In a letter sent home to families with students at St.
Teresa of Calcutta, St. Alphonsus and St. Catherine schools, the superintendent said the decision comes amid uncertainty created by public health restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. “Please know that we have not made this decision lightly; we understand that it changed the way that you will plan your lives in the upcoming school year,” Robert Martin said.
Martin said the “educational world has drastically changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.” As a result, those who are enrolled in the year-round schooling program will follow the same school calendar next year as all