Alberta Education will be taking a new approach to school curriculum by developing new strategies for each of the core subjects.

David Eggen, Minister of Education, said the the implementation of the new curriculum will span over 6 years, starting with Kindergarten to grade four students in late 2018.

"The big change here is that we are developing six subject areas at the same time, so Arts, Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and Wellness."

Middle School students will be introduced to the curriculum in 2019, and high school students will be gradually phased in between 2020 and 2022.

"We want to integrate different subject areas across curricular competencies, we want to be able to enhance those and measure them so it is better to do it this way,"said Eggen.

The new curriculum will contain an explicit focus on the development of student outcomes that support and reinforce 21st-century competencies.

Implementing the changes will allow teachers to go more in-depth, offering more local elements and ensuring that the programs will remain engaging, fulfilling and responsive to students needs.

Teachers will be able to plan across subjects and come up with cohesive lesson plans across each of the grade levels.

Eggen said the cost of the new curriculum development plan is funded through the current budget allocations, there will be no new money required.

The education cost over six fiscal years is estimated at $64,430,684, which includes $38,850,000 for staffing, $20,394,684 for the engagement strategy and $5,186,000 for CDA.