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Rural schools within the Chinook School Division can explore the possibility of introducing four-day school weeks.
The Chinook School Division has received inquiries from several rural school community councils about an alternate school week calendar and what such a pilot program would entail.
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Fourteen fewer Fridays and more long weekends
Herbert School is among the institutions exploring the community’s interest in the change, which would consist of 172 longer school days each year, as opposed to the current 186 school days a year.
The school lists benefits including better well-being and mental health, the possibility of improved attendance, fewer bus rides, more time for student activities and school maintenance and supporting rural school sustainability.
Collecting more community insight
Any rural school community councils interested in the alternate calendar for the 2027-28 school year are required to complete a local review, community consultation and a parent voting process by November 15.
The option to look into an alternate calendar is a local, community council-led process, not a division-mandated one.
The Chinook School Division said it should have more details after the November deadline, once the board has reviewed proposals from interested councils.
Half a dozen schools in the Sun West School Division are already making plans to pilot a four-day school week in the foreseeable future.
