“Call to Action” Resources

by admin on Nov.28, 2009, under About SOFA, Call to Action, Resources

Are you willing to write letters/emails to MLA’s, School Trustees, and other Government Officials expressing your concern over the proposed changes?

Call to Action Information Package and Sample Letter

Our ”Call to Action” Information Package contains the following:

Overview of the issues
Fact sheet on proposed changes
Sample letter for you to use
Letter/email writing tips

To view a copy of this Informaton Package, please click here. To view a copy of a sample letter you can use to write to government officials, please CLICK HERE

Education Advocacy Contacts Listing

Our Education Advocacy Contacts Listing below contains a listing of the email addresses, Canada Post addresses, and phone numbers of all key government officials, including Premier Stelmach, Dave Hancock, MLA’s, and Susan McLeod.

To view a copy of this listing, click on the following: Education Advocacy Contacts

SOFA Handout

To view a short 2 page summary of the issues, CLICK HERE

4 Comments for this entry

mikaela
November 10th, 2009 on 7:26 am
I hope that the government will change it’s mind for the band being taken aout in high school because band is a important part of my life and alot of my friends life. You need to have a beat in your life orelse everything just loooses control just like the earth as soon as the tectonics plates get off beat theres a natural disaster.

WE NEED BAND!
Amy-Leigh
November 10th, 2009 on 1:38 pm
the gov’t is making a huge mistake by trying to change the ciriculum because for a lot of kids the fine arts are their outlets for stress or just a bad day and without them we will have many angry teenagers who dont listen have no manners because the govt cant be bothered with anyones feelings except their own!!!!
Ilona Elliott
November 10th, 2009 on 6:42 pm
I fully support maintaining or improving the Fine Arts Programs in our Alberta Schools (K – 12). Please do not reduce the current 125 hours of instruction.

I have worked in the Public School System for 40 years and appreciate the value and importance of the Fine Arts being included in the total Educational Programs we offer our children in this province.

Ilona A Elliott
Calgary, Alberta
Andrea
December 31st, 2009 on 9:23 pm
Although I may be out of school by the time this act takes place, I am very against it. Band is a motivation in school for me, the one class I actually look forward to. If they take fine art classes out of education completely, just think of all the students who won’t even get to experience the joys of the fine arts! I think Alberta’s fine arts are just fine how they are.