Quebec to replace ethics and religious culture class with program emphasizing Quebec values, critical thinking

Quebec Education Minister Jean-François Roberge has unveiled the new curriculum that will replace the province's current ethics and religious culture program.

The new program, called Quebec Citizenship and Culture, represents a "major transformation" and will include a focus on critical thinking, the minister said. The current program, which is known as ERC and is compulsory for students, has been in place since 2008.

Roberge said that the program was redesigned and modernized to address problems facing young people today.

"Quebec society has changed and there are new challenges in front of us," he said.
The new curriculum is set to be taught in some schools next year as part of a pilot project and it will be in elementary and high schools across Quebec as of 2023.
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