2021/22 Academic Calendar Secondary
Please take note of these important program dates when planning your year ahead. The teacher education program mirrors the expectations for attendance required in the profession.
Teacher candidates attend classes during the Term 1 & 2 UBC mid-term breaks.
Winter Session Term 1
September 2 – December 17, 2021
August 30 – September 3, 2021 | IB orientation (IB teacher candidates only) | |
September 2, 2021 | BEd Orientation Day | Attendance is mandatory |
September 7, 2021 | First day of classes for Term 1 | |
September 30, 2021 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Classes cancelled |
October 5, 2021 | School-based orientation practicum begin | 1 day/week (cohort based) |
October 11, 2021 | Thanksgiving Day | Classes cancelled |
October 18-21, 2021 | Pre-practicum meetings with faculty advisors | Location and date TBA |
October 22, 2021 | BC Professional Development Day | Classes cancelled |
October 25, 2021 | School-based orientation practicum begins | 2 weeks |
November 5, 2021 | School-based orientation practicum ends | |
November 8-12, 2021 | Post-practicum debriefing meetings with faculty advisors | Location and date TBA |
November 11, 2021 | Remembrance Day | Classes cancelled |
November 16, 2021 | School-based orientation practicum resumes at placement schools | 1-day/week |
December 17, 2021 | Last day of classes for Term 1 | |
Winter Session Term 2
January 4 – May 13, 2022
January 4, 2022 | First day of classes for Term 2 | |
January 21, 2022 | Education Career Fair | Classes cancelled |
February 3, 2022 | Community field experience contact day | Classes cancelled |
February 7-11, 14-18, 2022 | Meetings with faculty advisors for EDUC 421 | Locations, date, and time TBA |
February 11, 2022 | Pre-practicum contact day | Classes cancelled |
February 18, 2022 | Last day of classes for Term 2 | |
February 21, 2022 | Family Day | Classes cancelled |
February 22, 2022 | School-based extended practicum (EDUC 421) begins | 10 weeks |
February (date TBA) | Summer registration opens | |
April 15, 2022 | Good Friday | Classes cancelled |
April 18, 2022 | Easter Monday | Classes cancelled |
May 13, 2022 | School-based extended practicum (EDUC 421) ends | |
Summer Session
May 16 – July 29, 2022
May 16, 2022 | Community field experience (EDUC 430) begins | 3 weeks |
May 23, 2022 | Victoria Day | Classes cancelled |
June 3, 2022 | Community field experience (EDUC 430) ends | |
June 6, 2022 | First day of classes for Summer Session Term 1 | |
June 30, 2022 | Last day of classes for Summer Session Term 1 | |
July 1, 2022 | Canada Day | Classes cancelled |
July 4, 2022 | First day of classes for Summer Session Term 2 | |
July 29, 2022 | Last day of classes for Summer Session Term 2 | |