International Education

Affiliated Schools Overseas

Establishing an Affiliated Manitoba School Program

Outside of Canada

Overview

In order to establish a Manitoba affiliated school program, a number of terms and conditions related to administrative criteria, financial expectations, and program and curriculum requirements must be met. The application and approval process normally extends from 12 to 18 months and involves four major stages:

• Submitting a Proposal
• Proposal Review
• On-Site Evaluation
• Entering into a Memorandum of Understanding

It should be noted that each stage of the process must be completed to the satisfaction of Manitoba before a proposal for affiliation can proceed to the next stage. 

Manitoba currently considers affiliations based upon two program models (see overview Appendix 1). Before developing a proposal, parties seeking affiliation must determine which program model will be offered. In making this determination, parties should both be knowledgeable about and give careful consideration to local government or other jurisdictional requirements surrounding education in the country where the school is located. Examples of the general program and curriculum requirements normally set out in an agreement with an affiliated school are outlined in Appendix 2. These requirements are subject to the specific program offered by a school. 

To support student success in a Manitoba affiliated program, the initial grade level offerings proposed should span a minimum of at least four years (e.g. Kindergarten to Grade 4, Grade 9 to 12).

As part of the requirements for affiliation by Manitoba, it is expected that schools will adequately resource the program to ensure student success and meet other financial commitments related to hiring staff, inspections and administrative fees. An overview of these financial expectations is outlined in Appendix 3.

Although subject to the specific circumstances and program offering within an affiliated school, schools approved for affiliation will also need to meet a general set of administrative requirements. An example of these requirements is outlined in Appendix 4.