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r the

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ducatio

n - p

ositiv

e, p

rioritiz

ed &

pra

ctic

al

To

de

ve

lop

a m

od

ern

wo

rld-c

las

s c

urric

ulu

m

tha

t will c

ha

llen

ge

an

d in

sp

ire a

ll lea

rne

rs

an

d p

rep

are

the

m fo

r the

futu

re.

Th

ree k

ey q

uestio

ns

fram

e c

urric

ulu

m d

esig

n a

nd

develo

pm

ent…

1.

Wh

at a

re w

e try

ing

to a

ch

ieve?

2.

Ho

w d

o w

e g

o a

bo

ut o

rgan

isin

g le

arn

ing

?

3.

Ho

w w

ill we k

no

w w

e a

ch

ievin

g o

ur a

ims?

Overa

rch

ing

Aim

s

The c

urric

ulu

m a

ims to

enable

all y

oung p

eople

to

becom

e:

•su

ccessfu

l learn

ers

who e

njo

y le

arn

ing, m

ake

pro

gre

ss a

nd a

chie

ve

•co

nfid

en

t ind

ivid

uals

who a

re a

ble

to liv

e s

afe

,

health

y a

nd fu

lfilling liv

es

•re

sp

on

sib

le c

itizen

s w

ho m

ake a

positiv

e

contrib

utio

n to

socie

ty

A b

ig p

ictu

re o

f the c

urric

ulu

m

Th

e c

urric

ulu

m a

s a

n e

ntire

pla

nn

ed

lea

rnin

g e

xp

erie

nc

e u

nd

erp

inne

d b

y a

bro

ad

se

t of c

om

mo

n v

alu

es

an

d p

urp

os

es

3H

ow

we

lla

re w

e

ach

ievin

g

ou

r aim

s?

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se

ss

me

nt

fit for p

urp

os

e

Wh

ole

cu

rricu

lum

d

ime

ns

ion

s

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arn

ing

a

pp

roa

ch

es

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mp

on

en

ts

Ac

co

un

tab

ility

me

as

ure

s

Ev

ery

Ch

ild

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tters

o

utc

om

es

Fo

cu

s fo

r lea

rnin

g

Cu

rricu

lum

a

ims

Be h

ealth

y S

tay s

afe

Enjo

y a

nd a

chie

ve

Make a

positiv

e c

ontrib

utio

n A

chie

ve e

conom

ic w

ellb

ein

g

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de

s a

nd

attrib

ute

se

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rmin

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, ad

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nte

rpris

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ge

an

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nd

ers

tan

din

ge

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ig id

ea

s th

at s

ha

pe

the

wo

rld

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ills

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cy, n

um

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cy, IC

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ers

on

al,

lea

rnin

g a

nd

thin

kin

g s

kills

Su

cc

es

sfu

l le

arn

ers

wh

o e

njo

y le

arn

ing

, ma

ke

pro

gre

ss a

nd

ach

ieve

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sp

on

sib

le c

itize

ns

w

ho

ma

ke

a p

ositiv

e c

on

tribu

tion

to s

ocie

ty

Co

nfid

en

t ind

ivid

ua

lsw

ho

are

ab

le to

lea

d s

afe

, he

alth

y a

nd

fulfillin

g liv

es

Th

e c

urric

ulu

m a

ims

to e

na

ble

all y

ou

ng

pe

op

le to

be

co

me

To

ma

ke

lea

rnin

g a

nd

tea

ch

ing

mo

re e

ffec

tive

so

tha

t lea

rne

rs u

nders

tan

d q

ua

lity a

nd

ho

w to

imp

rov

e

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bra

ce

s

pe

er-

an

d

se

lf-

asse

ssm

en

t

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tasks

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pro

pria

tely

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ks to

na

tion

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rove

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nt

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es h

elp

ful

fee

db

ack fo

r the

lea

rne

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d o

the

r

sta

ke

ho

lde

rs

Maxim

ises

pu

pils’

pro

gre

ss

Pro

mo

tes a

bro

ad

an

d

en

ga

gin

g

curric

ulu

m

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ws o

n a

wid

e ra

ng

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f

evid

en

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of

pu

pils’

lea

rnin

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teg

ral to

effe

ctiv

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tea

ch

ing

an

d

lea

rnin

g

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rms

futu

re

pla

nn

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ma

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orld

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ica

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cy

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ativ

e

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ve

lop

me

nt

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are

we

tryin

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to a

ch

ieve

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wd

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e

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arn

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rpo

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ph

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ve

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me

nt

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era

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the

me

s th

at h

av

e a

sig

nific

an

ce

for in

div

idu

als

an

d

so

cie

ty, a

nd

pro

vid

e re

lev

an

t lea

rnin

g c

on

tex

ts:

Ide

ntity

an

d c

ultu

ral d

ive

rsity

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alth

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sty

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mm

un

ity p

artic

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tion

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ba

l dim

en

sio

n a

nd

su

sta

ina

ble

de

ve

lop

me

nt

–

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ch

no

log

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me

dia

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rea

tivity

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kin

g.

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ns

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nm

ent

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urric

ulu

m a

s a

n e

ntire

pla

nn

ed

lea

rnin

g e

xp

erie

nc

e u

nd

erp

inne

d b

y a

bro

ad

se

t of c

om

mo

n v

alu

es

an

d p

urp

os

es

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ow

we

lla

re w

e

ach

ievin

g

ou

r aim

s?

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se

ss

me

nt

fit for p

urp

os

e

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ole

cu

rricu

lum

d

ime

ns

ion

s

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arn

ing

a

pp

roa

ch

es

Co

mp

on

en

ts

Ac

co

un

tab

ility

me

as

ure

s

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ery

Ch

ild

Ma

tters

o

utc

om

es

Fo

cu

s fo

r lea

rnin

g

Cu

rricu

lum

a

ims

Be h

ealth

y S

tay s

afe

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y a

nd a

chie

ve

Make a

positiv

e c

ontrib

utio

n A

chie

ve e

conom

ic w

ellb

ein

g

Attitu

de

s a

nd

attrib

ute

se

g d

ete

rmin

ed

, ad

ap

tab

le, c

on

fide

nt,

risk-ta

kin

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nte

rpris

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ow

led

ge

an

d u

nd

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tan

din

ge

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ig id

ea

s th

at s

ha

pe

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wo

rld

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ills

eg

litera

cy, n

um

era

cy, IC

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ers

on

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rnin

g a

nd

thin

kin

g s

kills

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nd

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, ad

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nte

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tan

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g b

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ea

s th

at s

ha

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wo

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ills

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cy, n

um

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cy, IC

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on

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lea

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nd

thin

kin

g s

kills

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cc

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sfu

l le

arn

ers

wh

o e

njo

y le

arn

ing

, ma

ke

pro

gre

ss a

nd

ach

ieve

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sp

on

sib

le c

itize

ns

w

ho

ma

ke

a p

ositiv

e c

on

tribu

tion

to s

ocie

ty

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nfid

en

t ind

ivid

ua

lsw

ho

are

ab

le to

lea

d s

afe

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alth

y a

nd

fulfillin

g liv

es

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cc

es

sfu

l le

arn

ers

wh

o e

njo

y le

arn

ing

, ma

ke

pro

gre

ss a

nd

ach

ieve

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sp

on

sib

le c

itize

ns

w

ho

ma

ke

a p

ositiv

e c

on

tribu

tion

to s

ocie

ty

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nfid

en

t ind

ivid

ua

lsw

ho

are

ab

le to

lea

d s

afe

, he

alth

y a

nd

fulfillin

g liv

es

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e c

urric

ulu

m a

ims

to e

na

ble

all y

ou

ng

pe

op

le to

be

co

me

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ma

ke

lea

rnin

g a

nd

tea

ch

ing

mo

re e

ffec

tive

so

tha

t lea

rne

rs u

nders

tan

d q

ua

lity a

nd

ho

w to

imp

rov

e

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bra

ce

s

pe

er-

an

d

se

lf-

asse

ssm

en

t

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s te

sts

an

d

tasks

ap

pro

pria

tely

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ks to

na

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al

sta

nd

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s w

hic

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rge

ts

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rove

me

nt

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es h

elp

ful

fee

db

ack fo

r the

lea

rne

r an

d o

the

r

sta

ke

ho

lde

rs

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ises

pu

pils’

pro

gre

ss

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mo

tes a

bro

ad

an

d

en

ga

gin

g

curric

ulu

m

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ws o

n a

wid

e ra

ng

e o

f

evid

en

ce

of

pu

pils’

lea

rnin

g

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teg

ral to

effe

ctiv

e

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ch

ing

an

d

lea

rnin

g

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rms

futu

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pla

nn

ing

an

d

tea

ch

ing

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bra

ce

s

pe

er-

an

d

se

lf-

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en

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sts

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pils’

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gre

ss

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mo

tes a

bro

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ga

gin

g

curric

ulu

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rms

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me

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ieve

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e

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