Educational Curriculums Around the World
Curriculum design is used as terminology to describe the systematic, deliberate, and purposeful organization of guidelines for their classes or courses (a tool for teachers to plan what they will be teaching). Curriculums are used as maps to generate the direction of what needs to be done, who is responsible for completing the task, and the timeline for completion. Knowing the specifications for each type of curriculum allows both the educationalists and parents to make a more confident and informed decision to work with or enrol their pupils in the most relevant program of study.
Let's look at some of the world's most used curriculum programs and how they are related and how they are different.
Types of Curriculum designs
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Subject Centred
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Learner Centred
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Problem Centered
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The English National Curriculum
The most taught curriculum around the world is the English National Curriculum,with over 3000 schools adapting it and adopting it. Overseas British institutions generate more than $ 1.7 billion dollars to the UK economy, according to recent government figures.
Cambridge International Examination is one of the largest providers of curriculum guideline for international modelled English schools around the world.
The International Baccalaureate
The IB programme is quickly becoming one of the most used curriculums worldwide, with over 5000 institutions adopting it as a program of study for their schools. The IB programme is currently being offered in English, Frech and Spanish, priding itself in having the student at the centre of the curricula and promoting learning driven by inquiry.
The International Baccalaureate is divided into three major programmes:
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The IB offers regular PD opportunities for those interested in the learning more about the curriculum or improve their classroom practice.
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The International Primary Curriculum
The IPC comes in as a relatively new programme of study, introduced to 14 Shell schools in back in 2000. The programme has gained momentum internationally by being used in more than 1000 school in over 90 countries.
Falling under the umbrella of ISP (International Schools Partnership), the IPC programme finds itself being introduced to more schools worldwide, growing simultaneously with the International Schools Partnership.
The IPC is divided into three major programmes:
The American Curriculum
The US Curriculum is based on American Common Core State Standards for English, Language Arts, Math, History & Geography, and Next-Generation Science Standards. This gives more creative freedom to tailor the curriculum based on individual needs.
The US Curriculum offers programs of study for Pre K to High School.
The Australian Curriculum
The Australian Curriculum is designed to help all young Australians to become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens.
Presented as a developmental sequence of learning from Foundation - Year 10, the Australian Curriculum describes to teachers, parents, students and others in the wider community what is to be taught and the quality of learning expected of young people as they progress through school.
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The three-dimensional design of the Foundation – Year 10 Australian Curriculum recognises the importance of disciplinary knowledge, skills and understanding alongside general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities.
