Curriculum design for Junior high ready, KICD says
According to the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), the curriculum design for the approximately 1.2 million students who would begin junior secondary school (JSS) the following year is complete.
By January 23, 2023, the Grade 7 curriculum design would be implemented in classrooms, according to KICD head Prof. Charles Ong’ondo.
Prof. Ong’ondo outlined the subjects that will be covered in JSS beginning the following year.
He said that in addition to English, math, and Kiswahili, students will also study business studies, home science, and life skills.
Additionally, biology, physics, chemistry, and social studies will be introduced.
“We will also introduce optional subjects in foreign and indigenous languages. The curriculum designs for JSS gets learners from theories to practicals and experiments. Science will metamorphosis to become integrated science which will have technology,” said Prof Ong’ondo.
Speaking during the Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers, at the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Primary School in Mombasa, the KICD director said instead of simple sentences the learners will start learning compound sentences, inferential comprehension and application.
“Head teachers please expose teachers qualified to teach JSS and those assigned the Grade 7 once the curriculum designs are received in your schools. We had not began distribution because we were waiting for the Presidential working party on Education Reforms to give guidance,” said the KICD boss.
Prof On’gondo urged the head teachers to ensure the JSS teachers use the available resources and maximise on them to succeed in their teaching.
