NEW CURRICULUM CONCEPT PAPER

Background
This concept paper covers the intended change of curriculum, the rationale for
the change, related cost implications and time lines for implementation.
Globalization has affected everything from Economics to Education.
Education is our call of concern and attention as a school, primarily as that is
our business and also the need to prepare the future generations to take their
place and play their roles as global citizens.
Education is key to human socialization, skills acquisition and preparation for
future roles.
In the past the local curriculum served us well to an extent but change has
made it necessary to conform to global or international standards. It has
become important, therefore, to look at curriculum content, deployment and
assessment criterion in order to achieve bench mark indicators.
It is from this premise that we develop this concept paper.

Choice of curriculum
We adopt the British CIE curriculum as a key curriculum for instruction,
assessment and certification.
In terms of curriculum enrichment both for delivery and approach we shall
adopt thar of the top five best educational systems in the world to be reviewed
every two years.
The school will therefore run the local, Ghanaian curriculum alongside the
new curriculum and create a hybrid system. The Ghanaian curriculum would
be phased out with time.

Cost implications
Running an international and or a hybrid curriculum comes with cost
implications for both the school and parents. The school will help parent
mitigate the cost with cost cutting, cost avoidance and cost reduction strategies
in order to lighten the burden on parents. Each time we are hit with a rise in
unanticipated cost we will use such strategies to meet that challenge.
Anticipated cost will be met with a long-term plan to enable parent ease out
of the burden in a gradual manner.
A full cost profile for each curriculum choice together with mitigating
measures would be shared with parents for informed decisions.

The rationale for the change

The rationale for the change of curriculum among others are:
1. The need to prepare students to become global citizens
2. To enrich knowledge and to promote understanding of learning content
3. To enrich pedagogical methods, approaches and strategies
4. To bench mark school and students to international standards
5. To prepare the students thoroughly to live anywhere, do anything and
excel at their own future choices.

Time lines for implementation

Starting September 2023, the dual system would run from preschool to lower
primary and September 2024 for upper primary.
From September 2025 all admissions into the preschool and lower primary
would be the British system only.

Conclusion
It is imperative to note that the need for this change is before us and our
decisions would determine the outcomes and opportunities that are offered to
our wards.