Frontlist | Cambridge International is first education board to embrace NEP 2020

Abigail Barnett, deputy director, curriculum programmes, Cambridge International, informed TOI, “This is our first curriculum for age three to six. We’ve been hearing from our schools and teachers for some time that they would really like Cambridge to do something for this age group.” She mentioned Cambridge Early Years programme is “aligned with NEP 2020, so when your child completes the programme he or she can also progress to the local state or national curriculum in India”. In sync with NEP 2020 which says that Early Childhood Care and Education ought to be versatile and multifaceted, the Cambridge International curriculum contains six areas — communication, language and literacy, inventive expression, arithmetic, bodily growth, private, social and emotional growth and understanding the world. ALSO READ: Greatest literary show on earth: Jaipur Literature Festival “We were really pleased to see that it is also set out in the NEP as the vision for this age group,” mentioned Barnett, including that other than give attention to literacy, and language growth, and maths, “there is also a focus on creative expression, and physical development, and social and emotional development”. As half of the curriculum, Cambridge University Press has designed talent books and workbooks for the learners and digital assets that oldsters may also entry at residence, in addition to these which can be utilized within the classroom. While NEP speaks concerning the significance of residence language, the Cambridge International curriculum, which will likely be delivered in English, additionally speaks about recognising “the importance of language and communication development as a fundamental tool for learning” and offering steerage to help a multilingual method. Cambridge International is introducing the brand new curriculum from the current educational session in 50 colleges or centres. It is additionally planning comparable implementations in different areas. “That’s something that we’re still thinking about and planning in Cambridge. Our first group of schools in India, and then roll out to India more widely,” mentioned Barnett. Source: Times of India