Research Based Syllabus
Syllabus is one of the most important constituents of a good educational system. A good syllabus has multiple positive effects on child’s personality, as it helps towards the development of his cognitive, emotional, social and spiritual aspects. A Syllabus also contributes tremendously towards the language development of the children instilling in them the ability to express themselves in 11 different ways.
Considering the impact it has on the life of a school going child, drawing up a syllabus should always be taken as a professional liability and technical engagement. Unfortunately, in Pakistan syllabus can hardly be considered any noteworthy activity. It’s rather done by ‘Publishers’ with little or no knowledge of psychology, education and language development.
Pre-primary Syllabus
NCE preprimary syllabus is a child-centred activity based plan. Both Urdu and English language development is done through the Phonics, a modern approach towards language development. This syllabus incorporates all areas of early childhood learning preparing children for the next challenging stage of primary classes.
Research shows that almost 80 percent of human personality (including intelligence, creativity and language) develops by the age of 6 years. That’s why preprimary years have a special significance in human life. Preprimary also provides a strong foundation for primary classes. A sturdy initiation at this stage guarantees rapid progress in primary classes.
Considering the implication of preprimary, a carefully laid out plan of learning is devised by ECE experts at NCE. The three years of preprimary are adequately catered for in its scope and sequence. This plan of learning is then configured into a set of 5 workbooks for each year of this stage. Each book provides young children with plenty of activities, stimulates their interest in education and promotes an independent approach towards learning.
These books start with the pre-learning activities and enhance children’s ability in a staircase manner to a point where they are able to read and write the two languages (Urdu and English).
NCE preprimary syllabus consists of the following workbooks:
- Maze Workbook Series (English)
- Maze Workbook Series (Maths)
- Maze Phonics Workbook
- Maze Readers
- Jugnoo Urdu Silsila (Ibtadai)
For more details on preprimary syllabus please click here.
Primary Syllabus
For the first time in the history of Pakistan NCE has developed a set of books and a syllabus that not only meet the international standards of book development, but also fulfil the national learning requirements for Pakistani students prescribed by the government.
To achieve this, a systematic 7-year long primary research was conducted that involved experts from all fields of education and support of hundreds of experienced teachers from reputable schools across the country. This research comprised a careful study of learning behaviours, likes, dislikes and, social and cultural dispositions of Pakistani children– something that was never undertaken before in the history of Pakistan. This fact-finding study helped evaluate the attitudes and preferences of the young learners. From their favourite ice-cream flavour to the most liked amusement park, every kind of information was collected and then analysed. This information was skilfully manipulated to create the set of books that is professionally classified and graded according to the interest, aptitude, inclination, age and ability of the children.
These are the only books in Pakistan that conform to or exceed the international standards of education. Before embarking on this project the team of NCE researchers diligently studied the educational standards of India, the United Kingdom and the State of Massachusetts (USA).
From the study of these educational standards NCE evolved the competency-based standards for Pakistan. These standards were then tested and refined in Pakistani classrooms. Again, this is the first time in Pakistan that competency-based educational standards are developed for these age groups. The NCE syllabus is based on these educational standards. That is the reason why only NCE syllabus helps students learn to read and write 11 crafts of English and 12 crafts of Urdu by the end of class 5.
The writing crafts, which students learn by the end of class 5, are:
Essay, Story, Diary, Letter, Poem, Autobiography, Narration, Interview, Dialogue, New Story, Research Report
Through Urdu books students learn one additional craft–Advertisement.
NCE Primary syllabus is thematic. All the lessons in these books revolve around 8 themes, which are: myself, food, pets, places around us, wild animals, seasons, transportation, professions. These themes are carefully selected to be most interesting and age appropriate for primary children. The use of themes makes learning meaningful. It helps students understand various concepts vertically. For example, various concepts and information of the theme ‘Food’ are discussed in all five classes. This helps children feel the depth of a topic, thus promoting observational and research skills at a young age.
NCE Primary syllabus consists of 8 books. Each book promotes the development of a set of skills essential for professional and general success. In its entirety this syllabus endorses the development of 660 various skills. Here is the subject wise breakup of these skills:
- Jugnoo Urdu Silsila (Primary Reader) : 12 skills
- Jugnoo Urdu Silsila (Umli Kitab) : 12 skills
- Maze English : 11 skills
- Maze Phonics Workbook (Primary) : 130 skills
- Maze Maths : 6 Skills
- Project IT Series : 400 skills
- Project Science Series : 6 skills
- Project Social Studies Series : 6 skills
- Mashal Islami Silsila : 7 skills
Every book in NCE syllabus is produced in its own unique form, meeting the appropriate learning needs of the subject. Each component of a lesson enables a student to understand the concepts and learn the skills earmarked for that subject.
For more information on NCE Primary Syllabus please click here.
