A proposed Early Childhood Development curriculum will be adopted by Education ministries throughout the OECS.
The Government of Saint Lucia through the Ministry of Education, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and UNICEF held an Early Childhood Development Curriculum Sensitization Workshop on Tuesday.
The workshop was held to inform individuals of the proposed Early Childhood Development Curriculum Framework which will be adopted by Education ministries throughout the OECS.
Rufina Charles, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Instructions at the Ministry of Education commented on the significance of the framework.
“The document will reflect all the various foundations and structures needed for children to learn,” she said. “It is a known fact that all of us learn throughout our lives, and it is even more recognized now, that the early years are the most important for learning. It is in these early years that foundations for the future are laid.”
Head of the Education Development Management Unit for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Marcellus Albertin, said a key component of the sensitization exercise was to ensure that all member states attained full ownership of the framework.
“We have listened, assessed the problem, and worked with UNICEF, and the consultant has put together the curriculum for the OECS. while the curriculum is generic, Saint Lucia will pick from it what is unique to the Saint Lucian situation for adoption and implementation in the years to come.”
The May 10 event was the first in a series of meetings held throughout the week.
