What happens in the school community is so much more than the curriculum expectations on paper. What educators do to enact curriculum is complex. The vision of Portrait of a Learner, the Global Competencies, the individual and community needs of learners, the approaches to learning, and the influence of the learning environment are accounted for in the curriculum.
The curriculum includes the framework; the decisions, intentions and skills of educators; the learning environment, relationships and instructional methods; and the interests, motivations, and contributions of learners.
The New Brunswick Curriculum Framework for Early Learning and Childcare~English employs a social pedagogical approach to supporting broad based learning goals for preschool children. This approach recognizes the context of children’s learning and the importance of attending to the todayness of children’s lives and their diverse personal, social, and cultural experiences. A curriculum framework grounded in this approach has the simultaneous effect of promoting over well-being and capacity for learning.
Learners in Kindergarten through Grade 2 develop many ideas before they enter the Primary Block. They are curious, and have individual interests, abilities, and needs. They possess varying histories, funds of knowledge, life experiences, and cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Learning in the Primary Block nurtures individual interests and engagement while connecting background knowledge with new experiences.
