The Ministry of Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training and National Excellence, in collaboration with the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Program for Educational Advancement and Relevant Learning, will be hosting a series of public consultations titled the Early Childhood Education Leaders’ Forum. The public consultations will seek the views and varied perspectives of stakeholders and interested parties to support the development of the new primary curriculum.
Dominica is currently reviewing primary education to inform potential changes that will be implemented via an initiative undertaken by member states of the OECS. Public consultation is critical to identifying the competencies that need to be emphasized in the curriculum.
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Program for Educational Advancement and Relevant Learning (OECS PEARL) is a four-year program aimed at improving access to, equity of, and the quality of the education system to ensure that every learner in Dominica succeeds. It incorporates global best practices and will contribute to the holistic development of students. A new curriculum is required to successfully meet the community’s needs, address present-day contextual realities and navigate the future’s dynamic and highly competitive work environments.
The Ministry of Education invites students, teachers, principals, parents, Education Officers, Curriculum Officers, families, members of the business and creative sectors, advocacy groups, and all interested persons to participate in the consultations to be held on June 14th and 15th at the Alliance Francaise, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The event will be streamed online on the relevant Ministry of Education and OECS social media pages. National Coordinator, Stephanie Baron, gave more details.
“The ECE Leaders’ Forum is hosted against the backdrop of challenges and gains made in Early Childhood Education across the OECS. The forum entitled, ‘Reflect, Refocus and Renew’ will be conducted using a blended approach which allows for participants to discuss issues related to the provision of Early Childhood Education, at both the national and regional levels.”
She stated that these reflections are especially important in light of the challenges COVID-19 had on the delivery of early childhood education.
“This reflection and refocusing are especially important in light of the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, re the delivery of Early Childhood Education. It will allow Early Childhood Education leaders across the OECS to learn from each other’s best practices as we seek to build resilience at all levels in the education system in the OECS territories.”
