Work Education

Definition: Purposeful and meaningful manual work integrated into learning, producing goods or services beneficial to the community while fostering self-fulfillment.

Upper Primary Stage:

• Learners carry out more complex work requiring neuro-muscular coordination.
• Activities aim to enhance:
  • Nutrition
  • Personal & community health
  • Sanitation
  • Productivity & economic status
• Activities are structured around:
  1. Observing work situations and identifying tasks
  2. Participating in work situations
  3. Producing articles in larger numbers
• All activities should remain simple, enjoyable, and practical.

Secondary Stage:

• Increased complexity of work while keeping essential nature the same.
• Pre-vocational courses introduced to prepare students for vocational choices and entry into the world of work.

Art Education

Definition: Development of aesthetic sensibility, creativity, and personality.

Upper Primary Stage:

• Activities include:
  • Drawing, painting, collage, clay modeling, puppet construction
  • Free expression and structured art tasks
  • Simple musical instruments and sound-producing activities
  • Movement, mime, dance, community singing, theatre arts
  • Stories of great artists and global art traditions
• Focus on learner imagination, creativity, and sense of design.

Secondary Stage:

• Refines aesthetic sensibilities and social values.
• Activities include:
  • Projects leading to creative expression
  • Exhibitions of visual and aural works
  • Inter-school art activities and study trips
  • Interaction with community artists
  • Exploration of traditional art forms
• Emphasis on integrative approach; art should not be fragmented.

Health and Physical Education

Definition: Concerned with total health (physical, mental, emotional) of learners and community.

Upper Primary Stage:

• Activities include:
  • Vigorous and rhythmic exercises, gymnastics, athletics, aquatics, yoga
  • Drill, marching, scouting, camping, team games
• Health education emphasizes:
  • Common health problems, nutrition, safety, sanitation, pollution awareness
  • Breathing exercises and yoga

Secondary Stage (Classes IX–X):

• Activities include more vigorous physical programs: athletics, major games (including indigenous), gymnastics, yoga, meditation, combatives, swimming.
• Health education includes:
  • Personal health, environmental pollution, food & nutrition
  • Disease prevention, first aid, home nursing, safety measures
  • Awareness of HIV/AIDS, adolescence education, sex education
  • Addressing child and drug abuse, and risky behaviors
• Teaching approach:
  • Participation for all learners, no separate classes for health topics
  • Use of age-appropriate self-instructional materials

✅ Goal Across All Areas:
To develop holistic skills, values, creativity, health, and employability, preparing learners for life, work, and responsible citizenship.