The aim of this project is to create a curriculum for Pakistani students that will cater to their needs for a schooling period of fifteen years, this includes three years of pre school and twelve years of primary, middle and high school.

There are two basic ideas that must be discussed as an introduction to this project and all material should be viewed in light of these ideas. The first is the rationale of this project / curriculum and the second is the aims / objectives of this project / curriculum.

The rationale of the need of this project / curriculum, more so a critique of the current system, is given below,

a - Current education philosophy is based on the needs of a colonizing power to maintain a colony
b - Current curriculum is geared towards spreading of literacy and not spreading of education
c - Existing schools and teachers aim towards mediocrity rather than creativity and excellence
d - Existing educational system of examinations projects a culture of rote learning
e - Existing books and subjects give a very restricted and myopic view of knowledge and information
f - Humanizing topics such as pluralism, tolerance, non violence and environmentalism are not promoted

The aims / objectives of this project are given below

This project creates a curriculum; a means of providing a certain form of education to students. The aims of providing this education are as follows,

a - Development of personality and character of individuals by inculcating etiquette, morals and ethics
b - Provision of knowledge and information considered important as an inheritance of the human civilization
c - Preparing individuals to be active, thoughtful and enterprising members of their societies and communities
d - Inculcating a sense of belonging and linkage to the global community and the environment that we live in

One of the central aim of the education provided through this curriculum would be to instill the following within students,

a - Tolerance of other people, beliefs, ideas and cultures
b - Pluralism in family, society and communities
c - Belief in non violence
d - Understanding of fundamental rights that should be exercised
e - Acceptance of fundamental responsibilities that must be accepted
f - Respecting the rights and responsibilities of others
g - Belief in the fundamental principles of equality and justice
h - Civil courage and community responsibility
g - Responsibility towards living things and the environment

The material that has been created in this project has the following aims,

a - Course books for students that contain texts, exercises, stories and examples
b - Course work books for students to practice the course book material
c - Course books for teachers to explain teaching methods, material and foci
d - Course books for parents to aid in teaching the child in the home environment

To create a complete human being would require imparting knowledge and information pertaining to different aspects of the human knowledge pool.

Realization of this goal requires two steps. The first would include categorization of fields of knowledge and information. The second would be a selection of these fields which are deemed necessary for a complete education.

A very important decision in the formulation of a curriculum and course materials is the selection of subjects. Keeping this in mind, the following subject areas have been identified as necessary for the development of a complete person.  A detailed list of subjects identified within these Subject Areas is given as well. All of these subjects will be taught to students during their education, either for some years or throughout their education.

This is a personal project that I have taken up as a challenge.

This project entails the development of a complete schooling curriculum for Pakistani students.

One might ask why; the answer would be the following story. The other day my cousin was over for afternoon tea and spicy health destroying tid bits. I was playing with her nineteen month old son when I started thinking about how the child is so clean and impressionable right now. I started thinking about what my educating responsibility as an uncle was. And going further, what was the responsibility that falls on the shoulders of the parents and the teachers and the education system? How do we educate this young boy to help him on the eternally human journey towards the achievement of perfection. That is when I started thinking about the topic of education and teaching.

Human civilization is in a continuous state of development. There have been different stages or states of technological, sociological and psychological development of the human civilization. Millions upon billions of human being have contributed to the great human journey. This journey that has taken hunter / gatherers from the plains of Africa to technically advanced urban dwellers who travel to the moon. This is just the technological aspect of the journey. There are many different aspects and there are many different ways in which people are making a difference to the level of sophistication achieved by human civilization. We, the people of today, are great and powerful, because we stand on the shoulders of giants.

And we must ensure that the generations to come also stand on high and mighty shoulders, that we will help to build today.

How does one ensure that the coming generations will be able to utilize all the aspects of modern human civilization to the highest level? Through proper education. Not just in the understanding of the civilization and its knowledge but also in the development of responsibility and aspiration amongst the education.

The flame has be brought by many hands to ours, we must pass it on, and give instructions that it must be kept aflame and passed on with a greater light and a greater meaning.

This here is a minor contribution in this effort. It is a schooling curriculum for three years of pre school and twelve years of primary, middle and high school.

Details of the project can be found by clicking the links given below,

This project includes
- Aims and objectives
- Selection of subjects
- Student coursebooks
- Teacher coursebooks
- Parent coursebooks