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23/10/22 15:35 PM IST

National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2022 ( for foundational learning)

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  • Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan recently launched the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for the foundational stage for children between ages three to eight.
Features of the Framework 
  • Foundational learning stage is focused on early childhood care and education (ECCE) for children between 3 to 8 years of age.
  • This is the first time the NCF has been prepared for the foundational stage
  • ECCE under the Anganwadi system, till now, primarily focused on the nutrition and the health of a child and not on foundational learning.
Major Areas 
  • Activity books instead of textbooks for children 3-6 years.
  • Playful learning in avoiding stereotypes, gender representation, and ethical and moral lessons.
  • Use of toys, outside the class exposure to cultural and social activities
  • Use of mother tongue
  • Use of Panchakosha (Panchakoshas are the layers of the body that seemingly cover the Atman (Self or Consciousness)- mentioned in Taittiriya Upanishad)
The concept’s five parts are-
  • Physical development (sharirik vikas)
  • Development of life energy (pranik vikas)
  • Emotional and mental development (manasik vikas)
  • Intellectual development (bauddhik Vikas)
  • Spiritual development (chaitsik Vikas)

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