PRIMARY SCHOOL SYLLABUS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM
[*October 2001]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction Goals of The Agricultural Science Curriculum for Primary Schools Summary of The Curriculum Infant Year One Profile Term II ……………………………………………………………. Infant Year One …………………………………………………………………………………… Infant Year Two…………………………………………………………………………………… Standard One Profile Term II …………………………………………………………………… Standard One ……………………………………………………………………………………… Standard Two Profile Term II…………………………………………………………………….. Standard Two………………………………………………………………………………………. Standard Three Profile Term II…………………………………………………………………….. Standard Three …………………………………………………………………………………….. Standard Four Profile Term II……………………………………………………………………… Standard Four ……………………………………………………………………………………… Standard Five Profile Term II……………………………………………………………………… Standard Five………………………………………………………………………………………. Assessment………………………………………………………………………………………… Appendices………………………………………………………………………………………… Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………………….
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INTRODUCTION “Every man, woman and child has the inalienable right to be fee from hunger and malnutrition in order to develop their physical and mental faculties.” FAO 1974 World Food Conference. The original Agricultural Science Curriculum subscribes to the above believe and was used in our schools effectively , so much so that to this day , the garden and quiz competitions are dynamic aspects of the curriculum in the primary schools of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Revision of this curriculum started in 1998 and is now completed, having been piloted successfully in over two hundred [200] schools in the eight Educational Districts. This Draft {2001} has been modified using feedback from Primary Schools Principals, teachers as well as pupils, parents, Schools Supervisors and Curriculum Facilitators. This Curriculum introduces the integrated approach to