Address bottlenecks in implementation of the new curriculum

Dorcas Odonya, teacher sprints as she takes Grade 3 East pupils at Central Primary school in Kisumu through Physical Education (P.E) lessons on January 09, 2020. Learning at the school started in high gear with the implementation of CBC in all Grade 3 pupils in the whole country. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

One afternoon, I saw a parent enter a cybercafé, and instruct the attendant to print an image of a rally car. His daughter would use it to learn about types of vehicles. “This is what CBC has come with. Making us parents discuss learning material with our children. It is expensive and time-consuming,” he said.

Let us agree that the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is already bearing fruit. It will be remembered for instance, that in mid-2019, traders at Kwanthambi Market in Meru town, witnessed pupils of Kwanthambi Backstreet Preparatory cleaning up the environment, as part of their learning about problem-solving in the community.