Significance of Curriculum in School Education - MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul
                     
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Significance of the school’s curriculum
It is rightly said that “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail”. This 
line is totally apt when it comes to the curriculum of a school. If 
planned properly, students will be able to grab knowledge and learn 
to the fullest, else they might fail miserably. So, the curriculum of a 
school should be created meticulously after analyzing the needs 
and level of the students.
What is the curriculum?
By its literal definition, curriculum refers to academic content and 
lesson that are expected to be taught in a particular grade in 
school. A curriculum contains a list of subjects along with other 
details. It lays down a blueprint for different aspects of students & 
teachers life including student’s learning tools, time available for 
classes, duration of a session, lesson plan, assessments and 
methods to evaluate students.
Significance of curriculum in School Education helps to plan the 
education process or procedure (a term, session, period, etc). The 
curriculum consists of a continuous chain of activities that enable 
teachers as well as students to achieve educational goals. For 
example, A lesson plan is a curriculum used by the teacher in the 
classroom.
Elements of school curriculum
Community knowledge: The school curriculum contains local 
stories and history of the community. Teachings that include local 
knowledge are useful in contextualizing the school in the 
community.
Interdisciplinary learning: This is done either through infusion into 
each subject area or through interdisciplinary modules.
Democratic practices: It includes ways teachers take care of 
students, the ways rules are set, and the way of making decisions.
Action projects: It emphasizes on projects related to gardening, 
helping senior citizens, working in NGOs, keeping track of local air 
or water quality, etc.
Teaching and learning methods: The teaching method is set in a 
way that students can get most out of the classes they attend.
These were some crucial elements of the curriculum. Now, let’s 
have a look at the significance of the school curriculum.
Significance of the school curriculum
The curriculum of schools is drawn by the educational boards or 
central society. Before setting a curriculum, the needs of students 
and all other feasibilities are considered. At the primary school 
level, the curriculum aims at providing every child an equal 
opportunity to excel by making them study the same subjects. 
However, in high school, students can make their own decisions in 
choosing their discipline. So, the development of the student is 
more focused and rampant in high-school.
•Some benefits of well-planned curriculum are:
•All-round development: For complete development of a student, a 
well-planned curriculum is the main instrument. It helps in 
developing the social, physical, emotional and intellectual aspects 
of the student.
•Achievements of Aims: The aims of education are unattainable 
without a proper curriculum. It helps in achieving the objectives of 
education with the right direction.
•Developing democratic values: Curriculum helps to develop the 
feeling of liberty, fraternity and equality among students.
•Development of individuals: Every student has different abilities 
and he/she cannot learn equally as other students. But, the type of 
curriculum and the design of the curriculum can enable each 
student to develop individually according to their abilities. The 
curriculum helps in the mental, moral, social, emotional and 
physical development of students.
Clearly, the curriculum is instrumental in the development of 
students in school. The curriculum proposed by IB board is said to 
be the best for holistic development of students. It emphasizes on 
value education which creates global citizens with strong 
character. That is why children should study at IB board school. 
Looking for top IB schools in India, then choose MIT Vishwashanti 
Gurukul.
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