{"id":7259,"date":"2023-07-28T12:26:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moe.gov.gh\/?p=7259"},"modified":"2023-07-28T12:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:26:57","slug":"4th-african-curriculum-association-aca-conference-in-nairobi-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moe.gov.gh\/index.php\/2023\/07\/28\/4th-african-curriculum-association-aca-conference-in-nairobi-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"4th African Curriculum Association (ACA) conference in Nairobi, Kenya."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7259\" class=\"elementor elementor-7259\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44afcd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44afcd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n        \n                <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-row\">\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a882978\" data-id=\"a882978\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n                            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4110504 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4110504\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n        \n                <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-row\">\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0120f67\" data-id=\"0120f67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aebf87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aebf87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">t was a great honour to be part of the 4th African Curriculum Association (ACA) conference in Nairobi, Kenya.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">It is worth noting that last year, the association unanimously appointed me as the patron to bring my expertise to bear on its deliberations. The association was founded in 2018 to bring together curriculum experts from other countries on the African continent to assist member countries in strengthening their National Curriculum Centres through international best practices.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">The association is patronized by a large membership from African countries.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">He charged the participants and curriculum experts from various African countries to develop a critical curriculum that can transform the education of Africa.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">He implored African Curriculum experts to advocate a curriculum that can change the fortunes of the continent.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Africa can not continue to be labelled as a poverty-stricken continent. Hence, there is a need to design a curriculum that will ensure innovation and creativity.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">He further entreated African educational leaders not to superintendent an educational system that tames African children but rather, to empower them to be extraordinary. Indeed, Africa must come out with innovative strategies to catch up with the developed world.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">He took time to share Ghana&#8217;s initiatives aimed at transforming education, such as the promotion of STEM education, among others.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-978f6e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"978f6e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n        \n                <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-row\">\n                <div 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