Science: A Curriculum Companion

This book has been produced to support Science Education as part of the Elementary Schools Environmental Education Initiative in Eritrea (ESEE Initiative). The purpose of the initiative is building the capacity of elementary students to understand and respond to the environmental issues, which confront Eritrea, so that they can appropriately contribute to a more sustainable future.

The goal of the project is to ensure that Eritrean children have equitable access to quality educational experiences, which address relevant environmental, health and hygiene education issues. Towards this goal, a range of materials has been produced for use in Eritrean classrooms and by other stakeholders in the schools’ community.

Specifically, these materials have been designed to:

1. Improve the knowledge, attitude and skills of elementary school children on environmental issues. To promote health and good hygiene behaviour, thereby ensuring that the children can demonstrate capacity to prepare for and manage the country’s environmental issues.
2. Train teachers so that they can appropriately use the materials. In particular, the teachers will be supported to apply child-centred inquiry learning approaches that improve quality of teaching and increase student retention in schools.
3. Strengthen the capacity of PTA and community members to play key roles in preparing for and managing the environmental conditions.