South Sudan Primary 2 Curriculum - Religious Education (CRE or Islamic)

The South Sudan Curriculum Framework outlines the overall goals and principles for education in South Sudan. While it doesn't provide specific content for Primary 2 Religious Education, it emphasizes the importance of religious education in developing good citizens. The framework highlights four key aims for the curriculum:

• Good citizens of South Sudan: Students should be patriotic, active participants in society, committed to unity, democracy, human rights, gender equity, peace, and reconciliation, and ready to take their place as global citizens.
• Successful lifelong learners: Students should be literate, numerate, keen to learn, able to learn independently and with others, proficient in key competencies, and committed to lifelong learning.
• Creative and productive individuals: Students should be enterprising, creative problem-solvers, willing to work hard, able to relate well to others, and diligent, resilient, and persistent.
• Environmentally responsible members of society: Students should be committed to sustainable development, aware of environmental fragility, and appreciative of the need for environmental preservation.

Religious Education within this framework contributes to these aims by fostering moral values, cultural understanding, and social skills. The curriculum emphasizes active, constructivist learning, where students are actively engaged in their own learning. Learning should be practical and relate to learners' lives, drawing on South Sudan's rich cultural heritage.

Key Competencies:

The curriculum focuses on developing four key competencies:

• Critical and creative thinking: Students learn to plan investigations, analyze information, and develop solutions to problems.
• Communication: Students develop reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, as well as the ability to use different media and technologies.
• Cooperation: Students learn to work collaboratively, be tolerant of others, and resolve disputes.
• Culture and identity: Students develop pride in their South Sudanese identity, appreciate diversity, and build an understanding of their heritage.

These competencies are developed within the context of all subjects, including Religious Education.

Primary School Curriculum:

In Primary 1-3, the language of instruction is a national language chosen by the school. English is taught alongside the national language, with a focus on oral skills in the early years. From Primary 4 onwards, the language of instruction transitions to English. Arabic is taught from Primary 5.

Religious Education is a required subject throughout primary school. The specific content of the curriculum is not detailed in the framework document, but it is likely to cover basic religious teachings, moral values, and cultural practices relevant to either Christianity or Islam, depending on the chosen course.