The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) has decided to withdraw ‘Our World Our People’ from the standards-based Curriculum.
It will take effect from the 2024/2025 academic year.
This follows the council’s review and comparison of the subjects of Religious and Moral Education (RME) and Our World Our People (OWOP).
“Our review of both curricula indicates similar sub-strands and focus areas, including similarities. The situation amounts to a repetition of knowledge between both curricula,” NaCCA said.
In a letter addressed to the President of the Ghana Publishers Association, NaCCA also said feedback from teachers across the country hinted at the same similarities.
“It is hoped that this action will enrich the Standard-Based Curriculum Ghana has adopted and enable learners understanding of the curriculum since facilitators will now be able to focus on the individual strands as captured in the Religious and Moral Education,” the letter added.
‘Our World, Our People’ was introduced in 2019 for Ghanaian basic schools to nurture learners into honest, creative and responsible citizens.
It exposed learners to positive attitudes, values and essential skills to address the contemporary social challenges of sanitation, climate change and environmental degradation, social media and technology misuse, unhealthy living, and non-compliance with civic responsibilities, according to the NaCCA.