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Foreword
MIE has produced a brand new collection of textbooks based on the National Curriculum
Framework for the NineYear Continuous Basic Education as from 2016.These textbooks have
been written by a team of academic staff from MIE, supported by experienced Educators,
advised by Inspectors, mentors and Deputy Head Masters.
We have done our best to ensure that the textbooks enable children to undergo a pleasant
learning experience. We have taken care to align the textbooks with very clearly defined
learning outcomes and objectives set for the respective subjects as outlined in the National
Curriculum Framework, Grades 1 to 6. The textbooks provide clear indications of the diverse
skills that children should master at each stage.
We are also providing a set of teachers’ manuals where we have outlined the appropriate
techniques and pedagogical approaches so that children are helped to make optimal use of
the textbook and materials provided. Some of the textbooks have been updated and changes
effected after receiving feedback from educators.
We are thankful to all those who have provided us with constructive feedback, thereby
enabling us to make this curriculum development endeavour come to fruition. We are also
thankful to the artists who carried out the illustrations, and to our graphic artists who have
tried their best to create the right layout for the books. The authors and the curriculum team,
under the guidance of Professor Vassen Naëck, also deserve our thanks.
We hope that you enjoy this material and wish you lots of success.
Dr O. Nath Varma
Director
Mauritius Institute of Education