We have the pleasure to oer you a brand new collection of textbooks as from 2016.
These textbooks have been written by a team of experts and supported by experienced
Educators, advised by Inspectors, Mentors and Deputy Head Masters. We have done our
best to ensure that children undergo a pleasant learning experience.
We have taken care to align the textbooks with very clearly dened learning outcomes
and objectives set for the subject. This present textbook provides clear indications of the
diverse skills that children should master at each stage. We would request teachers to use
the techniques and pedagogical approaches suggested in the teacher’s manual so that
children make optimal use of the textbook and materials provided.
We are extremely 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
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