This
document describes Detroit Public Schools' core curriculum of essential
learnings that students are expected to attain as they progress in their
schooling from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Based on state curriculum
outcomes and national standards, it serves as a framework for preparing
students for the twenty-first century. In its entirety, it is responsive
to the district vision and mission statements to successfully educate
all children in a learner-centered, caring community and the directive
to create "a system of high standards comprising challenging curriculum
and rigorous assessment." Within specific subject areas, the core curriculum
provides a guide to the creation of courses which will assure students
have access to the same quality curriculum. Finally, the core curriculum
reflects a view of education where students are actively engaged in the
construction of knowledge in classrooms where children make meaning and
apply that knowledge in real world contexts.
This
document describes Detroit Public Schools' core curriculum of essential
learnings that students are expected to attain as they progress in their
schooling from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Based on state curriculum
outcomes and national standards, it serves as a framework for preparing
students for the twenty-first century. In its entirety, it is responsive
to the district vision and mission statements to successfully educate
all children in a learner-centered, caring community and the directive
to create "a system of high standards comprising challenging curriculum
and rigorous assessment." Within specific subject areas, the core curriculum
provides a guide to the creation of courses which will assure students
have access to the same quality curriculum. Finally, the core curriculum
reflects a view of education where students are actively engaged in the
construction of knowledge in classrooms where children make meaning and
apply that knowledge in real world contexts.