National assessment of grade three learners ahead of the national competence based curriculum CBC exams has begun in earnest in line with the Kenya National examination council guidelines.
Grade Three learners studying the new competency-based curriculum must undergo Kenya National examination council KNEC assessment before proceeding to the next level.
The Kenya national examination council KNEC has directed Grade three Monitoring learners progress (mlp)National Assessment in integrated learning Areas(ILA)-2022,with the theme Molding a patriotic citizen for peaceful co-existence.
This has seen Schools with Grade three learners countywide have embarked on the monitoring Lerner's progress in line (Knec) guidelines of the competency based Curriculum CBC before the exams in October this year.
Among the schools that is monitoring the learners progress is Mary Joy Kindergarten and Primary school in Mombasa, where it's grade three Lerner's visited Mother's Vision children home in Mtwapa on Saturday as part of their assessment.
Mary Joy kindergarten and primary school head teacher teacher Evans Muasya said the school is making strides in adhering to the KNEC guidelines ahead of the exams in October this year.
"We have Our Grade three Monitoring learners progress (mlp)National Assessment in integrated learning Areas(ILA)-2022,with the theme Moulding a patriotic citizen for peaceful co-existence, therefore we are doing this in line with Kenya national examination council directive ,"said Muasya.
He said Grade Three pupils will sit a national exam in October before joining Grade Four under in the new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
"The theme of the assessment is about patriotism, therefore the learners must demonstrate patriotism where they perform, so by sharing foodstuffs with the needy is part of the patriotism,” said Muasya
According to Veronica Wavinya, one of the Grade three teachers, said part of this year's KNEC guidelines is to collect items for donations to needy and less fortunate people within the community.
"By donating foodstuffs to the orphans, they will be demonstrating patriotism. As a school we have chosen, mother vision children's home, (mtwapa),"said Wavinya accompanied by other teachers during the food donation exercise at the Mtwapa based children's home.
Speaking after receiving the donations Mother's vision Rescue center manager Damaris Ndirangu expressed her joy for receiving donations that will support the over 26 needy children in the institution.
"We are happy that the CBC has come with new tasks that will also help the needy benefit from the donation by schools, this act also boosts morale of the needy pupils, and makes them feel part of the society,” said Ndirangu.
The children's home was started in 2006 by the late Susan Ngige who passed away in April this year. The institution hosts total orphans and those neglected by their parents. The Children center has been offering a good environment to CBC learners who get the exposure to integrate with the less fortunate in the society.
"This center offers good opportunities to schools that would want their CBC children to come and integrate with our children, we also get that opportunity to benefit from assorted food stuffs they donate,” said Ndiragu.
The new curriculum – which embraces a 2-6-3-3-3 system – involves two years of pre-primary education, three years of lower primary, three years of upper primary, three years of lower secondary, three years of senior secondary and three years in tertiary education
