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NCF
[nom]
for General Education - Sri Lanka
[nom]
25 th of July, 2023
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Overview of the Presentation
- Rationale
- Constructive alignment with the [nom] level objectives
- [nom]
- Comparison of the existing and proposed curricula
- Stages of schooling and the proposed subjects
- Examples of modules
- Points for discussion
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Rationale for the [nom]
Reform
- 8 year [nom] cycle (MOE, 2000)
1999, 2007, 2015
- [nom] and global demand for
[nom] reforms
- Achieving [nom] development through NEGs
- Contributing to the achieving of
Sustainable Development Goals
- To incorporate 21 st century skills
- Characteristics of Education 4.0 created by the demands of 4 th Industrial
Revolution
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[nom] Reforms Timeline
Finalizing the · [nom]
Education · development
Reforms · ADB SESIP · NIE Council
Agreement · for grades 1, 6, · approval for
Secretariat · 10
NCF
2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022
NCF team · Presidential · Student · Pre-piloting of
established at · Task Force · Assessment · modules island
NIE · (Sept) · [nom] · wide
- NCF (Nov) · (DOE)
- TSF (Nov)
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[nom]
Education Policy
[nom]
(NEC, 2023)
2023
NCF aligned to
[nom]
Education
Policy
[nom]
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[nom] for General Education Under the Proposed
Education Reforms
Vision of Education
A Productive Caring and Patriot Citizen
Competent 21st Century Learner
[nom] Learning Competency Domains (12)
[nom] Goals of Education (8)
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[nom] Goals of Education (NEC, 2023)
NEG · [nom] Education Goals
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Promote the physical, mental, spiritual, socioemotional, and
NEG 1 · environmental well-being of Individuals necessary for a healthy and
happy way of life, based on respect for human values
Develop knowledge, skills, attitudes, and human qualities for
NEG 2 · technological, socio-economic, and cultural advancement, in keeping
with [nom] needs and global trends
NEG 3 Develop productive Individuals with curiosity, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, creativity, and innovativeness
Promote respect for human rights and laws of the country, while
NEG 4 · fulfilling duties and obligations in keeping with the norms of social
justice and democratic way of life
NEG 5 · Develop individuals to manage change and cope with complex and
unforeseen situations
NEG 6 Uphold the nation's cultural and ecological heritage while responding to local and global challenges
NEG 7 · Promote a mindful and self-conscious learner to enhance the capacity
for learning to learn
NEG 8 · Develop a patriotic Sri Lankan citizen fostering [nom] cohesion,
[nom] Integrity, and [nom] unity while respecting cultural diversity
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Condensed
Form
Happy and healthy human being
Productive
individual
Progressive
learner
Respectful and trustworthy person
Resilient
Individual
Culturally
fortified
Citizen
Reflective
learner
Patriotic citizen
Vision of Education (Tagline) and [nom] Education
Goals (condensed forms)
Re: Page 30 of “[nom] Education Policy [nom] (2020-2030) - Full Text”
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[nom] LEARNING COMPETENCY DOMAINS (NLCDS)
NLCD 1. Subject / Theoretical Knowledge
NLCD 2. Practical Knowledge and Skills
NLCD 3. Communication
NLCD 4. Teamwork and Leadership
NLCD 5. Creativity and Problem Solving
NLCD 6. Managerial and Entrepreneurship skills
NLCD 7. Information Usage and Management
NLCD 8. Networking and Social Skills
NLCD 9. Adaptability and Flexibility
NLCD 10. Attitudes, Values and Professionalism
NLCD 11. Vision for Life
NLCD 12. Updating Self / Lifelong Learning
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21 st Century Skills [nom] for Sri Lankan General Education
Foundational · Interpersonal Skills · Values and
Literacies · Character
- Literacy and · • Effective · • 21 st century skills Numeracy · communication · and personality
- Scientific Literacy · • Social and cultural · development
- Technological · skills · • Appreciation of life Literacy · • Critical and · and ethical
- Media and · innovative thinking · understanding Information Literacy • Global Citizenship
- Management · • Intra-personal skills
Financial and Entrepreneurial
Literacy
Reasoning
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Stages of Schooling
Stage
Primary Education
Junior Secondary
Education
Senior Secondary
Education (Leading to G.C.E. O/L)
Senior Secondary
Education (Collegiate
Level)
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Period · Purpose · Grades
5 years P1: Education for basic life skills · 1-5
4 years P2: Foundation for life · 6-9
2 years P3: Foundation for career readiness · 10-11
2 Years P4: Foundation for academic and · 12-13
professional life
Profile of the Sri Lankan 21c Learner
An active
Contributor to sustainable
[nom]
Development
A patriotic
citizen
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An entrepreneur
An effective and · and a person
Efficient work · with
oriented citizen · entrepreneurial
mindset
Competent
21c
Learner
A good human · A member of a
being · happy family
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Specific features of the proposed new [nom] up to grade 11
- A module based school credit system (36 credits a term/360 hours)
- Reducing the number of subjects tested at the G.C.E.
(O/L) to 7
- More weight on qualitative assessment
- Inquiry based authentic learning activities powered by blended learning
- Further learning areas focusing A/L and further education
- Technology modules addressing regional needs and specialization
- Introduction of innovation labs
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Comparison of the Existing and Proposed [nom]
Issues within the present · Proposed [nom]
[nom]
Text book and work book centered · A module based school credit system
9 subjects for G. C. E. (O/L) [6 core + · Reducing the number of subjects
3 subjects from the baskets] · tested at the G.C.E. (O/L)
More weight on summative · More weight on formative
assessment · (qualitative) assessment
Rote learning · Inquiry based authentic learning
Content overloaded · Essential vs Further learning areas
focusing A/L and further education
Limited focus on vocational · Diversified Technology modules
education · focusing vocational education
Limited focus on STEAM education · Innovation labs to promote STEAM
education
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Comparison of the Existing and Proposed Curricula
Issues within the present [nom] · Proposed [nom]
- Heavily loaded · • Outcome based
- Examination oriented · • Skill oriented
- More content focused, less skills · • Freedom of learning development · • Promotes 21 century skills
- Not aligned to improve transversal skills • More focus on regional , [nom] and
- No room for regional development · [nom] demands
- Less focus on [nom] development · • Standard based assessment
- More focus on qualitative assessment
- Credit based
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Organization of School [nom] - Existing
Assessment &
Age · Grade · Stage · [nom] · Subjects
Evaluation
Senior
13 · Secondary · Summative G.C.E.
Education Phase Subject Streams · Academic
16 - 17 · (A/L)
12 · II · Vocational
(Collegiate · Term tests
Level)
11 · Senior
Secondary · Core subjects
14 - 15 · 10
Education Phase · Elective subjects
I · Subject based [nom] · Summative G.C.E.
9 · Competencies and · (O/L) & Term
competency levels · Tests
8 · Junior · Core subjects
10 - 13 · Secondary · SBA
7 · Education · Elective subject
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5 · Key · Mother tongue
Stage 3 · English language
4 · Competency based · Second [nom] Languages
Key · Essential Learning Continuum Mathematics · Formative
Stage 2 · Primary · Desired Learning Continuum · ERA · Summative
5 - 9 · 3 · Education
Religion and Value Education · Grade 5
“More activities and less desk · Integrated Aesthetics Education · Scholarship Exam
2 · work”
Key · Health and Physical Education
Stage 1 · Co-Curricular Activities
1
Early Childhood
3 - 4 · Education
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Organization of School [nom] -Proposed
Age · Grade · Stage · Purpose · [nom] · Subjects
Senior · Foundation
13 · Secondary · for
Education · academic & Subject Streams · Academic
16 - 17 · Phase II
12 · professional · Vocational
(Collegiate · life
Level)
11 · Senior · Theme based [nom] · Essential Learning Areas
Foundation · Category I (7)
Secondary · with vertical and horizontal
14 - 15 10 · Education · for career · Category II (2/7)
readiness · integration
Phase I · Learning Outcomes · Further Learning Areas (16)
9 · Performance Standards
8 · Junior · Modular based
Assessment
& Evaluation
G.C.E. (A/L)
Criterion
based
Rubrics
Formative
(70%)
Summative
Essential Learning Areas (15)
Foundation · “Learning Centered”
10 - 13 · Secondary
7 · Education · for life · education with Authentic · Further Learning Areas (13)
6 · instructional system
5 · Key · Mother tongue
Stage 3 · English language
4 · Activity Books · Second [nom] Languages
Key · Learning Outcomes · Mathematics
Stage 2 · Primary · Education · Elementary Science and ERA
5 - 9 · 3 · for basic life Performance Standards
Education
(30%)
G.C.E.
(O/L)
Criterion
based
Rubrics
Formative
Religion and Value Education
skills
2 · “More activities and less · Integrated Aesthetics
Key · desk work” · Education
Summative
Grade 5
Scholarship
Exam
Health and Physical Education
1 · Stage 1
Co-Curricular Activities
Early · Foundation
3 - 4 · Childhood · for formal
Education · education
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Broad Learning Areas
- Language and Literacy Education
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Education
- Aesthetic Education
- Health and Physical Education
- Commerce and Entrepreneurship Education
- Humanities and Social Science Education
- Information and Communication Technology
- Peace and Citizenship Education
- Environment and Sustainable Development
- Education for Work
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Primary Education
Mother Tongue
English Language
Second [nom]
Language
Mathematics
Religion and Value
Education
Science,
Technology and Environment related Activities
Integrated
Aesthetic Education
Health and physical
Education
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Time allocation per
Subject · week (Hours)
Key · Key · Key
Stage 1 · Stage 2 · Stage 3
Sinhala/Tamil Language skills of Listening, · 05:00 · 05:00 · 05:00
speaking, reading and writing
Activity Based Oral English and English as a · 00:50 · 03:00 · 03:30
subject from Gr 3 to Gr 5
Only to develop oral skills
(Tamil for Sinhala medium students and · 00:30 · 01:00 · 01:00
Sinhala for Tamil medium students)
Pre-math skills, use of numbers, mathematical · 03:30 · 05:00 · 05:00
operations etc.
Buddhism, Saivanery, Catholicism, Christianity, · 01:30 · 02:00 · 02:00
Islam
Integrated with elementary science, Basic · 05:00 · 05:00 · 07:00
technology skills, Environment, Aesthetic
Singing, Drama and dancing, Art and · 01:00 · 01:30 · 01:30
handwork
Physical development activities · 02:05 · 02:05 · 02:05
Junior Secondary Level
Broad
Learning
Area
Language and Literacy
Education
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Essential · Credits · Further Learning · Credits
Subjects · Areas
Mother Tongue · 3
Appreciation of
English Language · 3 · Literature
Media Studies
Second [nom] · 1
Language
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Junior Secondary Level
Broad · Further Learning
Learning · Subjects · Credits · Areas · Credits
Area
Mathematics · 3 · Mathematics for
Further Studies
Science · 3 · Science for Further
Health and · Studies
STEM · Physical · 2
Education · Applied Technology
ICT · 2 · Health and Sports
Agriculture &
Technology for · 1 · ICT for Further studies
Life
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Junior Secondary Level
Broad · Further Learning
Learning · Subjects · Credits · Areas · Credits
Area
Humanities · Geography · 1 · Global Studies
and Social · History · 2
Sciences · Orientation to
Education · Civic Education · 1 · World History
Religion and · 2
Value Education · Social Service
Aesthetics · Aesthetics · 2 · Aesthetics for
Education · subjects · Further Studies
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Junior Secondary Level
Broad Learning · Subjects · Credits
Area
Commerce and · Economics and
Entrepreneurship Business Studies · 1
Education
Co Curricular · 1
Activities
Credits to be · 28
earned
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Further Learning · Credits
Areas
Entrepreneurship
Industrial Exposure
Service Sector
Studies
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Senior Secondary Level
Essential Learning Areas
Broad
Further Learning Areas
Category 2 Credits
Learning · Category 1 Credits
Area
Mother · 3
Tongue
Language · Second
and · English · 3
Literacy · Language · [nom]
Education · Language
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Category 3 · Credits
Appreciation of
1 · Literature
Media Studies
Foreign & Classical
Languages
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Senior Secondary Level
Essential Learning Areas
Broad
Learning · Category 1 · Credits · Category 2 · Credits
Area
Mathematics · 3 · 2
Health and Physical
Science · 3 · Education · 1
STEM · Information
Technology
2
Agriculture &
Technology
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Senior Secondary Level
Essential Learning Areas
Broad
Learning · Category 1 Credits · Category 2 · Credits
Area
History
2
Social
Studies · 2
Humanities
and Social
Sciences · Religion
and Value · 2 · Mindfulness
Training
Education
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Further Learning Areas
Category 3 · Credits
Mathematics for Further Studies
Science for Further Studies
ICT for Further
Studies
Applied
Technology
Further Learning Areas
Category 3 · Credits
Global Studies
History for further Studies
Civic Education
Social Services
Projects
Value Education
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Senior Secondary Level
Essential Learning Areas
Broad Learning · Category Credits · Category 2 · Credits
Area · 1
Commerce and · Economics
Entrepreneurship · and Business · 1
Education · Studies
Aesthetics · Aesthetics · 2
Education · Education
Co curricular · 1
Activities
Credits to be · 20 · 10
earned
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Further Learning Areas
Category 3 · Credits
Entrepreneurship
Industrial
Exposure
Service Sector
Studies
Aesthetics for Further Studies
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Distribution of Essential Learning
Areas (Category 1)
Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5
Subject · Term 1
Term 6
Credits Credits Credits Credits
Credits
Mother Tongue · 3 · 3 · 3 · 4
Mathematics · 4 · 4 · 4 · 3
Science · 4 · 4 · 4 · 3
English · 3 · 3 · 3 · 4
History · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2
Social Science
(Geography · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2
+Civic)
Religion & Value · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2
Ed.
20 · 20 · 20 · 20
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Dedicated to
4 · Further
Learning areas
3
3
4
2
2
2
20
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Distribution of Essential Learning
Areas (Category 2)
Subject · Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5
Credits Credits Credits Credits Credits
2 NL · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1
Health and PE · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2
ICT · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1
Technology · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2
Economics & BS · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1
Aesthetics · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2
Co curricular · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1
Activities
10 · 10 · 10 · 10 · 10
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Time Comparison
Existing · Proposed · Existing time
Subject · time (Hours · time (Hours · (Hours per 2
per year) · per year) · years)
6-9 · 6-9 · 10-11 (6 terms)
Mother Tongue · 100 · 90 · 200
Mathematics · 100 · 90 · 250
Science · 100 · 90 · 250
English · 100 · 90 · 200
History · 40 · 60 · 120
Geography · 40 · 30 · 120
Civic Education · 40 · 30 · 120
Health Science · 40 · 60 · 120
ICT · 20 · 60 · 120
PTS · 60 · 30 · _____
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Term 6
Dedicated to Further
Learning areas
Existing time
(Hours)
10-11 (5
terms)
170
180
180
170
100
50
50
100
50
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Time Comparison
Existing · Proposed · Existing time
time · time (Hours · (Hours per 2
Subject · (Hours per · per year) · years)
year) · 6-9 · 10-11 (6
6-9 · terms)
Religion · 40 · 60 · 120
Aesthetics · 60 · 60 · 120
2NL · 40 · 30 · 120
Entrepreneurship · 30 · 120
Bus. & Acc.
(Basket)
Lit. App. (Basket)
Foreign Lang.
(Basket)
Media (Basket)
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Existing time
(Hours)
10-11 (5
terms)
100+50
(Mindful)
50
50
50
Further
Further
Further
[nom] Development Process
(NIE)
- Need analysis / Content analysis (studying of reports, Conducting of studies, stakeholder discussions, compare with other countries) – completed
- Designing the NCF- Completed
- Approval process for the NCF – Council approval received
- Concurrence of the NEC – Completed
- Cabinet approval - Received
- Development of Subject curricula – Completed
- Instructional development – In progress
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Instructional Materials Development
Process
- Primary stage – Activity books for grade 1 completed
- Junior Secondary stage – Modules and TGs for grades 6 Completed
- Senior secondary stage1- Modules and TGs for grade 10 completed
- Pre-piloting of materials- Completed
- Pending activities
- Teacher training programmes for pilot phase
- [nom] level awareness programmes
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Points for Discussion
- School span 12 years or K-12 (13 years)
- K-12 being the global standard
- Stakeholder understanding and coordination in terms of achieving the objectives of
[nom] reforms (MOE, NIE, DOE, EPD, PDEs, NCOEs, Universities, industry)
- Strategies to overcome the issues in implementation (printing cost/ digital materials/ LMS)
- Joining global bench marking systems
- PISA (Programme for [nom] Student Assessment)
- TIMSS & PIRLS (Trends in [nom] Mathematics and Science Study & Progress in [nom] Reading Literacy Study)
- [nom] implementation circulars from the MOE
- Circular regarding assessment
- Fixed implementation plan
- Clear pathways for academic and technical and vocational streams
- Discussion with UGC and other agencies regarding G.C.E. (A/L)
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Assessment Plan for a Module
(One Credit)
Assessment Point · Assessment Type (e.g.)
AP 1 · MCQ
AP 2 · Check list
AP 3 · Presentation (group/ individual)
AP 4 · Rubric
AP 5 · Project report (Rubric based)
Total
AP 6 (summative) · Question paper (1h)
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Weight %
10
10
25
10
15
70
30
100
Modules Prepared for the First Term
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Modules Prepared for the First Term
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Plan for Piloting and Implementation
Grade/s
P JS SS · 2023 2024 · 2024
1 6 · 10 · ·
2 7 · 11 ·
3 8 · 12
4 9 · 13
5
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Year
2025 2025 · 2026 · 2026 · 2027 · 2027 · 2028
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An active
Contributor to sustainable
[nom]
Development
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who is healthy; actively and productively contributes to the production process with a deep understanding of how to make use of the local, regional, [nom], and global challenges and opportunities; a life-long self-directed learner who updates the self to interact with the dynamic and changing world
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2
An effective
and Efficient
work oriented
citizen
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3
An entrepreneur
and a person with entrepreneurial mindset
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Who is skilled and employable;
an asset to the nation, organization, and his/her team;
who contributes in active and positive manner; who is people/ customer oriented and take actions in a proactive, practical and pragmatic manner as a dynamic team player; does everything with dignity and pride in professional manner
Who is creative, innovative, and constructive; thinks out of the box; takes risks to introduce new ideas, processes, concepts, products, and services to address local and global market needs, to provide employment opportunities and to reduce poverty and regional disparity
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4
A patriotic
citizen
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A good human being
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Who loves Sri Lanka;
promotes sustainable use of natural resources; respects and values Sri Lankan heritage and cultural diversity, peace and social harmony with independent mind set as a responsible citizen; an effective member of family, immediate community, larger community; and thinks globally and acts locally
Who is honest, straight forward, ethical and empathetic; maintains integrity; understands the right and wrong; stands against the wrong;
understand his/her own strength and weaknesses;
respects human rights
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A member of a happy family
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Who values human relations; is democratic in decision making and implementing decisions;
aware of the rights and responsibilities towards others; lives a life full of commitment, caring, and sharing
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