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WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

3. The Assistant Registrar/Syllabus and Curriculum Development (Assistant Registrar/SCD)
welcomed the participants to the Panel meeting. The Assistant Registrar/SCD expressed her gratitude
to Dr Claudine Allen who kindly consented to be the Convenor of the Panel, and to the other members
of the Panel for their willingness to contribute to the work of the Council. She encouraged the Panel
to use the diverse backgrounds that they bring to the benefit of the meeting. She further stated that
the members of staff would give guidance on issues related to syllabus development and
measurement and evaluation.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

4. The Agenda as proposed by the Assistant Registrar/SCD was adopted (see Appendix I).

OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING

5. The Assistant Registrar/SCD gave an overview of the objectives of the meeting. These were
to:

(a) complete the revision of the syllabus based on comments received from resource
persons and teachers; and,

(b) construct Specimen Papers, keys and mark schemes.

SYLLABUS AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

6. The Assistant Registrar/SCD made a presentation which captured the syllabus maintenance
and implementation processes and the outline of the format of the syllabus. The presentation
highlighted the political, philosophical and psychological considerations for syllabus development. She
informed the members of the Panel that underpinning the political considerations were the Vision of
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the Ideal Caribbean Person which was adopted by the CARICOM Heads of Government at their 18
Summit and the UNESCO five Pillars of Learning (learning to know; learning to do; learning to live
together; learning to be; and learning to transform oneself and society). The members of the Panel
agreed with the Assistant Registrar/SCD that the syllabus should focus on the development of a
Caribbean Person who:

(a) demonstrates multiple literacies as well as independent and critical thinking;

(b) questions the beliefs and practices of the past and brings this to bear on the
innovative application of science and technology to problem solving;

(c) is emotionally secure with a high level of self-confidence and self-esteem;

(d) sees ethic, religious and other diversity as a source of potential strength and richness;

(e) demonstrates a positive work ethic; and,

(f) values and displays the creative imagination in its various manifestations and nurtures
its development in the economic and entrepreneurial spheres in all other areas of life.

- Caribbean Education Strategy, 2000

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