Curriculum
One curriculum, eleven subjects
The Aten Standard is the curriculum every child follows, written objective by objective. It is written first for Stage 3 and Stage 5.
- Mathematics
- Number, calculation, fractions, measurement, geometry and data, with hands-on materials before written methods.
- English
- Reading, writing, speaking and listening, with original practice texts drawn from literary traditions around the world.
- Science
- Ideas and investigations about the living world, materials, forces and the Earth, with safety written into every practical.
- History & Geography
- History that starts from Africa and reaches the whole world, and map fluency from Ghana’s regions to every continent.
- French
- A modern language from the first words, with help for pronunciation built into each lesson.
- Asante Twi
- A Ghanaian language. Its lessons are written only once a fluent reviewer is in place.
- Computing
- Programming, networks, data and the web, online safety and understanding AI, without children needing accounts of their own.
- Art & Design
- Drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and digital work, studying artists and traditions from many cultures.
- PE & Health
- Movement, games and fitness, judged by capability and effort, with personal safety and health.
- Music & Piano
- Listening, singing, rhythm and composing, with the piano as every child’s instrument.
- Life, Leadership & World Knowledge
- Practical life skills, money, enterprise, leadership and current affairs, learned through real tasks.
The Aten Standard
One base, many maps
Rather than building a separate curriculum for each country, Aten School teaches one curriculum and maps national frameworks onto it. A family can see an objective in the terms of its own country’s framework, while every child follows the same lesson.
Adding a country adds a map. It does not change what children learn.
| Framework | Mathematics, English, Science | Other subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Primary objectives | MappedObjective by objective | ReferencedTo the relevant strands |
| US state standardsMassachusetts Curriculum Frameworks | MappedObjective by objective | ReferencedWhere the frameworks cover the subject |
| Ghana’s national curriculumNaCCA | PlannedGhana is the first localisation | ReferencedIn part |
Aten School’s lessons are mapped to Cambridge Primary objectives; they are not the Cambridge curriculum. Framework wording belongs to its publishers, so we reference objectives and never reproduce them.