Curriculum Development
As a seasoned educators with several years of experience in the classroom, we have a deep understanding of what teachers, school districts and ministries of education need to engage students and achieve learning objectives. Through our consulting services, we work with schools, districts and government agencies to analyze existing curricula, identify areas for improvement, and develop targeted strategies for enhancing student learning.
Whether you're looking to align your curriculum with the latest educational standards, incorporate more diverse perspectives and resources, or simply streamline your lesson planning process, we’re here to help. We pride ourselves on our collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, and we are dedicated to working with you to achieve your goals.
Our Science Education Initiatives
Understanding the basic building blocks of all life helps us become more educated, scientifically literate citizens capable of making informed decisions that impact the environment around us. Teaching difficult topics like evolution and the scientific method is vital to this because science is playing an increasingly important role in our world. From the development of more effective medicine, better crop yields, more accurate weather prediction, safer transportation, and cleaner energy sources, new discoveries and scientific innovations are shaping our lives in profound ways. When citizens and policy makers understand the need for, and benefits of, comprehensive science instruction, and concepts like evolution, biodiversity, ecosystem services and scientific literacy, we can make decisions that will have profoundly beneficial impacts on our environment, our economies, and our future.
We are committed to ensuring that students around the world, and particularly those in ecologically sensitive and biodiversity rich areas, receive sound scientific instruction at both the primary and secondary levels. We work with local schools, non-profits, curriculum consortiums and ministries of education worldwide to improve upon science standards and to develop curricula that incorporate fundamental topics, however controversial or difficult to understand, in a way that relates to students’ everyday experiences. To do this we have teamed up with organizations like the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center at Duke University, the Belize Ministry of Education and the Caribbean Examination Council of Barbados to turn these goals into reality.
At Manu Kai we firmly believe in the importance of well-rounded, comprehensive science instruction. When it comes to understanding the life sciences and natural history, it is vital that students are instructed in a way that incorporates the foundational concepts that enable the understanding of how the story of life is constructed. This is key to cultivating a knowledgeable, scientifically literate citizenry who can make informed decisions that impact the ecosystems that sustain us.
