Breakdown of The VELS
The VELS is a curriculum framework providing a set of areas for teachers to teach. Like the Curriculum and Standards Framework (CSF) and the CSF II, the VELS has six levels, with a general expectation that each level be completed in two years of schooling, with the exception of Level 1, completed in the first year of Primary schooling, known as "Prep", as follows:
Primary School Level
- Level 1 - Preparatory
- Level 2 - Years 1 and 2
- Level 3 - Years 3 and 4
- Level 4 - Years 5 and 6
Secondary School Level
- Level 5 - Years 7 and 8
- Level 6 - Years 9 and 10
The following is a list of teaching areas in the VELS (domains), which are sorted further into dimensions. Each domain belongs to one of three strands: Physical, Personal and Social Learning, Discipline-based Learning or Interdisciplinary Learning. The idea is for these three strands to be woven together to give a balanced education so that students will succeed in further education, work and life. The three strands are represented graphically by a triple-helix inspired diagram.
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