The 4 School Curricula

Ebert, E. S. II, Ebert, C., and Bentley, M. L.  (2013, July 19). Curriculum definition. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/reference/article/curriculum-definition/?page=2

             The article provides a history of curricula from the medieval to modern times, the purpose of a curriculum, and a description of the four curricula present in a school. The four curricula are explicit curriculum – the knowledge and skills to be taught and learned; implicit curriculum – lessons based on school culture as influenced by demographics and unspoken expectations and perspectives of adults and students; null curriculum – lessons not included such as evolution, gender identity, alternate lifestyles, and family dynamics; and extra-curriculum – lessons learned from participation or non-participation in committees and organizations beyond the classroom.