Belize - Guatemala relations, it's been dominating the news recently - and soon, it'll be coming to a classroom near you! The Ministry of Education is reviewing the Primary School Social Studies Curriculum and wants to beef up the Belizean History component, specifically the part that deals with the Belize-Guatemala dispute.
CEO in the Ministry of Education told us more about that today.
A press release says the ministry hopes to have the material printed and disseminated by the end of the summer, for voluntary use in the 2016-17 school year. Mandatory use will commence in the 2017-18 school year.
At the secondary school level the Ministry plans to mass-produce modules developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
And they are also planning to mass-produce copies of the 1859 treaty that establishes the borders of Belize. They intend to distribute them to schools and teachers across the country. Copies will also be available to the general public on a first come first serve basis.
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