Following the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Curricula Development

Centre (CDC) and the World Wildlife Fund, the Ministry of Education and Sports has decided to incorporate conservation education in the government curricula for students from grade one to ten. As per agreement, the issue of climate change will be incorporated into the school curricula in the first phase. Nepal, as studies suggest, is likely to suffer the worst consequences of climate change. The initiative taken by the CDC is laudable in that it will help the students to get exposed to conservation and climate issues at early levels of education.

The Curricula Development Centre has, several times in the past, taken measures to incorporate

new subjects into school curricula in order to educate students on issues of pressing concern. However, most of the initiatives, in spite of their genuine intent, have only added unnecessary burden to students instead of enhancing their knowledge. Aping developments elsewhere is in itself a futile effort to improve the quality of education at home unless it has actual relevance in the Nepali context. CDC as the body responsible for prescribing school textbooks should not overload children, just to make its initiatives seem progressive. It would be wiser for the CDC to focus more on improving teaching methodology followed in schools so that students can look forward to a bright future.