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Kenya's CBC, taught the Golden Learners way.

We follow the national Competency‑Based Curriculum end to end — built to develop skills a learner actually uses, not just facts they memorise for one exam.

A Golden Learners teacher leading a CBC lesson
What is CBC?

Competency‑based, not just content‑based.

Kenya's Competency‑Based Curriculum shifts the question from "what did the learner memorise?" to "what can the learner actually do?" — built around seven core competencies every learner develops across every subject.

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Communication & collaboration

Working with others, and explaining thinking clearly — in class discussions and group tasks.

2

Critical thinking

Asking why, testing ideas, and solving problems that don't have one obvious answer.

3

Creativity & imagination

Room to build, design, and express — not just reproduce what's on the board.

4

Citizenship

Understanding responsibility to community, country, and each other.

5

Digital literacy

Comfortable and safe with technology, from the computer lab up.

6

Learning to learn

Study habits and self‑reflection that outlast any single school year.

How we structure it

One campus, three connected stages.

Golden Learners covers the full CBC pathway from PP1 to Grade 9. Each stage has its own page with the detail — subjects, focus areas, and what to expect.

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Early Childhood

PP1 – Grade 3 · play‑based foundations in literacy, numeracy, and social skills.

See Early Childhood →

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Upper Primary

Grade 4 – 6 · the core CBC subjects, delivered with consistency and structure.

See Upper Primary →

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Middle School

Grade 7 – 9 · subject specialisation and early guidance toward Senior School pathways.

See Middle School →

Assessment

We assess growth, not just a single exam day.

CBC leans on ongoing, formative assessment — observation, projects, and regular check‑ins — alongside the national assessments learners sit at key transition points. Parents get a fuller picture of a child's progress than one end‑of‑term score ever gave.

See the full academic pathway

Come see a Golden Learners classroom for yourself.