Family Life Education (FLE) in Samoa is integrated in the main carrier subjects of Health and Physical Education, Social Studies and Science at primary level. At secondary level, it is expected that Family Life Education will also be integrated in the above three subjects as well as in Samoan and Food and Textiles Technology. After consultations with principals and teachers both in Upolu and Savaii, the sentiment was also expressed that lessons in FLE may be integrated in all subject areas including Mathematics. The consensus therefore is that, FLE lessons may be integrated in any subject provided that teachers have undergone training in the teaching of FLE and have the confidence to teach Family Life Education. The FLE curriculum guidance sets out the curriculum from year 1 to year 12 using the spiral curriculum model with seven (7) strands. Each strand is organized under 3 sub–strands. Each sub-strand is further divided under 3 or 4 key ideas and are organized to be taught in cohorts of class levels which are years 1-4; years 5-8 and years 9-12. In other words, teachers have the flexibility to plan lessons and choose activities that are suitable or adapted for their specific class in a carrier subject. Learning outcomes are specified under each key idea. A book of FLE activities accompanies this curriculum statement to help teachers plan integrated lessons in the carrier subjects. The book of activities also provides suggestions for lesson planning and how to integrate lessons in the carrier subject and FLE.
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