A WORLD CORE CURRICULUM
FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION

Framework of Our Global Knowledge

Our Planetary Home and Place in the Universe

Our Place in Time

From the Infinitely Large    The Universe, the stars, outer space    Our relations with the sun    The Earth's physics    The atmosphere    The biosphere    The seas and oceans    The polar caps    The Earth's land masses    The Earth's arable lands    The deserts    The mountains    The Earth's water    Plant life    Animal life    Human life    The Earth's energy    The Earth's crust and depths   To the Infinitely Small    Microbiology    Genetics    Chemistry    Nuclear physics

The Past, Present and Future of    The Universe    The sun    The globe    The climate    The biosphere    The family of humanity       Age composition       Levels of health       Standard of living       Nations       Religions       World organizations    The individual    To the cell, genes and atom

"In the sphere of international relations... a sense of greater or shared responsibility is particularly needed. Today, when the world is becoming increasingly interdependent, the dangers of irresponsible behavior have dramatically increased. Unless we realize that now we are part of one big, human family, we cannot hope to bring about peace and happiness." -- The Dalai Lama, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize



"I dream that all children of the world will be linked together in a common understanding of Mother Earth and all gifts of life." -- Jake Swamp, Chief Mohawk Nation

The Family of Humanity

The Miracle of Individual Life

Qualitative Characteristics    Our levels of nutrition    Our levels of health    Our standards of life (rich/poor)    Our skills and employment    Our levels of education    Our moral levels    Our spiritual levels   Quantitative Characteristics    The total world population and its changes    Human geography and migrations    Human longevity    Races    Sexes    Children    Youth    Adults    The elderly    The handicapped   Human Groupings    The family    Human settlements    Professions    Corporations    Institutions    Nations    Federations    Regional organizations    Religions    Multinational business    Transnational networks    World organizations

Good Physical Lives    Knowledge and care of the body    Teaching to see, to hear, to observe, to create, to do, to use well all our senses and physical capabilities vastly extended by science and technology   Good Emotional (Sentimental), Moral Lives    Teaching to love    Teaching truth, understanding, humility, liberty, reverence for life, compassion, altruism   Good Mental Lives    Knowledge    Teaching to question, think, analyze, synthesize, conclude, communicate    Teaching to focus from the infinitely large to the infinitely small, from the distant past and present to the future   Good Spiritual Lives    Spiritual exercises of interiority, meditation prayer, communication with the universe, eternity and God

"In the final analysis... the main function of education is to make children happy, fulfilled, universal human beings." -- Robert Muller