core curriculum

NOUN

compulsory school subjects

Synonyms

WEAK

course of instruction course of study curriculum program required course requirement

Example Sentences

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"Northern Ireland has changed a lot since the last core curriculum was put together and I think it is certainly a time for a revision of what we teach and how we teach as the core curriculum. So in that sense, I'm quite sanguine about the whole thing."

From BBC

Bishop McKeown said "there are questions to be asked", adding he is positive about "the need for a new RE core curriculum" and is "quite open" to seeing where this goes.

From BBC

Do liberal arts schools present students with a core curriculum that expects them to master foundational subjects like economics, a foreign language, composition and natural sciences?

From The Wall Street Journal

"It’s therefore so important that we all hold the new government to their pledge to restore creative subjects to the core curriculum. All of us - here, in television, not just the arts."

From BBC

As Joshi transitioned into high school, he was baffled to learn that Southridge didn’t require personal finance as part of its core curriculum.

From Seattle Times