First Step Social Setup

FSSS Curriculum Model

FSSS CORE PROJECT

Curriculum Framework & Student Progression

Curriculum reference based only on the supplied FSSS curriculum material.

Curriculum Framework Overview

  • Structured 16-step program, with each step lasting three months.
  • Defines clear learning outcomes and student competencies.
  • Operates as a parallel model that complements existing education systems.
  • Uses incentives and serves as a bridge to mainstream education.
  • Certificates are awarded after successful completion of Step 16.

Dual Education Tracks

  • Standard Education develops literacy, numeracy, academics, and readiness up to Grade 04.
  • Islamic Education focuses on Qur’an recitation and Namaz discipline.
  • After all 16 steps, students are eligible for admission into Grade 04 in a school or seminary.
  • For Muslim students, proper Namaz is mandatory for success in the final step.
  • Non-Muslim students are exempt from religious components and may qualify for the FSSS Advance Category (AC) pathway.
Curriculum Model Learning Overview
FSSS Curriculum Model showing the curriculum framework, education tracks, assessment approach and student progression
Structured progression through standard and Islamic education toward mainstream readiness.

Assessments & Quality Checks

  • Islamic Education carries 70% weightage.
  • Promotion requires at least 50% overall and at least 5% marks in each category.
  • Teachers may submit internal evaluations whenever a student advances to the next step.
  • School examinations may be conducted with one month’s prior notice.
  • External quality checks are conducted bi-annually at Steps 7 and 15.
  • Certificates are awarded on completion of Step 16.

Student Competencies

  • After Step 08: basic self-introduction in Urdu and English, number recognition, basic mathematics, and geometrical shapes.
  • After Step 08: oral proficiency in English, Urdu, Mathematics, and General Knowledge, including arithmetic, fractions, time, and shapes.
  • Muslim students begin offering Namaz and reciting the Qur’an by Step 08.
  • After Step 16: students attempt written tests and interviews for mainstream integration.
  • Step 16 develops advanced literacy, grammar, vocabulary, arithmetic, geometry, General Knowledge, and oral communication.
  • Muslim students are expected to offer proper Namaz and recite the Qur’an fluently by Step 16.