Competency-based curriculum
What support do Maldivian teachers need to plan, teach, and assess competencies?
A place to read · learn · imagine
Ideas that travel
from pages to practice.
Maldivian stories to share, activities to try together, and education research made clear.
01 / EvidenceResearchStudies explained clearly
02 / PracticeEducation articlesIdeas for teachers & leaders
03 / LearningStudentsGuidance for school, college & university students
04 / PlayKids & familiesGames and stories together
05 / ImaginationStoriesOriginal island fiction
06 / ReflectionIslamValues and family activities
07 / CreateFuture MakersBuild and improve an idea
08 / CareFor Our PlanetLearn and take action
09 / CharacterCharacter Building AcademyStories and values activities for ages 3–13
Looking for something?
Find a topic or learning guide.
Research
Questions worth exploring.
Follow the work in progress and, later, read plain-language summaries of completed findings. Proposed studies are labelled separately from results.
Current study · analysis in progress
Student engagement and quality in online learning
A student survey about participation, learning experiences, and opportunities in Maldivian higher education. Findings will appear after analysis and review.
Three distinct planned papers from one survey- Challenges, opportunities & engagement
- Community of Inquiry and engagement
- Differences among student groups
Working titles. No results claimed yet.
Beyond the top ten
What do exam rankings tell us about learning and life after school?
Leading teachers
Exploring how time, preparation, and school support shape instructional leadership.
Education articles
An idea to use tomorrow.
Short, practical reads for teachers and school leaders, with examples grounded in Maldivian classrooms.
Teaching practice · sample articleFrom content to competency
Start with what learners should be able to do. Then choose a task that gives them a chance to show it.
Try thisReplace “cover evaporation” with “explain where a puddle goes after sunshine, using an observation.”
One goal, more than one route
Offer a diagram, a spoken explanation, or a short written response to show the same learning.
A useful five-minute check-in
Ask what teachers tried, what pupils showed, and what support would help next.
Students
Study with a clearer plan.
Different paths for school learners and college or university students. Each guide gives you something to try today.
School studentsRemember more by explaining
After reading one page, close the book. Explain the idea aloud in your own words, then check what you missed.
College & university studentsTurn a question into a plan
Underline the task word, identify the topic and limits, and draft a few points before you search or write.
PresentationsMake one point per slide
Write the point you want your audience to remember, then choose a useful example or visual.
College & university students · new guide
Turn feedback into your next improvement
Make sense of your lecturer’s comments, practise revising a paragraph and set one clear target for your next assignment.
A worked example shows how to move from describing an idea to evaluating it.
Your next assignment
Make time for your next step
Choose your study time and generate a simple session plan for understanding, drafting and reviewing.
Your entries stay on this page. Copy the plan to keep it before leaving or refreshing.
Portfolio preview · sample
Show what you are learning
Try a simple portfolio entry. Use a nickname, a learning goal, and one achievement. This preview stays on this page and is not saved or submitted.
For younger learners, a parent or teacher can help. Account registration and saved portfolios are planned for a later release.
Character Building Academy · Pilot
Small choices. Thoughtful actions.
Stories and practical values activities for ages 3–5, 6–9, and 10–13, with family and educator guidance.
Try Listen Before Helping, kindness, honesty, responsibility, or gratitude. Explore stories, choice games, and everyday actions.
Explore academy activitiesKids & families
A little time to learn together.
Choose an age group and subject, then try a quiz or a hands-on activity. No accounts or children’s details are needed.
Sample daily activity · away from screens
Today’s little mission
Talk about what you noticed with a parent or carer. A new sample prompt appears each day.
Age group
Choose a subject
Choose a way to play
Choose a short game, then try its related activity away from the screen. Use the age buttons to choose the follow-up guidance. These games use the selected subject’s daily time allowance.
AI-generated picture · Ask before helping.
Maths: 30 min left todayMaths, Science and Language each have a separate daily allowance on this device. The clock runs while the game is open. You may finish a challenge already on screen.
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PLAY & LEARN
Learning portfolio · This visit
See your progress together
Complete a quick quiz to add its result here. Points count each correctly answered challenge once. This summary stays on this page and resets when you reload or close it; it is not a saved account or certificate.
Your first completed quiz will appear here.
Sample interactive stories · ages 5–9
The Little Crab and the Big Shore
Read a page, make a choice, and talk together.
Choose a story
Future Makers · activities to try
Make an idea stronger.
Choose a challenge, build with shapes, explain your idea and improve it.
Explore two creative pathways with listening, fairness, and responsibility.
Open challenges games and idea tools
Designs improved today: 0
1 · Build with shapes
Choose at least two shapes. Tap a shape in your design to remove it.
Try building your idea with safe household materials and an adult. This preview does not save designs or children's details. Activity counts reset when the page closes.
For Our Planet · activities to try
Care for our islands, sea and reefs.
Explore a question, choose a family action and reflect on what you noticed. Try preventing litter or observing shore life gently.
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Think about it
Choose one action
For shore activities, stay with a parent on dry land. Leave sharp or unknown rubbish for an adult. You can also learn from pictures at home.
Write about the action, without names or locations. These practice points last for this visit.
Family reading: NOAA’s guide to caring for coral reefs.
Do the action safely with family guidance. This preview keeps no activity log or children's details and does not issue a certificate. Activity counts reset when the page closes.
Islam
Kindness in everyday life.
Short family reflections and practical activities rooted in Islamic values. These are sample learning prompts for review before launch.
Begin with salaam
Say “Assalaam Alaikum” to someone at home. Ask what a greeting of peace can mean for the way we treat others.
Notice a blessing
Name one thing you are grateful for today and one way to care for it. Share your thought with your family.
Do one helpful act
Help tidy a shared space or support someone who needs a hand. At the end of the day, reflect on how they felt.
Family reflection · sample
A small act of care
Choose one helpful act today: greet someone with salaam, share something useful, or help a family member. Talk together afterward: How did your action affect the other person?
Stories
A story begins on the causeway.
Original fiction rooted in island life. The planned serial remains a preview while its episodes are completed and reviewed.
Serial preview · planned 30 episodes
The Girl by the Causeway
On a stormy Laamu road, Rayaan stops for Ameera and offers her his jacket. Their meeting begins a mystery he cannot forget.
Episode One and the 29 later episodes are planned for a future public release. Full episodes are not yet posted.
About the author
Ideas take shape when we share them.
Associate Professor Dr. Abdulla Rasheed is a Maldivian educator, researcher, trainer, and award-winning story writer. His work connects classroom practice, school leadership, inclusive learning, positive thinking, and storytelling.
Ideas & Imagination brings his creative and scholarly work together through stories, practical learning activities, and research.