How long has Mayan civilisation been part of curriculum?

[kilmuir]

DD3 loves it. I was dreading the Victorians again. !

It was one of the optional "world study" topics in the old currlculum.
A world history study
13. A study of the key features, including the everyday lives of men, women and children, of a past society selected from: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Sumer, the Assyrian Empire, the Indus Valley, the Maya, Benin, or the Aztecs.

Generally chosen by teachers who like chocolate!!

My heart sinks when I have to do the Victorians. Mayans is fab!
We're currently doing "Africa" and the kids love it.

Haha, yes her teacher did say the Mayans were worth studying purely because they invented chocolate.
Was lovely to see my DD so enthusiastic about a topic.

It also appears in the new curriculum!
? a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – one study chosen from: early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900; Mayan civilization c. AD 900; Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300.

We might stick with the Mayans!

I assume the Victorians will appear at some point

The teacher started at the school in Sept and has been very refreshing. Great to see different ways of teaching and topics. My DD rarely shares what she has been doing in class but this year i have a complete run down

Primary History now stops at 1066 apart from possibly a local history topic and an extended theme study. So Victorians could be excluded altogether!

Examples of a local history study from:
? a depth study linked to one of the British areas of study listed above ( ie up to 1066)
? a study over time tracing how several aspects of national history are reflected in the locality (this can go beyond 1066)
? a study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality.

and examples of themes that might be covered include

? the changing power of monarchs using case studies such as John, Anne and Victoria
? changes in an aspect of social history, such as crime and punishment from the Anglo-Saxons to the present or leisure and entertainment in the 20th Century
? the legacy of Greek or Roman culture (art, architecture or literature) on later periods in British history, including the present day
? a significant turning point in British history, for example, the first railways or the Battle of Britain