Khoj approach towards elementary education is that the education should be responsive to the issues and problems of the learners in their daily lives. Relevance and participation are the hallmark of the work but special attention is also paid to efficient and effective methods of teaching as well.

Salient features of Khoj methodology could be delineated as: 

• It is learner centered and highly participatory .
• It provokes creativity .
• It is inquiry based and tries to build on existing knowledge of the learners.
• It is firmly rooted in the realities of life . In order to ensure relevance, alternative educational materials have been developed.
• Problem posing method is adopted instead of depositing information in the minds of the learners that makes learning analytical and effective.
• As the methodology believes in learning by doing, work is largely activity based .
• In order to ensure logical and analytical thinking questioning is provoked in learners.
• In order to builds on learners' existing knowledge of language a phonetic method of teaching Urdu  language is used. Khoj has developed the method.

The Program has been divided into two levels: Core level and Advanced Level.

Core Level

It includes twenty five codes with the same number of keywords/ phrases/ sentences. Core program is for one year. After its completion, learners are able to read and write meaningfully any text of Urdu language and are proficient in basic mathematics

A teachers' manual for children's education called ‘Rahbar' and a number of materials have been developed.

The Advanced Level Program for Children

Advanced level of Khoj education program for children includes the following subjects:

• English Language
• Computer Education
• Health Education
• Nutrition
• Organic Agriculture
• Science
• Mathematics
• Civic Education
• Pakistan Studies
• Environment Education
• Home Economics

Advanced level is for three years and at its completion children are equal to the elementary level of formal system.

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