A Proposal of Early Childhood Convergence Curriculum through the Review of Convergence Education Literature

This study proposes an ‘Early Childhood Convergence Education Curriculum’ tailored to young children's developmental stages and future talent cultivation. A comprehensive literature review was conducted, analyzing research on early childhood convergence programs and comparing them with the Nuri Curriculum. The study’s findings include: (1) The curriculum aims to foster holistic development by integrating play-based learning with creative and scientific problem-solving, communication, and character-building. (2) It comprises six educational content areas: physical movement, language, social relationships, arts, mathematics and science, and technology and engineering. (3) Teaching and learning methods involve an interactive, play-centered approach, emphasizing situational problem-solving and convergence thinking. (4) A structured evaluation framework, including an appropriateness checklist, was developed.