alternative curriculum

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noun

British education any course of study offered as an alternative to the National Curriculum

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Words nearby alternative curriculum

alternation, alternation of generations, alternation of heart, alternative, alternative conjunction, alternative curriculum, alternative energy, alternative fuel, alternative history, alternative hypothesis, Alternative Investment Market

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Example sentences from the Web for alternative curriculum

Whatever the FBI says, the truthers will create alternative hypotheses that try to challenge the ‘official story.’
Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack?|Shane Harris|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Already, 10 Republicans have declared they will vote for an alternative candidate and more seemed poised to join.
Kamikaze Congress Prepares to Strike Boehner|Ben Jacobs|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
No longer does it constitute a reliable, middle class-based alternative to the corporatist mindset of the Republicans.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Another dark horse, Tennessee Senator Al Gore, was finding little traction in his efforts to become a centrist alternative.
Want President Hillary? Then Primary Her|Jeff Greenfield|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"I will," gruffly replied the man, with a look which showed that he was sorry to be forced to choose the second alternative.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
He had no alternative; he had as large interests in England as in Scotland, and armed opposition was out of the question.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Mr. Balfour, being an abstemious man, would not submit to the latter alternative, but consented to tell a story.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Comyn chose the latter alternative; and the agreement was guaranteed by oaths and embodied in indentures duly sealed.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
The future composer had no alternative but to study these works in pianoforte arrangements.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky

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