The Curriculum Research Of Eton College

Through five hundred and seventy-five years’ development days, Eaton college has become one of the leading private secondary schools in the UK and even in the world today, just from a charity school. The author’s study is from the history of the course setting of Eaton College, summed up the impact on the setting of Eaton college courses in different times, and it focuses on the contemporary curriculum setting of Eaton college, and then made a deep factor analysis on the curriculum characteristics in Eaton college. And finally try to understand how the Eaton college become so successful, in order to provide some inspiration to the reform of private secondary schools in our country and to create our own characteristics.This paper consists of four parts, each part can be summarized as the following aspects:The first part introduces the reason of choosing this topic, the significance of this research, concept definition, domestic and international research status, research methods, and then describes the perspective of this study and the innovation points and deficiencies.The second part traces the historical evolution of the establishment of Eaton College curriculum. Eaton college was born by the British king Henry VI appointed, so at the beginning, Eaton College had already got too much attention. But from the end of seventeenth century to the beginning of eighteenth century, Eaton college because of poor management, leading to backward curriculum setting, physical punishment of students and other scandals. In view of these phenomena, Eaton college began to make snap reform, eventually able to return to the glory of the past. Eaton college today has become one of the most famous middle schools in the world.The third part mainly introduce the curriculum Eton college, which is mainly embodied in the curriculum ideas, curriculum objectives, as well as the course contents. Eaton college pays great attention to the students’ confidence, enthusiasm, integrity, honest, firm and indomitable personality cultivation. Eaton college courses can be divided into three categories: culture course, activity course, and physical education. Stick to the concept of setting on the traditional curriculum is also an important reason that why Eaton school become so successful.The last part conclude the characteristics and reasons of the curriculum setting in Eton. To explore how the private schools in our country can establish such a school brand, and how can we develop such kind elite education and curriculum reform in the future. The careful design of the curriculum and the teaching of small class and the academic management provides the exact security for Eaton college quality education. The traditional family, the noble plot, the scientism is the prominent influence reasons which set British Eaton college courses. Firstly, we should base on each school’s characteristics to develop their own unique curriculum setting concept; Secondly, try to balance the proportion of courses, emphasis on physical education courses and activities; Finally, we must constantly update the curriculum content, catering to the needs of social development.