Those aspects of a child's education (e.g. speech patterns, codes of behaviour, social attitudes, etc.) which are not part of the formal school curriculum, but are instead acquired as part of his or her experience within the social contexts of school and home.
Origin
1960s.
Definition of hidden curriculum in US English:
hidden curriculum
noun
Those aspects of a child's education (e.g. speech patterns, codes of behaviour, social attitudes, etc.) which are not part of the formal school curriculum, but are instead acquired as part of his or her experience within the social contexts of school and home.