A curriculum is one component that will determine the quality of education. In the traditional education system of Sasak people, Beguru, the curriculum is formulated clearly and becomes an influential factor for learning success. The principles of Beguru curriculum are conducted strictly to achieve complete learning. Arise from that point, this study intends to explore how the principles of Beguru relate to a curriculum. The research approach was naturalistic with an ethnographic type, and an interview was used in collecting the data. The collected data was then analyzed using an interactive model with three stages proposed by Miles, Huberman, & Saldana: data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing. As a result, there were 2 (two) learning principles were found related to the curriculum: the principle of conformity and the principle of acceleration. The first principle puts the needs of students as a benchmark in determining the curriculum. In contrast, the second principle allows students to program the curriculum according to their individual learning paces. These two principles were placed on the value framework of educational democracy. These principles are encouraged in the traditional education system of the Sasak people, Beguru, and become a central factor for educational success. These principles can be a consideration to be adopted in formal education to improve the quality of education.

Index Terms- Curriculum, principles, local wisdom, beguru