AlRaeda to launch two school chains.Byline: Riyadh AlRaeda for Education Development (AED AED - Automated Engineering Design ), a leading education group, has launched a new approach to education in Saudi Arabia The U.S. Department of State estimates the literacy rate in Saudi Arabia for males to be 84.7 percent and 77.8 percent for females. Saudi Arabia's nationwide public education system includes few public universities and more than 20,000 schools. with the introduction of two structured preschool programmes. "The majority of a person's intelligence, personality traits and language abilities develop before the age of six years," said Dr Ilham Aldakheel, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Founder of AED. "It is therefore vital for the readiness of our youth in a globalised and competitive world that we prioritise Verb 1. prioritise - assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" prioritize grade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food their education and development very early on, even before elementary schooling elementary school: see school. ," she added. The schools are founded on the scientifically proven fact that children's intellectual, emotional and social development is at its peak between the ages of three and six. The schools combine the best in current pedagogical ped·a·gog·ic also ped·a·gog·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy. 2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner. thinking with the respect of Islamic and traditional values Traditional values refer to those beliefs, moral codes, and mores that are passed down from generation to generation within a culture, subculture or community. Since the late 1970s in the U.S. of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. to provide
a unique offering that aims to boost the readiness of our children to an
increasingly globalised and competitive world, said Dr Aldakheel.
She further said that despite its importance, less than one in every 10 Saudi children aged between 3-6 receives any formal preschool in Saudi Arabia. "Saudi Arabia lags significantly behind most Arab countries in this area. For example Bahrain is at around 45 per cent and the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. at 65 per cent. Globally, many developed countries have enrolment numbers close to 100 per cent. There are no cultural or economic reasons that can justify our gap." "Our mission is to help provide the opportunity for a quality pre-school education for every child. The gap is too big. Instead of relying solely on the government to close it, we want to make our contribution and hopefully encourage other responsible private sector operators to do the same. Our goal is to provide 10,000 children with high quality pre-school education within 5 years," said Dr. Aldakheel, who has been involved in education in Saudi Arabia for over 15 years. Dr Aldakheel noted also that most of a child's sense of self, relationships with others and sense self-discipline and behaviour control develops by the age of 6, so does his ability to learn languages. She added that preschool attendance had been proven to improve academic performance, strengthen positive traits such as independence and self-confidence and to reduce behavioral issues among young adults. After more than two years of planning, researching and developing, AlRaeda will launch two chains of schools, Ambassadors and Intilaka, to provide different segments of the society with top-quality education. The "Ambassadors" schools aim to offer a world-class program, based on the internationally renowned Montessori educational method. The programme, with a proven track record in the kingdom for 15 years under its previous name 'Asrary school' emphasises both academic skills personality development and a full mastery of both English and Arabic. It also integrates Islamic teachings and values seamlessly across the curriculum. Ambassadors schools are set to launch their preschool programs in Jeddah and Riyadh in October. The "Intilaka" schools will draw on Al Raeda's deep Saudi and education expertise to offer a top-quality preschool program where children are set in small groups of 12 to allow proper attention and focus. The Intilaka program was developed with regional and global academic experts. It features an Arabic language Arabic language Ancient Semitic language whose dialects are spoken throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Though Arabic words and proper names are found in Aramaic inscriptions, abundant documentation of the language begins only with the rise of Islam, whose main texts curriculum with rich daily English classes delivered by fluent fluent /flu·ent/ (floo´int) flowing effortlessly; said of speech. speakers; it puts emphasis also on maths, science, and religion. "Our objective is to make Intilaka a reference name in the Kingdom for high-quality preschool education preschool education: see kindergarten; nursery school. preschool education Childhood education during the period from infancy to age five or six. Institutions for preschool education vary widely around the world, as do their names (e.g. . Our objective is to be able in few years to look back and demonstrate with actual facts that our Intilaka children are better students, more rounded individuals who are better prepared for what awaits them in the future" said Dr Al Dakheel. She reiterated the importance of a full and continuous partnership between the public and private sectors to take education and in particular early childhood education in Saudi Arabia to the next level. "Many joint initiatives are underway to support the government in achieving its ambitious plan for Saudi Arabia, including increasing awareness of the importance of preschool, and many more are to come. What is at stake is the future of our children. It is a huge responsibility and we must all contribute," she concluded. -- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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