Education_bh Innovation and Excellence: Abdul Rahman Kanoo School Diyar

Education_bh Innovation and Excellence: Abdul Rahman Kanoo School Diyar

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Please share a brief background of your innovation.

The Mandarin Program at Abdul Rahman Kanoo School Diyar (ARKS) was launched at the beginning of the academic year of 2022-2023, in line with the opening of the new school. ARKS is the first and only school in Bahrain to have Mandarin as a third language included in the curriculum. It was made possible due to the leadership’s foresight and understanding of the relationship the Kingdom has with China. The friendly cooperative relations between the two nations are based on shared or mutual, complementary commercial interests and Bahrain’s strategic geographical position, and from a policy standpoint, strong Bahrain-China links, inclusive of the China-Bahrain Relations in the Age of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). These were all factors considered when the leadership introduced the idea of being innovators and at the forefront to better support Bahrani students in the quest for more global opportunities.

This program is in its early stages and is set to introduce not only Mandarin but also introduce Chinese culture and engage students in cultural activities