Ajyal Schools in UAE show the way forward

Ajyal Schools in UAE show the way forward

The UAE’s decision to start the Ajyal or Generation Schools is the first transformational step in the country’s new educational system. Aimed to equip tomorrow’s generation with new language skills and better cognitive development, the ambitious project will go a long way to complement the structural changes introduced recently to the nation’s educational policy. The model is expected to be applied to all students from grade one to grade four, in ten schools initially, under the supervision of Emirates Schools Establishment, and will include a host of schools over a three-year time span. The decision to change the medium of teaching from Arabic to English is an important one and will prepare pupils for university and future work life in the UAE and abroad. Ajyal Schools will be completely free. Besides offering long-term benefits to UAE students and better-equip them to meet the academic challenges of the future, the move shows UAE’s commitment to provide cutting-edge infrastructure and quality to future-proof its school education system. Earlier, students in several government schools, mostly in the Northern Emirates, would study all subjects in Arabic with a lesson set aside for English. That is set to change. The switch to English is in