The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has enhanced preparations to receive about 132,000 students in public schools in new academic year 2023-24.
There are over 334 private schools which are serving around 230,000 students.
Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Buthaina Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi yesterday launched an annual educational assembly featuring a diverse array of training programs for school leadership and academic and administrative personnel.
The first day of the annual educational assembly’s events was held at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC). The annual educational assembly will continue until August 23.
The training programs offered during this period are characterized by their diversity, as they target all categories of the educational system.
The programs have been allocated to government school leaders, academic, administrative, and Kindergarten Affairs Deputies.
These programs focus on institutional culture, work ethics and values, sustainable development in schools, career paths, career advancement, and the preparation of counselors in schools.
The subject’s coordinators and teachers will participate in a boot camp that includes workshops on training materials implemented remotely and direct practical applications focusing on artificial intelligence strategies and future thinking skills for students of different educational stages.
This year will witness a qualitative focus on kindergarten teachers by providing specialized programs for them in conjunction with launching 4 kindergartens for 3 years as a pilot phase.
According to the annual calendar of schools for the academic year 2023-2024, it is anticipated that around 132,000 male and female students in 279 schools and public kindergartens will go back to school on Sunday, August 27, 2023, with the number of schools reaching 214 schools accommodating 124,189 male and female students, while there are 65 kindergartens with 7,936 male and female students.
Administrative and pedagogical staff, along with schools’ employees will embark on their work starting from Sunday, August 20, who will primarily precede the students’ return to schools in order for the pedagogical staff to embark on carrying out essential preparations, including receiving students and distributing class schedules whose publication has been completed from the first academic class.
The preparations and arrangements made by MoEHE to start the new academic year included provision of a conducive educational environment, ensure readiness of school furniture, class storage capacity, availability of school buses, transportation, as well as school meal services tenders and canteens where 16 qualified food companies have been hired to provide school canteens with food supplies in all public schools in accordance with the accredited health and food requirements.
The arrangements also included bridging the gaps through hiring and recruiting many teachers based on high standards, in terms of scientific qualifications and practical expertise.
As the teaching and administrative staff beginning their work on August 20, schools are ready to distribute books, study supplies, and the student lists to classes, as well as applying school systems, policies and regulations from the first day of school, with a serious commitment to improving students academic achievement as a strategic goal of the Ministry.
Preparations for the start of the new school year extended to include libraries, which provided various types of stationery, bags, and school supplies of various types and brands, while the parents started to prepare the school uniform and buy the needs of their children.
In this regard, the Ministry has urged parents to prepare their children to adhere to the policy of attendance, absence, and attendance at school from the first day to prepare students for a high-quality educational atmosphere that is in line with the study plans designed to ensure that all students acquire the knowledge and skills contribute to their achievement of success and the achievements they aspire to.
