Qatar's National Curriculum Standards Symposium

Doha, November 21, 2005 - The SEC’s Education Institute hosted a symposium on "Qatar's National Curriculum Standards" at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel on November 30, 2005. This event aims to increase public awareness about the role of the curriculum standards currently being implemented in the new Independent Schools. Parents and teachers will not only get a first hand perspective about the role standards play in reforming the education system, but also have the opportunity to raise their concerns or views on the implementation of the standards implemented in 2004.

“The event will mark the significance of the Curriculum Standards in the Qatari education Reform, disseminate knowledge and raise the public awareness about these Standards, educate parents about them and how to assist their children at home with homework and other learning activities in relation to the Standards,” says Dr. Mohammed Al Ansari, Director, Curriculum Standards Office at the SEC. It will also be used as a source for teachers to broaden their knowledge about the Standards in relation to school curriculum.

"Our Curriculum Standards reflect the knowledge, skills, and values that we want to equip our Qatari students with. They support the Qatari national strategic orientation in the political, social, economic, and cultural arenas," he continues.

Notable educators will address the symposium including Dr. Hamed Al Hammami, Director, UNESCO Regional Office in Doha, who will be the keynote speaker, leading scholar, Dr. Yasir Suleiman – Director, Centre for the Study of the Arab World and Islam at the University of Edinburgh, and leader of the team that authored Qatar's Arabic Standards and Ms. Anita Straker, OBE, Principal Consultant with the Centre for British Teachers (CfBT), UK and leader of the curriculum standards authoring team.

Over 500 educators, parents and stakeholders from across Qatar are expected to attend the event.

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