SHARJAH, 5th October, 2013 (WAM)--Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and CEO of Kalimat Publishing Group, recently met with representatives from the Sharjah Education Council to discuss the initiative that aims to support teaching in Arabic language in Sharjah schools by leveraging smart solutions, the first of its kind in the region.

The meeting was held at the Executive Office of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, in presence of HE Dr Abdullah Al Suwaiji, Chairman of the Sharjah Educational Board.

At the start of the meeting, Sheikha Bodour paid tribute to H. H. Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, for his unlimited support to education as well as his continuing directive, which calls for keeping pace with the latest teaching practices and technologies to ensure the evolution of education sector and the development of faculties and students alike.

She referred to the recent support of the initiative by the Ruler of Sharjah through the distribution of free tablets and Horouf electronic programmes to preschool pupils in Sharjah.

During the meeting, Kalimat Publishing Group and Sharjah Education Council agreed to form a taskforce comprising of members from both parties to complete the distribution of the tablets gifted by the Ruler of Sharjah to all preschool students in Sharjah?s kindergartens. The task force will also coordinate with Kalimat Publishing Group in organising training courses for teachers and identifying assessment methods to achieve optimal empirical results.

Speaking on the occasion, Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, said: "The development of education sector is a huge responsibility that requires collective and shared efforts, as the rewards will be reaped by all. These endeavours will contribute to establishing a knowledge-based community and will serve as a catalyst and driving force for bringing about a new cultural and educational renaissance within the coming generations." To bring this ambition to life, she continued, "we have developed educational programmes that will not only provide students with supplementary classroom resources, but will help students to access the required information and effectively transform theory into practice." Dr Abdullah Al Suwaiji, Chairman of the Sharjah Education Council, hailed the efforts of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi in supporting the Arabic language and education. He also expressed his delight in the Horouf project, which caters to the needs of today child.

Meanwhile, Kalimat Publishing Group presented the collection of printed books, specially designed and published by Horouf Educational Publishing for preschool students. The collection includes the Big Book and Imrah Series, Family Letters and Concepts, which will be available in the markets in November 2013, as part of its efforts to introduce integrated electronic and printed solutions.

The meeting between Kalimat Publishing Group and the Sharjah Education Council was attended Aisha Saif, Secretary General of Sharjah Education Council, Ali Al Hawsani, Director of the Department of Model Schools at the SEC, Mohammed Al Mulla, Director of Sharjah Award for Excellence in Education, Amani Al Ali, Manager of the Executive Office of Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, and Tamer Said, Business Development Manager at Kalimat Publishing Group.

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