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Outils et opportunités de premier ordre dans les nouvelles écoles jordaniennes

Par Maggie Farrand

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Les écoliers d’Irhaba, Jordan, ont désormais accès à des installations de premier ordre et à davantage d’opportunités éducatives grâce à l’ouverture de la nouvelle école de base mixte Aisha Al Ba’ouneya..

NOUS. L'ambassadeur en Jordanie, Stuart Jones, a rejoint le ministre de l'Éducation, Dr. Mohammad Thneibat, Ministre des Travaux Publics Ing. Sami Halaseh et les États-Unis. Agence pour le développement international (USAID) La directrice de mission Beth Paige pour le mois de décembre. 3 inauguration de la toute nouvelle école primaire, situé à environ 80 km au nord de la capitale jordanienne, Amman.

«Je suis très heureux aujourd'hui de faire partie de cet événement, célébrant l'ouverture d'Aisha Al Ba’Ecole de Base Mixte d'Ouneya," a déclaré l'ambassadeur Jones. « Cette école a été conçue en partenariat avec le ministère de l'Éducation nationale, et représente une nouvelle vision pour fournir une éducation de qualité aux étudiants jordaniens.

Paige affirme que la construction de nouvelles écoles comme celle d'Aisha Al Ba'ouneya garantira aux enfants une éducation de haute qualité avec des installations modernes et entièrement équipées

«C'est l'un des 11 écoles que l'USAID a achevées l'année dernière,» a-t-elle rapporté. « Tout cela va se traduire par de meilleures opportunités éducatives pour les enfants jordaniens. »

Au cours des trois dernières années, Programme de soutien à la réforme de l’éducation de Creative Associates International (ERSP), que l'agence finance, a fourni une assistance technique précieuse aux enseignants et aux dirigeants de ces écoles nouvellement construites.

Pledging additional support

In a grand gesture of support to Jordan and its ongoing educational reforms, Paige and Ambassador Jones used the Dec. 3 school inauguration ceremony to announce a $235 million pledge to improve basic education, teacher training and school infrastructure over the next five years.

The additional funding will also provide assistance to vulnerable youth to keep them in school and provide them with vocational training that will prepare for them for a productive life.

Ambassador Jones, Paige, Halaseh and Thneibat all signed the funding deal during the school inauguration event, pledging to expand the unique education model demonstrated at Aisha Al Ba’ouneya to other public schools in Jordan.

The ambassador commended the collaboration between the Ministry of Education and USAID, which he said was “a reflection of the strong and long-lasting relationship between the US and Jordanian people.”

A glimpse at the new school

While the infrastructure matters, it is the new approach to teaching and learning that is truly transformational: The new schools, with ERSP’s assistance, have created healthy and functional learning environments where educators make effective use of space and resources, technology is employed in teaching and learning, communities are involved and feel a sense of ownership and students direct their own learning.

Teaching and learning within these schools represent a functional blend of elements including infrastructure, ressources, qualified instructors and improved educational practices.

Creative’s program continues to provide support throughout the school year – a total of three semesters – offering a robust professional development program to principals, enseignants et étudiants; initiating school-wide activities and procedure; and involving community members in school events and decisions.

Together with Jordan’s Ministry of Education, ERSP has created a professional development course for teachers and principals, improved early childhood education and a created a robust repository of school data in order to achieve the country’s national education reforms.

The program has already benefited more than 20,000 students and nearly 2,000 educators and staff.

The inauguration event at Aisha Al Ba’ouneya Mixed Basic School began with a full tour of the school, where visitors had the opportunity to interact with teachers and students.

Paige and Ambassador Jones walked through the new computer labs, classrooms and library, greeted in each room by smiling students who proudly showed off new books in the library and new microscopes in the science lab.

Several modern features of the school were especially exciting for students who had never had access to such resources before. Teachers and students were most excited about the many high-tech features they will now have access to.

“What distinguishes this school from others is the expansive facilities and modern high-quality equipment," dit le Dr. Fadia Amawi, school principal.

Computer and science labs, Par exemple, are rarely available in other Jordanian schools. Nor is the robust array of textbooks, literature and reference material now available to students at Aisha Al Ba’ouneya in their revamped library.

With the activities under ERSP plus support from USAID, schools in Jordan can continue to improve the quality of education, and provide vulnerable youth with skills and hope for the future.[/vc_column_text][/vc_colonne][largeur vc_column = »1/12″][/vc_colonne][largeur vc_column = »1/4″][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id= »barre latérale-primaire »][/vc_colonne][/vc_row]