The start of the final rounds for the Arab Reading Challenge with the participation of 21 million students
The final qualifiers at the state level were launched from the Arab Reading Challenge, the largest Arab reading initiative included in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, in a phase that continues for months and includes 52 countries that participated in this year's Challenge. At its conclusion, the champions of the challenge will be chosen at the level of each country. , In preparation for crowning the fifth Arab Reading Challenge champion.
These qualifiers are conducted virtually via video communication technology by specialized committees, in conjunction with the increase in the number of participants in this session to 21 million students from 14 Arab countries and 38 other countries around the world, representing more than 96 thousand schools under the supervision of more than 134 thousand supervisors. And supervisor.
Egypt topped the Arab countries in terms of the number of participants in the fifth session of the Arab Reading Challenge with 13.3 million participants, followed by Morocco with 1.558 million participants, Jordan with 1.5 million participants, Sudan with 1.2 million participants, Saudi Arabia with one million participants, then Mauritania with more than 553 thousand participants, the Emirates with more than 450 thousand participants, Palestine with 439 thousand participants, Algeria with 426 thousand participants, Bahrain with 154 thousand participants, Kuwait with more than 85 thousand participants, Tunisia with 65 thousand participants, Lebanon with 11 thousand participants, and Oman with more than Of 5000 participants.
Throughout the challenge stages, students participate in a series of interim qualifiers, which start with qualifiers at the school level, and then at the level of directorates and educational districts, where the first of them are chosen to compete in the final competitions at the level of each country within the final qualifiers in order to determine the top ten at the state level , And choose the champion of each state from among them.
Jordan was the first country in which the Challenge Qualifiers were launched at the country level for this year, under the supervision of more than 7,000 supervisors and supervisors from 3,434 schools, in order to evaluate the performance of students and students participating in this year's edition of the Arab Reading Challenge of various academic levels in the Kingdom’s schools.
Jordanian Minister of Education Dr. Tayseer Al-Nuaimi said: The Ministry of Education has begun implementing the Arab Reading Challenge initiative. One of the initiatives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, "may God protect him", as part of its plan, in line with the initiative of His Highness Crown Prince Hussein / may God protect him / initiative / z /, which emphasizes pride in the Arabic language and urges Reading, it develops knowledge and increases the students' linguistic outcome, as well as developing higher-order thinking, analysis and logical skills.
He added: On Monday 10/8/2020, the competition for the Arab Reading Challenge 2020 was launched at the level of the Kingdom in all education directorates, with the participation of 495 students from the finest participating students, who completed reading more than 50 books in the 2019/2020 academic year.
Al-Nuaimi emphasized that the pioneering idea of implementing this competition in its electronic form is considered a renaissance in the axis of e-learning, as its procedures and implementation mechanisms have proven their success as an important part of student activities, e-learning and distance learning in an interactive manner, with a focus on taking care of putting in place all necessary procedures to ensure the safety of participating students and to ensure the distance Social.
The seasons of the final qualifying rounds will follow in the participating Arab countries, respectively. On August 14, the Challenge qualifiers will start at the level of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, which included more than half a million participants in this session, with the participation of 1000 supervisors and supervisors to choose the champion of the Arab Reading Challenge in its fifth round at the state level.
With regard to the challenge final qualifiers in Mauritania, which began on August 14, 2020, the Mauritanian Minister of Education, Mohamed Maa El-Ainain Ould Ayeh, confirmed that the Arab Reading Challenge initiative organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation is an exceptional initiative to empower students in various parts of the Arab region and the world to Developing their linguistic communicative competencies and their general competencies, as it is a way to honor the distinguished among them in the field of reading, reading and achievement, and it is completely in line with the choices of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Sheikh Al-Ghazwani, which the government of Prime Minister Muhannadi Mohamed Ould Bilal initiates to embody on the ground, as it creates educational mobility And the intellectual, who was the fruit of the positive initiative to challenge and open up good for our students by opening windows to the vast world with its diversity and different cultures.
He pointed out that: The intensive participation of Mauritanian students in the fifth edition of the challenge reflects its importance as a lever for the education system and educational values and as a supporter of the place of the Arabic language in our schools and educational institutions.
The Minister added: We look forward in our education system to make use of all resources that support the educational process and provide tributary knowledge resources that provide students with the means they need to see the latest science, literature and innovations.
The Arab Reading Challenge is a way to encourage our children and youth to read in a global competition that this year included more than 553,000 participants from our primary and secondary educational institutions, and it is also a way to inspire them to expand their horizons and perceptions in parallel with their school education so that they become global citizens with their broad culture.
The number of participants in the Arab Reading Challenge continued to increase, cycle by cycle, as about 3.5 million students participated in the first session of the challenge, and the number doubled in the second session to exceed 7 million students, and with the opening of the door for participation for students outside the Arab world in the third session of the challenge The number of participants reached 10.5 million students, while the number of participants in the fourth session of the challenge exceeded 13.5 million students from 49 countries, so that the number of participants in the fifth session reached 21 million students.
Each participating student is required to read and summarize 50 titles in science and literature over the course of their participation in the challenge, under the supervision and guidance of supervisors and teachers in the participating schools.
The Secretary General of the Arab Reading Challenge, Mona Al-Kindi said: The qualitative increase in the Arab Reading Challenge in its fifth edition was exceptional despite the challenges posed by the spread of the Covid-19 virus, as the fifth version of the challenge achieved a growth in the number of participants by 48% compared to the fourth edition, in When the growth rate compared to the first edition reached more than 470%, which is an indication that the initiative has succeeded in consolidating its position as the largest and most valuable initiative around the world in supporting the culture of reading in the Arabic language and motivating our children to read and learn.
She added: When His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, "may God protect him", launched the Arab Reading Challenge initiative in 2016, the goal was to cognitively empower the young generations in the Arab region, by establishing a culture of reading to prepare informed generations. Informed about the sciences, literature and cultures of the age, she contributes to development paths and actively participates in building human civilization .. This goal is achieved, in turn, thanks to the qualitative turnout of male and female students, the close follow-up of supervisors, school directors and educational districts, and unprecedented cooperation from various educational and educational institutions active in the countries participating in the challenge.
Al-Kindi emphasized: We have proven through the challenge of Arab reading that the initiatives and projects of the UAE do not stop and do not slow down, and our vision has no limits despite the huge health challenges that the world is going through as a result of the Corona pandemic, but we have increased certainty and determination to spread knowledge, and focused on benefiting from technologies. Modernization and digital transformation to continue our approach and vision in instilling a culture of reading among our children in the Arab world .. Our success today in this challenge is a glimmer of Emirati hope for Arabs, and a message that transcends all borders, the center of which is that it is not impossible for the Arab will to enhance knowledge horizons and preserve the Arabic language.
The final qualifiers pave the way for the crowning of the champion of this session of the Arab Reading Challenge, which has culminated to date four heroes, the student Muhammad Jaloud from Algeria, who won the title of the champion of the Arab Reading Challenge in the first session, while the student Afaf Sharif from Palestine won the title in the second session, and the Moroccan child Maryam Amjoun won On the title in the third session, student Hadeel Anwar from Sudan won the title of the fourth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge.
The Arab Reading Challenge, which is part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, aims to bring about an educational and cognitive renaissance in the Arab world by consolidating the culture of reading among the emerging generations, and dedicating the concept of reading and continuous learning among the youth of the Arab world and the children of Arab communities residing outside the Arab region and Arab learners. Supplying the educational system with a cognitive activity that enhances students' capabilities, expands their perceptions and enriches their linguistic stock, which is reflected in the advancement of the Arabic language, as a tool to contribute to intellectual and cognitive production, promotes the values of civilizational openness and communication with different cultures of the younger generations, and enables it to make constructive contributions in the human knowledge field.