For those wishing to "study from a distance"
Private schools in Dubai reduce their fees by 15% for "distance education"
Private schools in Dubai have set a 15% discount on tuition fees, if students ’families choose the“ distance education ”system for their children, during the next academic year, with the aim of reducing the financial burden on families, especially since“ distance education ”reduces the number of educational services provided From schools to students, whether activities or others, in addition to the provision of electronic devices and assistance for the necessary educational process at home.
Schools gave their students a choice between full-time schooling. In this case, the fees do not undergo any change, or the distance education is 100%, through digital means, with a 15% deduction from the fees, explaining that distance learning can be offered to all students at the same time, or at different times.
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai said, in response to a question for families of students, on its website, “The face-to-face learning option remains the preferred educational model for the majority. It is natural that this witnesses a difference of views among students' families, especially in the early stages of reopening schools.
She added that “private schools in Dubai can provide distance learning services by 100% in the next academic year, as a temporary measure, and they should provide this option for those who request them, and each school has its own style regarding fees, and then it is necessary for direct communication between the student’s parents. And the school, to know the details of the tuition fees and ways to pay them ».
On the other hand, those with students of "remote study" preferred to their children, during the next academic year, until a safe and approved vaccine for the "Corona" virus appeared, to ensure that students were protected from infection with the virus.
Hazem Abdel Moneim (a student’s guardian) stated that he prefers to “study remotely” during the next school year, for fear of his son being infected with the Coronavirus, especially since an approved vaccine for the virus has not yet appeared, calling on his son’s school to reduce fees, if applied "Virtual education", because it reduces the services provided by the school to students, and their parents pay fees for them.
Mr. Abdul Hamid (the father of a student) said, “The best option among the educational scenarios on offer is virtual education. Despite its multiple challenges, it remains the safest for the safety of the student, ”calling on the authorities responsible for education to adopt“ distance education ”during the next academic year, or at least during the first semester, until a vaccine for the Corona virus appears, because the presence of the vaccine It would achieve reassurance of families for their children.
Rawda Khaled (the mother of two students) considered that “school education in the current circumstances is not safe enough, and causes great anxiety to the students’ families, especially since it has not appeared after treatment or vaccination for the (Covid-19) virus, ”indicating that the best option for her is "Distance education" is among three options that her children's school specified.