She worked in the “elementary” school, and her father continued to encourage her to educate herself

Alia left education because there were no classes for girls...and returned as a teacher

Alia participated with mothers, students and people of determination in the celebration of the Union Day by the Ministry of Community Development.

Emirates today

With a firm tone of voice and confident words, citizen Alia Sultan Abdullah Al Nuaimi told Emirates Today that she began her working life more than 50 years ago, with the help of her father, who encouraged her to start working at a young age, after it hindered her completion of secondary education. Because of the lack of female classes.

She started working as a storekeeper, but she insisted on education, so she made her way there.

Alia's story reveals the acumen and openness of the father, who was ahead of his time in his thoughtfulness.

Alia, who was born in 1952, says that she obtained her preparatory certificate in Kuwait, where her father worked until 1968, before moving to her country, the Emirates, in which her father completed his career.

The family's return to the UAE coincided with the diligent daughter's completion of the preparatory stage while she was in Kuwait schools.

However, she was unable to continue studying at the secondary level. Alia recounts that her father continued to encourage her to educate herself, persuaded her to work with her preparatory certificate, and supported her to assume her first job duties in the year 1971 as a storekeeper in Ajman Kindergarten, which is the first kindergarten in the Emirate of Ajman, and she later turned to kindergarten and primary school.

Alia has worked at the school for five years.

During the subsequent years, she returned to study, completed her education, obtained a high school certificate, joined higher education, obtained a diploma in educational qualification, and returned to work again, but this time as a teacher, to become one of the first female citizens working in teaching, in the Emirate of Ajman, and her work continued for 20 years. years.

Alia loved teaching and loved the subject she studied, family education, because for her it represented a subject on education, morals, and patriotism.

And just as she loved to instill principles in the hearts of her students, her students who still remember her became attached to her, and when they saw her on any occasion, they greeted her and hugged her.

Alia says that when she received the teacher's guide book for teaching family education, she found that it would not be sufficient as a source of information to satisfy the students' intellectual and cultural needs, which made her keep going to the library and reading books in search of materials that enrich the lesson she will give in class.

And she continues, "I used to spend two continuous hours explaining the material, and the students were listening and participating in the discussions, which I discovered during the past years, that they are still stuck in their minds, leaving an impact on their lives."

To this day, the mother, Alia, continues to teach girls and women all the experiences and skills she was able to acquire during her life, and is keen to participate in the cultural and social events that are held during national occasions and other important occasions.

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