The forum was launched under the slogan “Roots and Innovation,” in the academy's headquarters in the university city.
The opening ceremony began with the national anthem of the United Arab Emirates, followed by verses from the Holy Qur’an presented by the student Mori Sekokita from Sidra Private School. After that, Dr. Muhaddith Al Hashemi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Private Education Authority and President of the Sharjah Education Academy, delivered a speech extending her deep thanks and appreciation to His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah for attending the forum, and His Highness’s keenness in the Arabic language and its teachers.
In her speech, Al Hashemi addressed the meanings of the forum’s slogan for this year, noting that it reflects Sharjah’s interest in Arabic as a mother language.
The Chairperson of the Sharjah Private Education Authority affirmed that the forum brings together elite teachers to assist students in their educational journey, pointing out that educators agree that a competent teacher who is passionate about the Arabic language and is keen on it and makes it a language of life and innovation is one of the most important tools to ensure the improvement of students’ outcomes, addressing the initiatives and special programs to support teachers, she said: “There were many initiatives and programs, most notably the “In Arabic We Promote” initiative, which recently won the award for the best campaign that supported the Arabic language from the International Government Communication Forum 2023, affirming that the Sharjah Private Education Authority carried out about 9,000 field visits and participatory meetings for teachers on the Sharjah Education Academy platform, and nearly 17,000 attendees benefited from them in order to support teachers, improve their performance, and pass on the good influence to our students.
Al Hashemi stated that one of the most significant projects being worked on with high efficiency is the "Teacher and Proud" program within the Sultan Al Qasimi project for nationalization in the private sector. This program provides the educational field with qualified national competencies, from teachers trained in accordance with the most recent educational practices, and is implemented by the Sharjah Education Academy in collaboration with the University of Helsinki in Finland, affirming that there are 83 teachers that foster a passion for Arabic in our pupils. She said that the results of these efforts demonstrated that the evaluation of Arabic for native speakers produced the most notable benefits, The schools achieved a 100% improvement in students’ achievement in Arabic for native speakers.
Al Hashemi concluded her speech by saying: “ For the first time, the Sharjah Private Education Authority is implementing standard tests for the Arabic language for native speakers this year to measure students’ achievement levels, compared to the national and regional levels, in support of efforts to improve achievement levels and enhance belonging to Arabic. She also announced the launch of the Sharjah Private Education Authority “Arabic Covenant” for private sector schools in Sharjah, for teachers of the Arabic language and its subjects, heads of its departments, and students, to commit to eloquence and to be keen on Arabic out of love and belonging.
His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah and the audience watched a visual presentation entitled “The Longest-Living Language,” which addressed the importance of the Arabic language and its ancient history, the interest of the Emirate of Sharjah in Arabic and its literature in various fields, and its continuous patronage of Arab culture, in addition to training and qualifying teachers.
The Secretary General of the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, Dr. Ahmed Safi Al Mosteghanemi, delivered a speech in which he lauded the Emirate of Sharjah's efforts to pay attention to the Arabic language through numerous initiatives, specialized forums, and programs for teachers and students that support the preservation, study, and teaching of the Arabic language. He called for parents and teachers to direct their children to take care of strengthening the Arabic language through selected, correct, and continuous reading.
The two students, Al-Jazia Ahmed Al-Zaabi and Sham Bakour, presented a dialogue entitled “Arabic is my original and my pride,” in which they discussed the importance of caring for and studying the Arabic language, the benefits of reading, and the superiority of the teacher over the student in promoting love for the Arabic language and his role in preserving linguistic identity.
The audience also watched a visual presentation that showing a group of students visiting a public library in Sharjah with their teacher, and their search for the impact left by the great scholars of the Arabic language and their efforts to enrich it.
At the conclusion of the opening ceremony, a group of male and female teachers from the “Lisan Al-Dhad” committee formed by the Sharjah Private Education Authority performed “Ahd Al-Arabiya” in front of Sharjah Ruler , who was keen to congratulate them on their efforts and exchange friendly conversations with them about the work of the committee and ways to enhance and improve the Arabic language, and His Highness kindly took souvenir photos with them.
His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah inspected the accompanying exhibition outside the forum before the opening ceremony and listened to a number of Sharjah students explanation of the Arabic language and its literature. The show featured a number of well chosen pieces, such as "Essential Messages," in addition to a number of Posters for students that give an overview of the Arabic language, poets from earlier periods, and a foundational work by Emirati authors.
The forum, which continues on Saturday and Sunday, and includes 7 dialogue sessions and 32 applied workshops, focuses on specialized development, building professional communities, reviewing the best applied practices in teaching the Arabic language and its subjects, and displaying examples of model classes in which the highest standards of active learning, critical thinking and the latest skills are applied. In addition to employing artificial intelligence, automation and digital applications in teaching and learning the Arabic language and its subjects.
The participants in the forum will discuss five main topics : the “Human Development Axis”, which sheds light on issues and visions in teaching Arabic and its subjects, the “Best Practices in Teaching Arabic and its Subjects” axis, and the “Model Classes” axis, which includes development workshops and developing the performance of educational teams of leaders and teachers. The “Student Creativity” axis, which includes realistic depictions from school classes at different stages, and the “Field and Realistic Studies and Research” axis, which sheds light on artificial intelligence and digital platforms in teaching Arabic and its subjects
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