In the session “Strategy for the Development of Education” at the Sixth National Conference for Youth held at Cairo University, Minister of Education Dr. Tarek Shawki outlined the features of the new educational system, which will be implemented in September 2018, beginning with kindergarten and primary school. Dr Tarek Shawki highlighted that the new system aims to move away from the superficial approach to understanding and indoctrination to the development of important skills, problem solving and creativity. He added that the goals of the new education system will be “know, work, live, and be” and the curriculum in primary schools will revolve around “who am I”. Here are 7 important things to know about this new system. 1. There will be no exams starting from the first to the fourth grade The students at primary school will move between these school years automatically without the risk of year repetition. There will also be awards and honors given to identify the skills the student has achieved. By fifth grade, examinations begin again. 2. Examinations will be at the school level, not national level The Ministry of Education is changing the secondary school…
