Minister of Education Tarek Shawky recently stated that the English language will be taught in kindergarten for the first time in Egypt, as reported by Al Mal on Sunday. The English language will be taught as a separate subject from other subjects like science and mathematics, as kindergarten in all of Egypt’s public schools use Arabic as the primary language in teaching. Shawky said that the aim of the new education system is to ensure that the students master the Arabic language well and to acquire the basics of the English language before studying science and mathematics in English in the first year of elementary school. A third language will also be introduced beginning from the first year of elementary education. The new curriculums are based on four standards: teaching the child who they are, learning about the world around them and how the world works along with developing methods of communication and respect for others. The Ministry of Education has already completed developing the new curriculum for kindergarten and the updated books, which are completely owned by the ministry, are ready to be distributed. Since the new education system…
