After The Shutdown: 774,000 Students Go Back to School in Jordan Published February 8th, 2021 - 07:57 GMT (Shutterstock)
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“The epidemic situation is changing worldwide and it is not time yet to relax our guard,” the minister said.
Almost 774,000 students went back to school in Jordan on Sunday, in the first return to classrooms since a nationwide shutdown imposed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
The in-class learning on Sunday saw attendance by 773,812 kindergarten, first graders and general secondary (Tawjihi) students from public and private schools and those run by UNRWA. This is to be followed by second graders the following day and third graders on Feb. 9, as per the safe return to school guidebook prepared by the education and health ministries.
Teachers receive specialised training on drama in education approach
By JT - Jan 17,2021 - Last updated at Jan 17,2021
Minister of Education Tayseer Nuaimi, and organisers of the Drama in Education training course pose for a group photo during the closing ceremony for the first batch of teachers who finished the course (Photo courtesy of NCCA)
AMMAN A total of 100 public school teachers have attended the Drama in Education training designed to instill moral and civic values to students and provide instructors with artistic tools they can employ to promote creativity in learners.
There are 300 teachers currently receiving the training with more than 100 Jordanian teachers and Syrian assistant teachers to join the course in February in the Zaatari and Azraq refugee camps, organisers said in a statement to The Jordan Times.