"We recognize that we in RAK are only as good as the schools we have and without good schools we cannot realise our dreams or take hold of our future."

"It is my hope and that of the government of RAK that we will be able to have the highest quality teachers and as a result the highest quality schools"

"We need to encourage excellence in our schools now more than ever, as the Arab world is still yet to reach its capacity and is yet to realise its dreams."

"If we in the Arab world are ever to be more than just consumers , then we need to embrace innovation and discovery as never before."

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RAK Teachers Network in the National

30/06/2010

The RAK Teachers Network, a project of the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation, has been featured in an article by The National reporter, Kathryn Lewis.

RAK teachers click with IT lessons

Kathryn Lewis

"Teachers in Ras al Khaimah are taking lessons in computing in the hope that it will have a trickle-down effect on pupils and expand the use of information technology in schools.

Twenty-six teachers, from public and private schools, who applied for scholarships to take part have just finished the first three-month course. A second round of courses will begin in the autumn.

The training was organised by the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, a think tank founded in 2009, which focuses on education..."

To view the full article, click here.