School Award
Best Arabic Program Award for EEI
About the Award
Arabic is a rich and beautiful language, representing our culture, our heritage, and the words of the Holy Quran. In the early years, it lays the foundation for children’s identity, communication, and love of learning. Teaching Arabic to young learners requires creativity, patience, and engaging methods that spark curiosity and joy in discovering the language.
This award recognizes the most engaging and impactful program developed by a nursery to nurture Arabic language skills and inspire a passion for preserving and using Arabic from the earliest stages of learning. The program must demonstrate positive early learning outcomes, as well as innovative and age-appropriate strategies for helping children listen, speak, and interact in Arabic – encouraging them to enjoy and use the language in everyday life, to share it with others, and to carry it forward to future generations.
Stakeholder engagement will also be taken into consideration, for example, the involvement of parents, family members, and the wider community in supporting Arabic language learning.
Prize
AED 150,000
Cash prize to be spent towards institution improvement initiatives
Participation
Eligibility
All public and private Early Education Institutions (e.g., nurseries) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Submission Requirements
Your submission must include the following:
Rationale for your Arabic language program (max 100 words, score 20%).
Description of your Arabic language program, highlighting goals, target group(s), and success measures (max 250 words, score 25%).
Summary of measures used for baseline and post-program results, including samples (max 250 words, score 25%).
Showcase of qualitative and/or quantitative positive impact that the program has on your intended target group(s) (max 250 words, score 20%).
A video, which may include stakeholder testimonials (not exceeding 3 minutes), to support your application and demonstrate how the program has had a positive impact on Arabic language skills and engagement (score 10%).
