700,000 kids back to future

This came with a call from Minister of Education Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qattami to educators, administrators, learners and their guardians to work diligently and faithfully.

Some 785 government schools will welcome 269,412 students, while 458,508 students will join 491 private schools. A total of 29,332 teachers, technicians and administrators had already reported to work last Sunday.

“While acting to implement directives of the country’s leadership, the Ministry of Education has carried out a series pioneering initiatives and programmes to improve performance in government schools so as to set an educational model that is capable of addressing present challenges and unlocking creative potentials of both educators and learners,” the minister said.

Meanwhile, the police in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have launched safety campaigns with the reopening of the schools, aiming at ensuring the traffic safety. Titled ‘Schools without Accidents’, the campaigns put comprehensive plans to ensure safety of students and prevent traffic jams.

The General Department of Traffic of the Dubai Police has completed all preparations for the new academic year, said Major-General Mohammed Saif Al Zafin, Director of the General Department of Traffic.

The Abu Dhabi Police’s plan will see the more than 120 patrols deployed in intersections, internal and external roads, Colonel Hussain Ahmad Al Harithi, Director of the Abu Dhabi Police’s Traffic and Patrols Department.