Maryam Bu Khattamin (Abu Dhabi)
Aldar Schools, in cooperation with the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi, celebrated the signing of the books of the winning students in the “Create in Arabic” competition series in its fourth session under the title “The Mission Generation,” with the participation of about 25,000 male and female students from 100 public and private schools across Abu Dhabi, which comes as an embodiment of According to the words of the late founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God have mercy on him, “He who has no past has no present and no future.”
The competition aims to preserve the national identity and Emirati culture, enhance the role of the Arabic language as an incubator for identity and heritage, instill a love of Arabic in the hearts of students, highlight their literary talents, and encourage and develop digital and technological talents and competencies, while working to integrate them with linguistic skills. The competition included a series of competitions, namely (Writing Creativity, the next fifty years, the Times of Change Competition, the Mission Generation, and the Emirati Narrative,” and was supervised by a specialized jury: Saeed Al Badi, an Emirati writer and novelist, a member of the Board of Directors of the Journalists Association in the Emirates, Aisha Abdullah, the first Emirati woman to write in children’s literature, and her Many collections of short stories, and Al-Hanouf Mohammed, an Emirati poet who has published a number of literary publications, both poetry and prose, and currently holds the position of Secretary-General of the Dubai National Theater.
The Future Generation, CEO of the Dar Education Foundation, Sahar Cooper, thanked everyone who contributed to supporting this initiative, and everyone who believed in education as a message, so I am devoted to it. She also expressed her thanks to His Excellency Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, for his continuous support and great interest in supporting the education process. I particularly thank him for his great support of the Arabic language, which is an integral part of our heritage and identity.
Cooper stressed the institution’s confidence in its students and that the institution is investing in the future generation, as the institution was able to demonstrate the students’ talents in writing and creativity, and this is a translation of one of the strategic goals of the Foundation Al-Dar Foundation for Education, which aims to support and promote the Arabic language. She pointed out that the works of talented students in writing in Arabic demonstrated their ability to link the splendor of the past with the horizon of a bright future.
For her part, Hanadi Mustafa, Head of the Arabic Language Development Group at Al Dar Education Foundation, stressed the importance of investing in student talents in childhood, noting that if these opportunities are not invested in a timely manner, they may be lost without leaving a trace.
Hanadi explained that Al Dar Education focuses on developing teachers and enabling them to teach the communicative approach to the language, stressing that the student will not be productive unless he is a good recipient. She pointed to the ongoing cooperation with the Department of Culture and Tourism, as they provide training workshops and educational trips for our students, which increases their awareness of their national identity and authentic heritage.
In turn, educationalist Aziza Al-Kharusi confirmed that this initiative contributed to strengthening the literary scene in children’s and youth literature, strengthened students’ self-confidence, and translated feelings of pride and pride in the achievements of this generous country. Al Kharousi pointed out that such initiatives contribute to consolidating national identity by strengthening the Arabic language, which constitutes an essential part of culture and heritage. She also stressed that supporting literature for children contributes to building a balanced and independent personality for students, capable of facing future challenges in a spirit of creativity and confidence.
Skills development
Student Al-Yazia Muhammad Khalifa Al-Mubarak, from Cranleigh School Abu Dhabi, who won first place in the second category, said that she participated in the competition out of a desire to develop her writing skills and a desire to write about the heritage of her country, the Emirates, with the aim of becoming a famous writer in the future.
Al-Yazia added: “The competition is very important to me because it is linked to the national identity of my beloved country, the Emirates. Through it, I will develop my writing to become a famous writer. My father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, and teacher supported me, and I was able to write a story about a young girl living in the Emirates who was always chatting with her grandfather in the majlis. Her grandfather told her about the palm tree, and that it is an integral part of our country’s heritage and symbolizes stability, steadfastness, and generosity. Our ancestors in the past used its fronds to build houses and ate from its fruits.”
Al-Yazia added: “I always feel proud of my beloved country, the Emirates, which exports dates and dates to many countries that suffer from food shortages through the Emirates Red Crescent.”
A Golden OpportunityIn turn, Nour Bashtli, an Arabic language teacher at Al Yasmina British Academy, confirmed that the competition is a golden opportunity for the future generation to participate in it, especially since it contributes to their mastery of the language, interest in it, and expression of their national culture, noting that the competition enabled them to attract and discover student talents in writing, which During which they developed and developed their Arabic language skills, not to mention their pride in their national identity. Abdullah Al-Sarhan, Head of the Arabic Language Department for the Senior Level at Cranleigh School, noted that the competition strengthened the students’ confidence in writing and following in the footsteps of creativity in the world of literature.
The participants discussed several topics, including writing a story whose topic is related to the Emirati identity or any aspect of it, with the necessity of mentioning vocabulary/structures or dialogues in the Emirati dialect (Emirati ramsa) between the story’s characters. In addition to the topics of material heritage and intangible heritage.
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