Egypt's President Orders Update to School Curriculum
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President El-Sisi is the leader of Egypt. He gave a new order about schools. He wants Egypt to update its school curriculum. A curriculum is the list of things students learn. He also wants new textbooks for students. Textbooks are books used in class.
El-Sisi said Egypt must use international experience. This means ideas and help from other countries. He wants Egypt's schools to get better and better.
There is a program called the Future Skills Academy. An academy is a special school for training. This program gives 50,000 licenses. A license here is like a permit to join a training course. About 150,000 students can use these licenses.
El-Sisi asked officials to keep working on every part of the education system. A system is a group of things that work together. He wants schools, books, and teaching to all improve together.
Vocabulary8 words
- order
- when someone important tells others what to do
- curriculum
- the list of subjects and things students learn
- textbooks
- books that students use to learn
- international
- from many different countries
- academy
- a special school for training people
- licenses
- papers that let you do or join something
- students
- people who are learning at school
- system
- many parts that work together
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1. The school curriculum and textbooks 2. 150,000 3. True
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President El-Sisi is the leader of _____. He gave a new order about schools.
He wants Egypt to update its school _____.
He also wants new _____ for students.
El-Sisi said Egypt must use _____ experience.
There is a program called the Future Skills _____.
This program gives 50,000 _____.
About _____ students can use these licenses.
El-Sisi asked officials to keep working on every part of the education _____.
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