Egypt

Samir Gibrial's "Attending ACTFL 2024" Project provides him with the opportunity to participate in professional development put on by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), as well as access resources that are geared in particular toward teachers of Arabic as a Foreign Language and connect with other Arabic teachers. By attending ACTFL's 2024 conference, Mr. Gibrial enhances his teaching skills, learn about the latest innovations in teaching methodologies, and stay up to date with the teachers of foreign languages community.

Emad Gerges's "Arabic Camp Day" Project strives to encourage elementary, middle, and high school students in Oxford, Mississippi to enroll in Arabic classes by putting on an outreach event that showcases aspects of the Arabic language and culture. The event recruits local college students who have been studying Arabic to run several different stations that prospective students rotate between.

Mr. Abdelrahman Dawoud's project "Teacher PD Day' Climate Change Integration'" focuses on training teachers to implement climate change into lesson plans for students. The project is divided into three sessions. The first will be on climate change and its effects, the second focuses on language used in the classroom, and the final session is for hands-on activities. The project will promote awareness of climate change and its direct impact on teachers and how they, in turn, can promote awareness to students.

During the “Arabic Cultural Day,” Ms. Ismael's students held an after-school event to showcase their acquired Arabic language skills and promote the middle school's Arabic program to the school, teachers, and parents.

For Ms. Sofi’s “Beyond Differences” project, students introduced Arabic culture and language to the school through an international week that concluded with an event celebrating diversity. The focus of the program was on how Middle Eastern culture influenced other disciplines. 

This project will create an Arabic Club where students will demonstrate competence in using Arabic before a large audience. Parents and community members will participate in curriculum night and cultural events. We will host a forum where the community and school staff will learn about the education, culture, cuisine, customs, traditions, and daily life in Egypt. The project will promote and reinforce the Arabic language, students'  fluency, and knowledge of the Egyptian culture.