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Across 20 television channels and online, the Saudi Ministry of Education is preparing to launch the largest virtual school in the world as classes resume despite the ongoing global pandemic. Education Minister Hamad Al Sheikh announced the kingdom’s plan for virtual schooling in a press conferenceheld in Riyadh on Wednesday.
“The ministry benefited from the last [academic] year’s experience as a basic starting point. Distance education and e-learning are no longer an option, rather, it is a necessity that all societies need,” he said.
“The government … believes that education is the focus of change in the kingdom and its people, it is the source of community development for all ages and distance education is part of this development in the educational process.”
He said the ministry was prepared to launch the “My School” project with e-learning and 20 channels bringing together all levels of education at all stages of the learning process. Six million students [...]
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