Education Minister Prince Faisal bin Abdullah yesterday revealed plans to set up more district clubs for boys and girls across the Kingdom to help them practice their hobbies and engage in social, cultural and sports activities.
“We intend to establish 1,000 such clubs at schools within the next three years. We have already established more than 50 clubs and allocated funds for 114 clubs,” the minister told the Shoura Council.
Prince Faisal expressed his hope that the new clubs would help students develop their skills and capabilities. He said the ministry would reconsider appointment of temporary teachers to meet shortage of instructors in some schools in remote areas.
Speaking about the conditions to be applied by foreign schools to admit Saudi students, he said: “The school should be owned by a Saudi and that Islamic, social subjects and Arabic language should be included in the curriculum.”
1,000 youth clubs to be set up
