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Education
is no doubt the best investment a parent can choose for his or
her
child. When Dr Marck first approached me in October 2007 with the idea
of
opening an Australian
School
in Cairo,
I was extremely enthusiastic. The Australian education system is
world-renowned
and students of the Australian curricula have the added
advantage of being well-equipped to continue their higher education in
institutions everywhere around the world.
 I couldn’t help but imagine the possibilities such an education
being
offered to students in Egypt
could open.
I
strongly believe that a good education is one that endeavours to teach
students
how to think and, especially, to always think for themselves.
This
prepares
them to continuously educate themselves throughout their lives and is
one of
the core principles of Australian education and one which we are
committed to
develop at ASC.
We are recruiting a highly professional teaching staff grounded
in the core principles of the Australian educational system and we strongly
believe in a ‘wholistic’ approach to educating the student, with the emphasis
not just on the curriculum per se, but also on developing the skills and
creativity for students to become contributing members of society.
The opening of
the school in September 2009 comes at an important time for Egypt.
The
combination of rapid economic growth, growing investment (both local
and
international) and rapid globalisation places tough demands on new
entrants to Egypt’s
workforce. The increasingly vibrant Egyptian economy needs an equally
vibrant
and dedicated workforce. ASC, based on the core values of our
curriculum, aims
to serve in this regard.
I am delighted to be a
part of this ambitious project of preparing a new generation of young
people
with the skills they need in the rapidly evolving world of today. I am
also
proud to be a contributor to this addition to Egyptian – Australian
cooperation
in the field of education.
We look forward to
welcoming you to the Australian
School
in Cairo.
Afifi
M. Selim
Commercial
Minister Plenipotentiary (retired)
Egyptian
Consul General, Sydney (retired)
Board of Directors
Australian School
of Cairo
welcome@australianschoolcairo.org
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