We have used Arab Academy's program at our school for
children and youth. Before registering students, we asked them to sit
for the online Arabic placement test. Some of them took the test at home,
others at our computer lab. We placed students in classes according to
the results of the test and the teachers recommendation. Our teachers
used printouts of the Arab Academy Electronic Books in class and we took
each group to the lab to take the online test. We will use the certificates
issued by Arab Academy to distribute to our students at the end of the
school year. Although, we are a Weekend School students had the opportunity
to study from home during the week leveraging the use of the Arab Academy
online program.
The Arab Academy program is not comparable to an interactive program
or a book. It is a comprehensive system that provides teacher support,
curriculum matching the ages and language levels of students, placement
tests, end of session tests, online games and activities, electronic
books plus technical and academic support. Our children enjoyed the
courses tremendously, enjoyed the Arabic classes and the burden of preparing
tests and games for their students was removed from our teachers. We
thoroughly enjoyed the Arab Academy experience and I highly recommend
it for other schools and Weekend Schools!
Hesham Hallouda
Director, Arabic School at ADAMS Center, Virginia, USA