Arabic Camp Day

The U.S. State Department: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs just approved our grant proposal to hold an Arabic Camp Day. About two hundred and fifty students from across the state will be attending on March 26. They will participate in linguistic and cultural activities in which they are required to speak Arabic. We will be busy in the next few weeks.

Field Trip

Yesterday we went on a field trip to Khadeeja Islamic Center in Salt Lake City by way of Mazza (Lebanese restaurant) and the AMES Academy Arabic class with Michelle Safadi and her exchange teacher from Egypt, Samir Gibrail.

Field Trip 2/22

We're leaving for our field trip at 12:30pm. Bring some snacks for the ride.

Hanne Paine

Hanne Paine visited our school today. She is conducting research for her International Baccalaureate diploma essay on Arabic programs in the United States. We will be participating in her survey and look forward to seeing her conclusions.

Pictures of Egypt

Here are some unique photos of Egypt.

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Ben Dunbar Visits from DC

Ben Dunbar in the red tie, is the program director of TCLP (Teachers of Critical Lanugages Program) with American Councils for International Education. He, the man who facilitated bringing our exchange teacher Mohamed El Naggar from Egypt, was here today for a site visit. American Councils works closely with the State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. He observed our Arabic classes and met with administration, counselors, and district specialists to promote the Arabic program. We are excited to have him here as Utah is becoming a strong force for Arabic education at the public school level. He meets tomorrow with UFLA administration (Utah Foreign Language Association), Gregg Roberts (World Language Specialist at the Utah State Office of Education), people at the governor's office, and many more.

Arabic Club

Our next Arabic club meeting is Dec 14. We are watching West Bank Story.