The curriculum has been introduced as a part of a new education strategy aimed at students and teachers at public and private schools across the United Arab Emirates.

As a part of the national educational curriculum, the Department of Culture and Tourism –Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and the Ministry of Education have launched an educational resource entitled Al Ain Cultural Sites Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

The curriculum has been introduced as a part of a new education strategy aimed at students and teachers at public and private schools across the United Arab Emirates.

Al-Ain Cultural Sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List is published in both Arabic and English and promotes the Cultural Sites of Al Ain, particularly those that have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The addition enriches students’ awareness of the importance of the Al Ain sites as part of a common global and human heritage, as well as the role these students, and all members of society must play in preserving them for the future.

Under the supervision of leading experts and specialists in the fields of education, culture, and history, the Educator Resource was put together by DCT Abu Dhabi. DCT Abu Dhabi’s education initiatives are based on an integrative approach with multidisciplinary interactive media and strategies for individual and group learning, to achieve educational goals in cognitive, practical, and behavioural fields related to cultural education.

Talking about the new curriculum, Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, said, “This publication, issued by the DCT Abu Dhabi, constitutes an important educational and historical resource that sheds light on Al Ain Cultural Sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, some of which date back thousands of years. It offers a wealth of information about the cultural history of these sites, particularly those from the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, such as the Jebel Hafit tombs, the Hili settlements, the Bida bint Saud tombs, the falaj irrigation systems, and the historical oases.”

Through the new prospectus, the Education ministry aims to enhance young minds and their national identity by building their Emirati character by studying the past and drawing knowledge and lessons to help them in building the present and the future.