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SAJIDA AL BASHIR: A PASSIONATE EDUCATOR SINCE CHILDHOOD
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ajida AL Bashir is originally from Palestine; she was born in Amman Jordan. She is a mother of four amazing children; Rahaf who graduated from Sharjah University last December, Ahmad who is studying in Canada doing his third year in New Brunswick, studying International Business, Amjad who has just started studying at Thomson Rivers University in Canada and Waleed who recently entered year two at Repton school Dubai. Sajida has been teaching for the last 24 years- one year in Jordan and 23 years in Dubai. Ten of these years have been at Repton Dubai School. Her passion for teaching was evident since her childhood. Her parents used
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to observe her teaching her toys. Sajida now sees the same passion in her own daughter. She has been teaching Islamic Education, Arabic and Social Studies for many years. Sajida considers herself a life-long learner who never stops learning and who is always looking to grow professionally and emotionally. This passion led her to achieve a Master’s degree in education in 2019, graduating from the American University in Dubai.
virtual conference on August 25-27, 2020, just before the start of the new academic year. Through her hard work, hundreds of teachers of Arabic, Islamic Studies and Social Studies were able to connect, network and learn virtually, from sessions which were delivered in Arabic by fellow educators from across the region.
Sajida has been instrumental in the promotion of cutting edge teaching methodologies in Arabic medium subjects across the United Arab Emirates and even further afield. She recently worked alongside the Teach Middle East team in putting on the largest regional teaching and learning
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Continue reading to learn what fuels Sajida’s passion for education.
I genuinely enjoy every day at school. Seeing my students in class is a blessing. I enjoy teaching them Islamic principles, etiquettes, and Islamic History. I value the different discussions
