29 Jordanian schools win British Council award

By Petra - Sep 30,2015 - Last updated at Sep 30,2015

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Mohammad Thneibat on Tuesday honoured schools that won the International School Award in the Connecting Schools Programme implemented by the British Council in cooperation with the Education Ministry and UNRWA since 2010.

British Council Deputy Director General Mayy Abu Hamdieh said the programme has reached several schools in the Kingdom and seen the implementation of training courses related to improving educational strategies. She added that the award could improve the quality of education of participating schools.

A total of 29 schools involving 9,280 students won the award, while 12 schools won financial grants for a partnership with a British school.

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