Teacher Profiles
Director and Founder
Rabab Hamiduddin PhD London.
Teacher of Arabic at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Research Associate of Arabic literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Stage one and stage two Language teaching courses certificates run by Cambridge University.
Personal Email: rh35@soas.ac.uk
“I am delighted to present here the newly opening Arabic Club For Kids. It has enabled me to combine my two passions of teaching Arabic and children’s education. Inspired by observing children and the way they love to learn and play, I hope the Arabic Club For Kids will provide a fun place for children to be, a place where they will be immersed in Arabic, and learn about the language and culture with our friendly, qualified and professional staff and our specially designed curriculum. I would sincerely like to thank all those many people who have helped me bring you this club”.
Teacher Training
Graham Workman
Graham Workman is a teacher trainer, language teacher and materials writer. He has over 25 years of work experience in the UK and Europe, and has written several books on teaching methodologies and learning strategies which bring together many theories of learning and are filled with new ideas and materials for teaching. Graham has prepared inspiring training courses at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, where he has been working for over two years. His wealth of ideas and effective teacher training played an inspiring part in developing the new curriculum to be used at the Arabic Club For Kids. In addition, Graham, who runs training courses for Primary and Secondary school on a freelance basis, prepared a specially tailored course for the Arabic Club For Kids which keeps in mind the aim of teaching children a new language while enabling them to enjoy their weekend. All our teachers have attended this course.
Graham’s words:
“It was a great pleasure to work on the aims and curriculum for the Arabic Club For Kids. We have aimed to make learning as much fun as possible and included lots of activities the children will love doing and learn from at the same time.”
Lead Teachers:
Maha Sharba, (Kindergarten)
2007. Maha Sharba is from Syria. Her excellent knowledge of Arabic and her childcare skills will be an asset to the Arabic Club For kids. She is a valued member of our team, who will work and play with your children with enthusiasm. Maha has played an important role in our preparation of materials through computer aided design, and in gathering extensive, relevant teaching materials from Arab countries.
2008. Maha Sharba from Syria has excelled in developing her skills as a child care worker. She is an asses to The Arabic Club For Kids and a valued member of the team. She is applying her knowledge of NVQ 3 with diligence, careful thought and enthusiasm and doing an excellent job of putting The Arabic Club For Kids teaching ethos into practice. She also works on the TPR programme which is an initiative we have been using effectively and are continuing to develop at the Club. In addition to all this she works tirelessly on perfecting format on schemes of works, worksheets and other materials and resources we use for teaching.
Maha’s Words:
"I was really pleased when Rabab asked me to teach in The Arabic Club For Kids. I've dreamed for a long time of teaching children Arabic in a way that is different from what I generally seen in other Arabic schools both here and abroad, so that children find that they love learning Arabic and really enjoy and achieve. Being intensely involved in the preparation of the Curriculum materials right from the very beginning, I know very well how much effort and resource has been invested in this and how are standards and expectations are different from and surpass many other schools that teach Arabic. All staff, with generous support and useful guidance from Rabab, work very hard and sustain a truly excellent learning environment. Now after one year of working at the Club, I can say that my dream has come true. I hear from parents and carers about their satisfaction with the progress".
Amal Ali (Foundation)
Amal Ali comes to us from the former renowned Avenue School of Arabic for Children. Her excellent qualifications in Arabic from Cairo and twelve years of experience in teaching children find themselves so suited to this high achievement establishment which is at the same time going to be devoted to providing you with dependable childcare.
Amal’s Words
“I thoroughly enjoy teaching children and feel fortunate to have this opportunity to devote my skills to this new project that children are going to learn so much from. In my opinion it’s just the way that children should be taught.”
Rima Halwani (Level 2)
Having obtained a degree in Arabic and a diploma in children's education from Damascus University, Rima Halwani also brings her extensive skills from over 15 years of teaching and her wealth of ideas to this Arabic school for children. Her lessons promise to be of the highest standards, empowering children with Arabic and supporting their development, and will inspire your children to come and learn more.
“The environment at The Arabic Club For Kids is caring and inclusive. The children are well known to the staff and therefore our school provides a safe, secure and welcoming place in which to learn. Dur to the very high teaching standards and the excellent subject knowledge of the teachers, the lessons are made fun with varied and effective interactive activities. We make use of computer aided learning, power points and also find the time to play language learning games. The staff headed by Dr. Rabab strive to constantly raise standards and self assess to improve the programme still further. It also pleases me to see that staff work with parents to increase our children's self-esteem and confidence. I would also finally like to praise the children themselves for their positive attitudes, enthusiasm to learn and good behaviour throughout the year. I am very happy to be part of the team at the Arabic Club For Kids and am thoroughly enjoy using the materials provided in the developing curriculum, making the job of teaching both so very enjoyable and satisfying.
Support Teachers:
Rawad Abou Hamad (Kindergarten and other levels.)
Rawad is a trained drama teacher from Lebanon and has considerable experience in child care settings in this country. He will be working with the kindergarten children where his skills and aptitude with young children are an asset to the program. In levels 1 and 2 We are working together on developing further an exciting 'drama and language' angle to the curriculum. We have already implemented it within the day and are now researching ways in which drama can be put to use to increase confidence in language and second language specific situations. Our research includes university conferences on the subject and co-opreation with teacher trainers to integrate their wealth of ideas in this area. We believe it will be a great way for children to enjoy their day with us even more and boost their confidence and ability to use Arabic.
Abdallah Hussein (Foundation)
Abdallah from Egypt is a devoted Arabic teacher and brings valuable IT skills to the team. Having studied in Egypt he is now enthusiastically applying his teaching skills and contributing in electronic and 'e-soft' materials development. He has completed his NVQ3 training course in child care in London and is now putting his new skillls to great use within the setting.
Abdallah’s Words:
“The Arabic Club For Kids is my favourite place in London! This is because here I see that our aim is to make the children love the Arabic language by using excellent teaching strategies and materials which are fun for children to learn from. I am excited to be part of this relatively new project and work in a team of professionals who are all dedicated to their work. This project is a breath of fresh air and shows so much promise inshaAllah.”
Quran Teacher
Quran
Husain Qutbuddin is a professional Hafiz trained at al-Azhar University in Cairo. He is currently working in Berlin as a research fellow after completing a PhD in Quranic Studies at Cambridge University, UK.
Husain’s words
“Children are the future. I am delighted to be part of the Arabic Club For Kids as I think it is an excellent venue for children. I enjoy teaching children and am happy to be able to offer my experience in the Quran to them”.
Classroom Assistant
Ahmad Elashal
Ahmad is a dedicated worker learning with committment on The Arabic Club For Kids programme. He is well organized and apllying his efforts and skills to the programme with focus and dedication.
Ahmad’s Words
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