Olaf Taw Association official on Education Authority conference outputs: Unified curricula in Syriac, Arabic, and Kurdish was recommended

TABQA, Syria — A delegation from the Olaf Taw Association, which focuses on advancing the knowledge and use of the Syriac language and is involved in the preparation of educational curricula in Syriac for schools in the Democratic Autonomous Administration (DAA) of North and East Syria, participated in the DAA Education Authority conference held on Thursday in the city of Tabqa.

Official of the Olaf Taw Association’s Zalin (Qamishli) office Josefine Soume told SyriacPress that, “The first conference of the DAA Education Authority was held in Tabqa in North and East Syria, with the participation of nearly 150 members and delegates from all educational bodies, educational institutions, the Olaf Taw Association, the DAA Curriculum Foundation and other bodies concerned with education affairs.”

“Firstly, the work of the DAA Education Authority was read, including the work that has been done so far, educational mechanisms and efforts to develop the educational process,” she added, indicating that the obstacles facing the educational process and the ways to confront them were a primary focus of the conference.

Soume added that several basic documents which regulate and organize the educational work of the Authority were debated and approved, including principles of education, school management, and teaching structure.

She stated that the conference outputs and recommendations included the unification of the approved curricula in the DAA areas and working to reach a stage in which students can learn in the three official languages of North and East Syria — Syriac, Arabic, and Kurdish.

“This will be discussed separately through sessions with a special committee of the DAA Co-Chairs and departments,” she elaborated.

Soume proclaimed that many recommendations concerning the facilitation of the educational process, rehabilitating schools and various educational centers, and sending a sufficient number of teachers to various educational institutions to secure the needs of bodies and schools in all provinces were agreed upon during the conference.

“The conference was successfully concluded with the participation of all the attendees,” she concluded.