Saudi Arabia | Officially...the Ministry of Education announces the teaching of the Chinese language within the educational curricula

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - The Ministry of Education announced the start of teaching the Chinese language in the intermediate stage for the three years from the first to the third, during the current year 1446. Three weekly classes will be allocated to the first intermediate grade, and the number of classes for some subjects will be modified to include the Chinese language curriculum as one of the basic languages taught in This stage aims to teach students basic skills in the Chinese language, including reading, writing, and speaking, while providing all the necessary resources to qualify students and qualified teachers to ensure the provision of effective and comprehensive education.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The start of the new school year in Saudi Arabia</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The new academic year begins on the eighteenth of August, with supervisors, employees of educational departments, and principals returning to schools on the tenth of August. Teachers return on the same day, and students return on the 14th of Safar, corresponding to the 18th of August, to begin school in the new year.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You may also be interested in:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9... out the date of the remaining holidays in 2024 in Saudi Arabia</a> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> “The Chinese language is one of the most important languages in the world and is considered easy to learn. There is a strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and China that aims to create knowledge and economic exchange between the two countries.”<br /><br /> Interested in education affairs, Imad Al-Sharif <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88_SBC?src... |<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A9_SBC?src=hash&amp;re... <a href="https://t.co/YloDCKxt1b">pic.twitter.com/YloDCKxt1b</a></p> - SBC channel (@SBC_Channel) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBC_Channel/status/1820671139871371438?ref_src=twsrc... 6, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Official and extended holidays during the academic year</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Students will take a number of official and extended vacations during the new academic year, in addition to vacations between semesters. Holiday dates are as follows:</p><ul style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Saudi National Day holiday: in September.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Foundation Day holiday: in February 2025.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Eid al-Fitr holiday: on the twentieth of March.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Eid al-Adha holiday: May 30, 2025.</li></ul><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Semester vacations in Saudi Arabia</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Students get 10 days vacation between semesters, which includes:</p><ol style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> End of the first semester vacation (autumn vacation): begins at the end of November and lasts for 10 days.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The end of the second semester vacation (winter vacation): begins on the twenty-fourth of February 2025, and includes the Foundation Day vacation.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Mid-year vacation: begins on January 3, 2025.</li></ol><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In addition, students will enjoy a number of extended weekends during the academic year.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | In the video: Young men rescue a detainee stuck in the torrential rains of Jizan</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Watch...the camels of Mecca were bathed in rain yesterday, Friday</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>