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The pupils are tested after each chapter with quick games and quizzes.
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Alef Education, a digital platform, was rolled out in one school in Abu Dhabi three years ago. Today, it is used by more than 120,000 pupils in 400 schools in the UAE and three institutes in the US and Canada. All photos by Alef Education
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Alef Education offers a range of online content to teachers and makes it easy to monitor the progress of pupils.
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Expo 2020 Dubai placed the portal among a select 20 solutions that can solve big global challenges.
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The platform features in Unesco’s list of education resources available to anyone across the world.
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The online programme uses videos and interactive graphics to cover the UAE Ministry of Education curriculum in mathematics, science, English and Arabic languages, social and Islamic studies for pupils from grades five to 11 with plans to expand to grade 12 next year.
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The pupils are tested after each chapter with quick games and quizzes.
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Alef Education, a digital platform, was rolled out in one school in Abu Dhabi three years ago. Today, it is used by more than 120,000 pupils in 400 schools in the UAE and three institutes in the US and Canada. All photos by Alef Education
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3F42KU3Y4ABRLFXT6V6UW4KANY.jpg?smart=true&auth=9ca7ebeee1a99d90fcc0b23c718b5df6b81f33fb330bb70cdf4a55f3ba8d2efa&width=400&height=225)
Alef Education offers a range of online content to teachers and makes it easy to monitor the progress of pupils.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Q373VA54P3LKDWHM7FA7M6NUKM.jpg?smart=true&auth=c0dcd8d8c8c6ff71c43461891a1abc2f472bd480c114e53c7b4750ebae03e794&width=400&height=225)
Expo 2020 Dubai placed the portal among a select 20 solutions that can solve big global challenges.
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The platform features in Unesco’s list of education resources available to anyone across the world.
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The online programme uses videos and interactive graphics to cover the UAE Ministry of Education curriculum in mathematics, science, English and Arabic languages, social and Islamic studies for pupils from grades five to 11 with plans to expand to grade 12 next year.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OEC7QKWYKYQCP3PIWIJHC3G45E.jpg?smart=true&auth=86d28bf9c5312274428b7c58e87e969bb73d702f736e3d43b7412edf349f096a&width=400&height=225)
The pupils are tested after each chapter with quick games and quizzes.
Online learning platform brings relief to teachers in Abu Dhabi schools
Teachers say Alef Education, promoted by Expo 2020 Dubai, has reduced their burden of work by providing ready-to-use content
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Ramola Talwar Badam
15 November, 2020
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