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West transmission
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Information from the NOS•yesterday, 22:55
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For years, Westland politicians have resisted the arrival of an Islamic college in Naaldwijk, but now the Westland Islamic College is nonetheless opening its doors. Tomorrow 65 pupils will begin the school 12 months at the Yunus Emre Foundation educational establishment.
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“It appears unreal,” director Ali Ahrough tells West transmission. “We have been residing below for so extended.” There was a Dalton faculty in the constructing. Now that it has cleared customs, the 1st goods these kinds of as producing resources, chairs, tables, electronic teaching tables and laptops have been introduced in.
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Ahrough fought for many years with a few neighborhood events in Westland Township who didn’t like the arrival of his college. But then Minister Slob required the college to be built and got it ideal of the Council of Condition.
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Scarcity of lecturers
There was still uncertainty about the opening of the college this year, as there might be too number of academics. “Most teachers want to do the job aspect-time, just about every elementary school meets it. In the conclusion we manufactured it, with both Muslim and non-Muslim instructors,” Ahrough points out.
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The school starts with 6 academics and three classes. It is a blended class team 1/2, a put together course 4/5 and a team 3. “There has also been a whole lot of curiosity from the mom and dad of the superstructure, but we are not starting off nevertheless.”
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‘Normal school’
If growth goes according to the director’s forecasts, the faculty, which has 4 school rooms at its disposal, will be full by the next school calendar year. Right after that, you can find even the threat of a scarcity of academics, but Ahrough isn’t nervous for the instant. “It is easy to understand that we are not able to have instant access to a large faculty setting up. We have two yrs to discover a option.”
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The director states he gets a whole lot of favourable reactions and expects these to increase. “If folks soon know that we are a regular college, which won’t trouble them at all, then it will be forgotten and in the background.”
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