Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — More than 7,000 kindergarten women teachers are enrolling in the first phase of the Qualifying Program for Kindergarten Teachers for Musical Arts Training.

The program is being implemented under the umbrella of the Strategy for Developing Cultural Capabilities in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education.

The program will be held under the supervision of the Music Commission. The strategy aims to achieve several results, most important of which is to provide talented citizens the opportunity to discover and develop their capabilities at an early age, and thus contributing to enhancing the competitiveness of the educational and cultural sectors regionally and internationally.

The four-week first phase of the qualifying program began on Sunday under the supervision of the Music Commission and experts specialized in education and training at kindergarten stage. Registration for the second phase of the program will be announced at a later date.

The program aims to improve the cognitive and performance skills of kindergarten teachers who would then organize musical activities and lessons for children, teaching them, among others, the characteristics of sound and related terminology.