Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued an order to the schools across the country that, they now must offer Moral Education as a mandatory subject and part of their curricula.

The subject includes five key points -  ethics, culture and heritage, personal and community development, human rights and responsibilities and human rights. The UAE Ministry of Education, the Abu Dhabi Education Council and other educational authorities in the country will overseen its inclusion in the curriculum.

According to the Shaikh Mohammad, education plays a growing role in creating future generations that are proactive, ambitious and fair in their dealings.

“Through reinforcing values that have enabled the UAE to become what it is now, and by highlighting our national role models and their remarkable achievements, we hope to pass on these (valuable) lessons to future generations,” he said.

The Gulf News reported “Moral Education is perhaps the most important subject for our children to do well in life. They must learn proper discipline and rightful behaviour, especially as any other education without these values is useless,” Maitha Al Mazroui, an Emirati communications manager and mother-of-two said.

“The UAE already leads the way in being a hub of tolerance, and moral values at school will simply help the country maintain this lofty position,” she said.

“This way, there will be more focus on these important personal skills. As parents, we try to model good behaviours as much as possible, but the fact remains that children spend most of their alert, waking hours at school. So this will be the best time for them to learn about morality,” she explained.

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