Opening ceremony of the “Teacher of the SABAH” internship program

The opening ceremony of “SABAH Groups” project of the “Teacher of the SABAH” internship program was held.    

The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Education Firudin Gurbanov, head of the SABAH Groups Executive Committee Shahin Seyidzade, staff members of Healthy Education - Healthy Nation” and “STEAM Azerbaijan” projects, as well as teachers of secondary schools, leaders of SABAH Center and students.

It has been noted at the event that the "Teacher of SABAH" internship program that started in the 2019-2020 academic year, is intended for third year students studying pedagogical specialties of SABAH groups. The internship program, which will be implemented in three areas (STEAM classes, rural schools, and “Healthy Education” classes), will cover a total of 126 students and 56 schools. 

It has been reported that the “STEAM” classes internship program envisages,  within the framework of the cooperation of SABAH Groups with the “STEAM Azerbaijan” project, participation of SABAH students in the two-week intensive training sessions in order to increase awareness of the SABAH students on the project and participation of SABAH students in pedagogical internship in “STEAM” classes. A total of 68 students will attend the pedagogical internship in 6 specialties. The internship will cover 15 secondary schools.

Within the framework of the internship program in the rural schools, 33 students will do their pedagogical practice in secondary schools located in remote villages. The students will do their pedagogical practice in 32 schools in 27 villages. The main purpose of the internship is that the students will contribute to their communities by transferring knowledge and skills gained in SABAH groups during the education period.

In accordance with the third direction of the internship program, the other part of students will be involved in practice in the Healthy Education classes within the framework of partnership with the “Healthy Education - Healthy Nation” project. It should be noted that since 2016, 100 “SABAH” students have been practicing in “Healthy Education” classes

It should be noted that the main goal of the “Teacher of SABAH” internship program is to enable SABAH students studying pedagogical specialties to acquire an in-depth knowledge of their specialty and develop as professional teachers by applying the theoretical knowledge they have learned.