The English Department Of Rah-e-Roshd Educational Complex
The English Department of Rah-e-Roshd Educational Complex
has a staff of 45 English teachers, TAs , coordinators , and supervisors
which is the greatest number of staff among other schools in the capital
and country . The English Department covers more than 950 students at
the Girls Elementary School , Boys Elementary School , and Girls
Junior and Senior High School . Additionally, the English Department
holds the record in Iran for having the most number of classes held
during five days of the week ( from Saturday to Wednesday )
simultaneously both at Elementary and Junior and Senior High
Schools ( 31 classes at Elementary Schools and 18 classes at Junior
and Senior High Schools ) .
The English Department also has the most stringent and rigorous
recruitment procedures , TTC and OJT programs , syllabi design,
class observation and auditing programs, placement tests, and finally
test data analyses and report cards in Iran . The Department also
provides the most versatile and complete gamut of levels both at
elementary and junior and high schools which is unique in its kind in
the Iran . At Elementary Schools the levels range from zero
beginners ( literacy program ) to Cambridge University PET levels .
Moreover , it is noteworthy that in June 2007 , nine elementary
Students aged ten and eleven passed the Cambridge University PET
with flying colors at the british Council .
At Junior and Senior High School there is a broad spectrum of levels
ranging from zero beginners levels to SAT and GRE levels which is
One of a kind even in the world for students aged 12 to 16 to achieve such high standards of education in the English language and to be capable of passing SAT and GRE, although they are learning and acquiring the English language in foreign language environment and as a foreign language and not as their main subject at school but as an extracurricular activity that occupies their last hour of education at school .
Accordingly, the English Department of Rah-e-Roshd Educational
Complex has held two spelling bee competitions in April of 2007 and
2008 and one General Knowledge Competition in April 2008 with
native - like standards which is unparalleled at least in Asia . The
Source of the spelling bee competitions were Merriam Webster’s
Unabridged and 11th Collegiate Dictionaries and source of the
general knowledge competition was “ Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Game Pad Questions and Answers 2005 ” , “ Double Jeopardy
Questions and Answer 2005 ” , “ World Alamanc for Kids 2008 ” ,
“ Scholastic Book of Records 2008 ” , “ Guinness Book of Records
2008 ” , “ Scholastic Book of Records Ultimate Quiz Challenge 2008 ” ,
“Encarta Encyclopedia 2008 ” , “ Britannica Encyclopedia 2008 ” , and
“ Science Quiz Book 2006 ” .
Furthermore , all 49 English classes are equipped with TVs and
multipurpose DVD players and tape recorders which no other English
Institutes or schools posses .