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DR HANA AL NASSER MALHAS:
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION IN JORDAN
D
r Hana Malhas is a Jordanian
citizen with a PhD in
Educational
Psychology
from the Arab University
of Amman for Higher Education, an
MA in Education from the University
of Eastern Michigan, a Diploma in
Special Education from the University
of Jordan, and a BA in Philosophy and
Psychology from the Arab University of
Beirut.
Dr
Hana
founded
Mashrek
International School together with her
husband in 1992, before that she co-
founded the Private Schools Council
in 1989 and chaired it for three years.
She took part in establishing the
Children’s Human Rights Center of
the Jordan River Foundation and
The Children’s Museum of Jordan. Dr
Hana is a member of the Injaz Social
Leaders Program for youth in public
schools, and in 2013, the International
Baccalaureate (IB) appointed her as a
member of the IB Africa, Europe and
Middle East Regional Council. She
was later elected as president for the
Middle East IB Association (MEIBA) in
2017. In 2018, the National Center for
Curriculum Development in Jordan
appointed her as a member.
With over 35 years of involvement in
education, of which 15 years were
spent teaching children with special
needs, she has nurtured a strong
passion for teaching and learning.
In this issue of Teach Middle East
Magazine, we chat with Dr Hana
and find out more about her work
in helping to transform education in
Jordan.
Describe your school:
Mashrek
International
School
(Mashrek) is a private, bilingual,
co-educational IB World School
recognised by the Jordanian Ministry
of Education. It was established in
1992.
Mashrek offers the International
Baccalaureate
(IB)
Diploma
Programme (DP) for grades 11 and 12,
the Middle Years Programme (MYP) for
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