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In 2019, Education First organized the “Misr Schools” competition to select the best public or distinguished language schools in each governorate, using the evaluation form of Education First and under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Technical Education, with a trained team of directors and deputies of public language schools nationwide.

As a result, the total number of winning schools was 27 each year nationwide. The foundation later increased this number to have two schools winning first and second place in each governorate, bringing the total to 54 schools in 2020.

Candidate schools are evaluated through a specific evaluation form, starting with an initial assessment by the director of the public schools administration and their deputy, along with the working team.

The second evaluation stage is conducted by the Education First team to finalize the winning schools of the competition.

It is worth noting that the school evaluation criteria include all administrative and academic aspects, as well as health, safety, resources, and student life in the school.

In 2020, Education First organized the “Misr Teacher” competition, one of the initiatives aimed at fostering fair competition among teachers across 1,000 public language schools throughout Egypt.

The competition takes place in three stages:

* School Level: A committee composed of the school principal and a stage director selects one teacher according to the criteria and regulations set by Education First, under the supervision and approval of the Ministry of Education and Technical Education.

* Directorate Level: A committee formed by the director of public language schools at the directorate level, their deputy, and the quality management representative selects the top three teachers in the governorate (without ranking) and nominates them to Education First.

* Final Stage: A committee composed of Education First, a representative from the Ministry of Education and Technical Education, a representative from the Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University (local partner), and the Faculty of Education, Florida Atlantic University (international partner), determines the top three teachers in each governorate. The total number of winners across Egypt is 81 teachers.

Fekra Masreya Competition

In 2019, Education First organized an innovative competition called “Fekra Masreya” to select the best idea already implemented in public and distinguished language schools across Egypt.

Schools wishing to participate present their idea in a video demonstrating the implemented idea at the school and send the video to the institution’s email.

A final committee from Education First is then formed to select the best idea among the submissions received via email.

In 2019, six public schools across Egypt won the competition with outstanding ideas successfully implemented at their schools.

Effective Leader Competition

Education First organized the “Effective Leader” competition for the first time in 2022.

It is a nationwide competition for directors of public and distinguished schools to select the best director (Effective Leader) in each governorate.

The evaluation is conducted according to a pre-defined assessment form.

Winning school directors are honored at an annual ceremony alongside the Teacher of Egypt and Schools of Egypt competitions.

Jusoor Teacher

Education First organizes an annual competition through the Jusoor Initiative to support education in Ismailia Governorate.

Called the “Jusoor Teacher” competition.

Three teachers from each educational district in Ismailia are nominated.

They then take tests according to a pre-prepared assessment form.

The winners are announced and honored in an annual ceremony.

The total number of winners each year is 24 teachers across Ismailia Governorate.

Jusoor Schools

Three schools are nominated from each educational district in Ismailia Governorate.

The nominated schools are evaluated through a specified assessment form, starting with a preliminary evaluation by specialized committees.

It is worth noting that the evaluation criteria cover all administrative and academic aspects of the school, as well as health, safety, resources, and student life.

Finally, 24 schools are announced as winners across Ismailia Governorate.

Jusoor Leader Competition

Education First organizes the (Jusoor Leader) competition as part of the Jusoor Initiative activities.

It is an annual competition held for school principals in Ismailia Governorate to select the best 3 school principals (Jusoor Leaders) from each educational district.

The evaluation is carried out using a pre-determined assessment form.

The winning principals are honored in a national ceremony alongside the Jusoor Teacher and Jusoor Schools competitions.