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In this, the latest in a series of BBC / Open University co-productions looking at international schools and education systems, Syrian School looks at four schools in Damascus. They may be in the s...ame city, but they're each very different. The whole city seems in a state of panic over the impending arrival of this year's Baccalaureate Examination, from teachers to parents and pupils and the fifth and final episode follows the students as they prepare. 17 year old twin sisters Farah and Rahaf are twins facing the exams together - success or failure will determine their futures, but their dreams are wildly different. Farah dreams of studying English and exploring the world, inspired by her satellite TV heroine Nigella Lawson. Rahaf is more anxious, aiming for a more cautious future in engineering. We follow them from revision to results. Meanwhile, Iraqi refugee Yusif is struggling with his education, as all his attention is focused on the visa he hopes to get that will take him away from Syria. His family is desperate to move to Canada - but can they make it out of Damascus first? In Damascus, it's exam season... and everyone's futures are riding on it.
In this, the latest in a series of BBC / Open University co-productions looking at international schools and education systems, Syrian School looks at four schools in Damascus. They may be in the s...ame city, but they're each very different. The whole city seems in a state of panic over the impending arrival of this year's Baccalaureate Examination, from teachers to parents and pupils and the fifth and final episode follows the students as they prepare. 17 year old twin sisters Farah and Rahaf are twins facing the exams together - success or failure will determine their futures, but their dreams are wildly different. Farah dreams of studying English and exploring the world, inspired by her satellite TV heroine Nigella Lawson. Rahaf is more anxious, aiming for a more cautious future in engineering. We follow them from revision to results. Meanwhile, Iraqi refugee Yusif is struggling with his education, as all his attention is focused on the visa he hopes to get that will take him away from Syria. His family is desperate to move to Canada - but can they make it out of Damascus first? In Damascus, it's exam season... and everyone's futures are riding on it.
| Series: | Syrian school |
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| First transmission date: | 10-03-2010 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC4 |
| Published: | 2010 |
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| Duration: | 00:59:00 |
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| Director: | Sarah Hamilton |
| Producer: | Emma De'ath |
| Narrator: | Khalid Abdulla |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/syrianschool/index.html |
| Keyword(s): | Jaramana School; Mleiha Rural School; Yarmouk School; Zaki al-Arsuzi School |
| Subject terms: | Education--Syria; Schools--Syria--Damascus; Damascus (Syria) |
| Production number: | FKAE645F |
| Videofinder number: | 81390 |
| Available to public: | no |
