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New England Prep School comes to Jordan

King Abudullah II. of Jordan and graduate of Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, requested a similar prep school for his country. It will mark the records, as the first coeducational boarding school in the Middle East. The school, called Kings Academy, will be located in Madaba, Jordan and filled with up to 600 students (grades 9-12). The primary goal is to bring American education to the region and help prepare boys and girls for work in both the private and public sectors. "Although the academy will have an American flavor, Dr. Widmer acknowledged that it would "need to represent the culture and tradition of the Middle East." I think this is a perfect example of cultural hybridization, as traditional culture is intertwined with American culture. In my opinion, this is important so the region want lose it's own, personal culture.
Not only that, but Academy officials plan to send recruiters across the region to identify promising students, including those in "Palestinian refugee camps and small villages." This is important because, less fortunate people will also be given the amazing opportunity. Hopefully when the school is finished in 2007, it will start a beneficial and innovative style of education in the Middle East.
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