Participating the National Children's Week events, the President and the Minister of Education emphasized the special status of the Iran Language Institute within the country's educational system.
According to the Public Relations and International Affairs Department of the Iran language Institute (ILI), with the commemoration of the National Children's Week, President Masoud Pezeshkian, Minister of Education Alireza Kazemi, Hamed Alamati, Director of the Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Youth, Dr. Mahdi Zolfaghari, Director of the Iran Language Institute, along with more than 600 children attended the Homeland's Smile great celebration.
During the event, the President visited the ILI’s booth and gained firsthand insight into the organization's activities. Dr. Zolfaghari welcomed the President and outlined the institute's capacities and its distinguished status.
Highlighting the ILI's distinguished track record, he introduced the Iran Language Institute as the oldest, largest, and most prestigious foreign language teaching institute in Iran and the West Asia.
Referring to the recent war, Dr. Zolfaghari highlighted the ILI’s continuous educational activities during the period of war as well as the provision of scholarships to language learners in war-torn areas, describing these measures as part of the ILI’s social responsibility.
During his visit to the ILI’s booth, the President carefully leafed through several educational books designed for children at the ILI and asked questions regarding teaching methods and educational content for this age group. Then Dr. Zolfaghari provided explanations on the matter.
Highlighting the special status of the ILI in the country's educational system, the President stated that he had plans and ideas regarding this educational entity that would be addressed at the appropriate time.
Also, later in the ceremony, the Minister of Education, in part of his remarks, referred to the ILI as the country's best and most long-standing language learning center.
The "Homeland's Smile” celebration, within the framework of the National Children's Week program, was held on Sunday, October 11, at Shahid Behnam Hall of the Center for Cultural and Artistic Creations within the Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Youth.