Egypt replaces family education curriculum with life skills for intellectual education schools

Egypt's Ministry of Education announced replacing the "family education and life skills" curriculum with a "life skills" curriculum for first-grade students at intellectual education schools in 2026/2027.

• The Ministry of Education announced the curriculum replacement for the 2026/2027 school year's first semester.
• The ministry sent a letter to educational directorates attaching the new curriculum distribution and directing them to implement the instructions.
• The curriculum covers three skills: stating one's name, identifying facial parts (eyes, nose, mouth, ears), and recognizing the senses and their uses.