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Saudi Arabia art teacher paints history lessons on school walls

He aims to transform school into appealing learning environmen­t

- BY KHITAM AL AMIR Chief News Editor

ASaudi art teacher has used his talent to turn the walls of his school into art, transformi­ng them into an appealing learning environmen­t.

Zeyad Al Zarie, a teacher of art at King Saud Secondary School in Dumat Al Jandal city in Al Jawf Province harnessed the wall art to decorate the school walls with creative artistic designs reflecting the region’s ancient landmarks and its authentic history.

He painted the historical Marid Castle, the minaret of the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Mosque and other landmarks on the walls, bringing them to life, while some paintings carried the slogan of the kingdom’s 91st National Day.

Creativity

The teacher promoted the exterior of his school’s learning environmen­t with an aim to spark students’ natural curiosity and help them boost their academic achievemen­ts.

“I took this initiative of using the power of creative artistic designs to highlight the region’s and the Kingdom’s historical landmarks and promote my school’s learning environmen­t,” Al Zarie said.

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