Skill-based education is essential in the age of artificial intelligence

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Skill-based learning puts students ahead of memorization in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Therefore, English medium schools in the country are prioritizing debating, sports and leadership qualities along with textbooks and academic results to improve skills.

The speakers said the words in the question and answer session of an open discussion on Saturday. A discussion on ‘English Medium School Admission Fair 2026’ was organized at Gulshan Shooting Club in the capital.

The fair is organized by the British Council and Prothom Alo.com. This event is powered by CHS Education Limited. Banking Partner Prime Bank Plc. Ice cream partner is Polar Ice Cream.

Parents and visitors can get admission information and advice for students from play-group to primary and O/A level by talking directly with the representatives of participating educational institutions.

In today’s open question and answer session, Syed Fahim Faisal, Account Manager (Schools) of the Business Development Department of the British Council said that English medium school students in the country study with very specific goals. They are quite aware of their career goals. The British Council and other partner organizations give full support to the students in this journey.

Parents participating in the question and answer session wanted to know how well English-medium schools actually follow the British curriculum. In response, Syed Fahim Faisal said that the English medium schools which are listed by the British Council, teach completely by following the British curriculum. Apart from that, the British Council constantly monitors the quality of education in these schools.

A common characteristic of successful people is that they associate themselves with co-learning activities in corporate life—says professional corporate trainer Golam Samdani Don. According to him, good academic results are not only the key to success, but persistence and problem-solving skills are what make people truly successful.

Golam Samdani said, the country’s English medium schools do this work effectively. Therefore, it is important for parents to prioritize not only education, but institutions that help them develop life-oriented skills and leadership while choosing a school for their children.

Nazmul Hasan, founder and CEO of CHS Education Limited, emphasizes on international standards of English medium education in Bangladesh. He said that the curriculum of the country’s schools is now very modern and world class. Today students are learning not only for good results but also life skills and financial management.

‘English Medium School Admission Fair 2026’ was organized for the first time in Dhaka. The fair started online from April 26 with the slogan ‘Right decision, beautiful future’ and will continue till May 5, 2026. Today Saturday was an opportunity to directly attend and take advice from parents. Details can be found on the website.

Froebel Play School, Froebel Academy, Insight International School, Guidance International School, Daffodil International School, New Horizon Canadian International School, Witton International School, Bangladesh International Tutorial and Haileyberry Valuka etc. participated in the English Medium School Admission Fair.