DOHA: Educational aids and games like pingo and letters’ jungle which help students learning fast are on a high demand in the local market, said a market player.
“Other most selling school stationery are colours, colouring books and those used in handwork like wool yarns, cutting papers and stickers among many more,” Ashraf Radwan, Director of the Project and Marketing of Fekra Events And Marketing Company told The Peninsula.
He said that the Fekra Company was supplying stationery and educational aid and learning games to all school level including nursery, kindergarten, primary and secondary. “Pingo games are available in English and Arabic and being used to teach students with ease a number of subjects like Arabic language, general sciences and English,” said Radwan.
He said that Pingo consists cards of beautiful colours and each card contains a letter and a picture of an animal beginning with the same letter written on the card so that the child can learn pronunciation and spelling. “The ‘letters of jungle’ game is also available in Arabic and English,” said Radwan adding that It is a game that contains a coloured carpet which could be played individually, bilaterally or collectively.
He said that it consists of cards written on each letter with pictures of the animal that starts with the same letter written on the card which is used to simplify subjects such as Arabic, English and general sciences, and the biography of the Prophet (PBUH) through which teachers and families can teach their students and children the biography of the Prophet and other teachings of Islam in a very easy, simple and enjoyable way.
“Children insist on buying latest model school bags, pen and other stationery when they came to know through commercial advertisements running on various TV channels,” said Radwan. He said that proper educational aid should be selected according to the age group of the students to improve their educational level.
“It is very difficult for parents to convince their children to buy a suitable educational aid or stationery while shopping,” said Radwan adding that the guardians should make their children agree before entering the shop to spend certain amount which will be helpful to buy the suitable items.
Giving tips to cut the expenditures of school stationery, he said that the parents should utilise promotions offered by the outlets specially on the occasions like back-to-school ahead of new academic year, Eid Al Fit and Eid Al Adha.
Speaking about the prices of stationery in local market, Radwan said, “Prices are suitable for all as the parents react positively regarding the prices of stationery.” He said that the company Fekra Events and Marketing is running an outlet at the Quality Hypermarket, Al Aziziya Branch.
He said that the company also offers a lot of services such as design and implementation of puppet theaters.
The Company produces recorded plays that deal with beautiful stories in order to provide the sermon and lesson. “We also provide masks for each play and stage special plays through a specialised team equipped with high efficiency and full management for the world of children,” said Radwan.
He said that the company furnishes the nurseries, kindergartens and schools with tables, chairs and games such as swing and educational tools and stationery.
