Allameh Helli Schools, named after
Al-Hilli,
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school
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes co ...
s found in various cities of
Iran
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. Students study subjects in depth, similar to college courses. Allameh Helli Schools are gifted schools for boys only, while
Farzanegan schools are the equivalent for girls.
History of Allameh Helli Schools
The schools were named after Al-Hilli, an 8th-century Shi'ite scholar born in
Hilla
Hillah ( ar, ٱلْحِلَّة ''al-Ḥillah''), also spelled Hilla, is a city in central Iraq on the Hilla branch of the Euphrates River, south of Baghdad. The population is estimated at 364,700 in 1998. It is the capital of Babylon Province a ...
,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
. He was proficient in
Ijtihad
''Ijtihad'' ( ; ar, اجتهاد ', ; lit. physical or mental ''effort'') is an Islamic legal term referring to independent reasoning by an expert in Islamic law, or the thorough exertion of a jurist's mental faculty in finding a solution to a l ...
.
History
The school was founded in 1976 as the National Iranian Organization for Gifted and Talented Education(
NODET).
See also
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Gifted education
Gifted education (also known as gifted and talented education (GATE), talented and gifted programs (TAG), or G/T education) is a broad group of special practices, procedures, and theories used in the education of children who have been identified a ...
*
Shahid Soltani School - Equivalent NODET center in Karaj, Iran.
References
External links
Official website of Tehran's Allameh Helli SchoolOfficial website of Tehran's Allameh Helli 2 High SchoolOfficial website of Tehran's Allameh Helli 3 High SchoolOfficial website of Tehran's Allameh Helli 4 High School
{{coord missing, Tehran Province
Boys' schools in Iran
Schools in Tehran
Gifted education