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PCS Edventures! Announces Contracts With Al Riyadh Schools
| Source: PCS Edventures!.com, Inc.
BOISE, ID--(Marketwire - September 15, 2009) - PCS Edventures! (OTCBB : PCSV ) today announced it
has recently hosted Dr. Abdulilah Al-Musharraf, who traveled from Riyadh to
visit PCS and to discuss recently signed contracts between PCS Middle East
and the prestigious Riyadh Schools. Dr. Al-Musharraf, with a PhD in
Curriculum Development from Ohio University, has extensive curriculum
expertise and has served as the General Director of the Curriculum
Department for the Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and also
as the General Supervisor of the Education Development Project of the Arab
Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS). Riyadh Schools has been
working with Dr. Refai and PCS Middle East over the past two years.
Dr. Musharraf said, "I am extremely impressed by PCS and your efforts to
transform curriculum design and professional development. Your innovative,
student-centered programs are amazing, and are exactly what is needed to
improve education in the Middle East. This was a very productive visit
which will create a long term relationship between our companies."
The recently signed contracts between PCS and Al Riyadh Schools address the
implementation of technology-based laboratories designed and managed by PCS
into grades 4 and 7 of Al Riyadh Schools. These labs will be studied for
expansion into eleven other Mawhiba schools located throughout the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. King Abdul Aziz and his Men for Talent and Creativity
(Mawhiba) is a national gifted and talented institution chaired by the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. The
contract also specifies that PCS personnel will teach the classes and
manage the labs, and that an annual challenge competition in robotics and
engineering will be implemented and managed by PCS. Next year, PCS and Al
Riyadh plan to continue expansion of the program with two additional grade
levels, and continuing each year until full implementation of all grades
from the primary and intermediate stages. "We view this relationship as an
outstanding opportunity to position our programs for core curriculum
expansion into Saudi public schools," said Joe Equsquiza, VP of
International Sales for PCS. "To date, we believe we have secured a good
position in out-of-class and after-school activities in Saudi Arabia, and
we feel this new relationship will pave the way into the classroom for us."
PCS and Al Riyadh Schools also plan on partnering in other areas including
curriculum and professional development for teachers. During his visit,
Dr. Musharraf discussed curriculum-publishing opportunities available in
the Kingdom that fit well with PCS expertise. He and PCS representatives
also met with Idaho State University and discussed the ISU-PCS partnership
that enables Saudi teachers to receive continuing education units from ISU.
"We plan to launch a significant professional development initiative in
partnership with Al Riyadh Schools this Fall," said Dr. Mohammed Yasser
Refai, Managing Director of PCS Middle East. "Every educator in the
Kingdom can benefit from our teacher certification programs in educational
methods and leadership."
More details and pictures can be viewed online by visiting the PCS
Corporate Blog at
http://www.pcsedu.com/news
About Al Riyadh Schools
Al Riyadh Schools is considered the top rated private school in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia featuring extensive campuses and facilities for both girls
and boys. Originally established to serve Saudi royalty, the Al Riyadh
Schools have been a leader in innovation and quality education for over
thirty years.
About PCS Edventures!
PCS Edventures! is the recognized leader in the design, development and
delivery of educational learning labs bundled with related technologies and
programs to the K-12 market worldwide. The PCS suite of products ranges
from hands-on learning labs in technology-rich topics in Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to services rich in imagination,
innovation, and creativity. PCS programs operate in over 6,000 sites in
all 50 United States as well as in 17 countries Internationally.
Additional information is at http://www.edventures.com
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Securities Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based largely
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inaccurate assumptions, and are subject to various business risks and known
and unknown uncertainties, a number of which are beyond the control of
management. Therefore, actual results could differ materially from the
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information respecting factors that could materially affect the Company and
its operations are contained in its annual report on Form 10-KSB for the
year ended March 31, 2009 and Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30,
2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.