Coming from Dubai, where it's mandatory, surprised that it is not here.
My children learned quite al ot in kg1 and grade 1, they learned the alphabet, learned how to read and write. They didn't always understand what they were reading, nonetheless I was shocked on how much they had grasped the language. Went back to Canada for a year and now no Arabic. I am seriously thinking of hiring a private Arabic teacher. I'm sure it would all come rushing back to them.