14/05/2015
Queen Visits Shifa' Bint Awf School for Girls
Amman, May 13 (Petra) -- Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Wednesday, visited Shifa’ Bint Awf School for Girls and checked on the progress pf several educational projects carried out by the Jordan Education Initiative (JEI) as well as Watan Music Chamber.
Queen Rania met with Ms. Nermine Nabulsi, Chief Executive Officer of JEI and Ms. Manal Qadoura, school principal, and toured of the facilities stopping by the Watan Music Chamber. Her Majesty also met with The Chamber’s founder, Ms. Duha Abdelkhaleq, who briefed her on the initiative.
Through Watan Music Chamber, young and talented students, mainly in public schools, are given the opportunity to explore their creative potential and get a head-start with music. A successful collaboration between the private sector and the Municipality of Amman, the Chamber’s vision is to combine the teaching of music with the official learning curricula at public schools in Jordan. The Chamber was established with the support of the Because I Care online portal, a not for profit initiative.
Queen Rania later attended two performances by students: a rap song and a piano performance by a beneficiary from the Music Chamber in Ras Al Ein.
JEI CEO briefed the Queen about their partnership with Madrasati Palestine, which aims to transfer its educational model to 20 schools in Jerusalem. JEI adapted the model to fit the environment of Jerusalem schools, recommended the best tested equipment to purchase, provided them with three e-curricula as a donation from Rubicon, and trained teachers and principals on the Interactive White Board, Change Management and 21st Century Skills.
At her second stop, Queen Rania attended a class with a school in Jerusalem via a Skype live-connection. Science teachers from both schools explained the concept of acid rain and its effects on old Jerusalem buildings to 10th graders. The Jerusalem school principal also told Her Majesty about the partnership, the benefits of this program and what they were able to achieve.
Queen Rania also praised the high morale of the teachers and the school’s principle’s self-motivation and efforts in making the school a center of excellence in many different ways, despite the limited resources.
Queen Rania met with Ms. Nermine Nabulsi, Chief Executive Officer of JEI and Ms. Manal Qadoura, school principal, and toured of the facilities stopping by the Watan Music Chamber. Her Majesty also met with The Chamber’s founder, Ms. Duha Abdelkhaleq, who briefed her on the initiative.
Through Watan Music Chamber, young and talented students, mainly in public schools, are given the opportunity to explore their creative potential and get a head-start with music. A successful collaboration between the private sector and the Municipality of Amman, the Chamber’s vision is to combine the teaching of music with the official learning curricula at public schools in Jordan. The Chamber was established with the support of the Because I Care online portal, a not for profit initiative.
Queen Rania later attended two performances by students: a rap song and a piano performance by a beneficiary from the Music Chamber in Ras Al Ein.
JEI CEO briefed the Queen about their partnership with Madrasati Palestine, which aims to transfer its educational model to 20 schools in Jerusalem. JEI adapted the model to fit the environment of Jerusalem schools, recommended the best tested equipment to purchase, provided them with three e-curricula as a donation from Rubicon, and trained teachers and principals on the Interactive White Board, Change Management and 21st Century Skills.
At her second stop, Queen Rania attended a class with a school in Jerusalem via a Skype live-connection. Science teachers from both schools explained the concept of acid rain and its effects on old Jerusalem buildings to 10th graders. The Jerusalem school principal also told Her Majesty about the partnership, the benefits of this program and what they were able to achieve.
Queen Rania also praised the high morale of the teachers and the school’s principle’s self-motivation and efforts in making the school a center of excellence in many different ways, despite the limited resources.
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About ESKADENIA Music Chamber
We will offer young & talented students the opportunity to explore their creative potential, get a head-start with music and become role models, with focus on the public schools. ESKADENIA Music Chamber has been hosted and located at “Al-Hussein Cultural Centre/Ras -Al-Ain”in the form of a teaching space, that will remain accessible to the school students who could not afford music teaching, in cooperation with the Madrasti initiative & the National Music Conservatory
We will offer young & talented students the opportunity to explore their creative potential, get a head-start with music and become role models, with focus on the public schools. ESKADENIA Music Chamber has been hosted and located at “Al-Hussein Cultural Centre/Ras -Al-Ain”in the form of a teaching space, that will remain accessible to the school students who could not afford music teaching, in cooperation with the Madrasti initiative & the National Music Conservatory
About Because I Care Website: BecauseICare.jo
A Digital Sisterhood that was founded in 2014 by Ms. Doha Abdelkhaleq and with a support from ESKADENIA Software, “Because I Care” is an online portal that acts as a non-profit organization with participation of local women, voluntary, and community leadership in Jordan. It is considered as the first digital sisterhood that aims to disseminate voluntarily leadership acts and national initiatives that will enhance developing the community within the scope women’s impact and the Jordanian society.
Because I Care website aims to build music rooms in schools in order to teach less fortunate students, to improve the calibers and growth of human resource in order to achieve the positive social growth through music, with the collaboration of Jordan Education initiative, and the Ministry of Education.
A Digital Sisterhood that was founded in 2014 by Ms. Doha Abdelkhaleq and with a support from ESKADENIA Software, “Because I Care” is an online portal that acts as a non-profit organization with participation of local women, voluntary, and community leadership in Jordan. It is considered as the first digital sisterhood that aims to disseminate voluntarily leadership acts and national initiatives that will enhance developing the community within the scope women’s impact and the Jordanian society.
Because I Care website aims to build music rooms in schools in order to teach less fortunate students, to improve the calibers and growth of human resource in order to achieve the positive social growth through music, with the collaboration of Jordan Education initiative, and the Ministry of Education.
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