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The A.M. Qattan Foundation

Serving Culture and Education in Palestine and the Arab World

9 - 2012

Architectural Design Competition for AMQF's New Cultural Centre and Office Building

A series of field visits were completed by local and foreign architectural firms to the Al-Tireh suburb of Ramallah, the site for the...

 

In this Newsletter

  Omar Al-Qattan Visits the Foundation’s Office in Ramallah   Exploring New Channels of Cooperation with SIDA
  The 6th Drama in Education Summer School Concluded   Launch of Comprehensive Development for Jerusalem Kindergartens - Phase 2
  A Course on “Mantle of the Expert” Teaching Approach   Workshop on Mars Rover Curiosity
  Professional Development Training for Science Teachers   "Colourful Petals" for Child Writers
  Technology Exhibition of Children’s Work   Droplet … Water is Life" Concluded"
  Recreational Visit for Samouni Children   "Fly with Us" Campaign in Al Maghazi
  The 9th Performing Arts Summer School Concluded   Local Festivals Supported
  Artistic Activities in Lebanon Supported   14 Scholarships for Music and Performing Arts Students
  Lectures and Screenings   Cairo One Year

 

General News

Omar Al-Qattan Visits the Foundation’s Office in Ramallah

Omar Al-Qattan, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, visited the Foundation in Ramallah between 15-20 July. He met with the Foundation’s... ...more

 

Exploring New Channels of Cooperation with SIDA

On 2 July, the Consul General of Sweden in Jerusalem, Axel Wernhoff, visited the Foundation’s headquarters in Ramallah, accompanied by... ...more

 
Educational Research and Development Programme

The 6th Drama in Education Summer School Concluded

On 16 July, the Centre concluded activities of the sixth round of its “Drama in Education” Summer School, which is run annually in the... ...more

Launch of Comprehensive Development for Jerusalem Kindergartens - Phase 2

On 16 August, the Centre launched the second phase of the Comprehensive Development Project for Kindergartens (CDPK) in Jerusalem by... ...more

A Course on “Mantle of the Expert” Teaching Approach

On 27 August, the Centre concluded a three-day training course on the subject of teaching and learning using the “Mantle of the Expert... ...more

 

Workshop on Mars Rover Curiosity

On 6 August, the Centre's Walid and Helen Kattan Science Education Project concluded a three-day workshop focused on space probe,... ...more

 

Professional Development Training for Science Teachers

On 30 August, the Centre's Walid and Helen Kattan Science Education Project concluded a four-day training session for 63 science... ...more

Child Centre Gaza

"Colourful Petals" for Child Writers

On 7 August, the library organised a literary meeting at which children from the Literature Clubhouse presented their literary works as... ...more

Technology Exhibition of Children’s Work

On 17 July, the Centre's Information Technology Unit organised a technology exhibition at which children presented a variety of digital... ...more

Droplet … Water is Life" Concluded"

On 17 July, the Centre organised a closing ceremony for the 2012 summer “Droplet … Water is Life” programme activities. This initiative... ...more

Recreational Visit for Samouni Children

As part of the “Child-Friendly Area Project” funded by the Friends of Waldorf Education, the Centre organised a visit for children from... ...more

"Fly with Us" Campaign in Al Maghazi

The library of Al-Maghazi Community Rehabilitation Society concluded activities of the "Fly with Us - Summer 2012" campaign, which... ...more

Culture And Arts Programs

The 9th Performing Arts Summer School Concluded

The Programme concluded the ninth session of its annual Performing Arts Summer School (PASS), which was run at Talitha Qumi School in... ...more

Local Festivals Supported

The Programme contributed to supporting several festivals that were organised in various Palestinian cities hosting local and... ...more

Artistic Activities in Lebanon Supported

On 20 July, the Programme supported an evening concert in Beirut entitled "My Wish" by Palestinian artist Nai Barghouti. The concert... ...more

14 Scholarships for Music and Performing Arts Students

The Programme announced the names of 14 students awarded the Foundation's annual scholarships in the fields of music and the performing... ...more

 

Lectures and Screenings

During this period, the Mosaic Rooms hosted a series of lectures and presentations. Indian analyst Pankaj Mishra spoke about the... ...more

 
The Mosaic Rooms

Cairo One Year

In association with “Rose Issa Projects” in London, The Mosaic Rooms presented "Cairo One Year", the first UK solo show by Egyptian... ...more

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