15 students take part in HHC’S summer camp
DUBAI: Students from different schools have enrolled for different activities as part of summer camp.
The ongoing camp is being organised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre ( HHC) in collaboration with the Emirates Schools Establishments (ESE), from July 10 to 17 this summer.
The camel camp is the third edition of the activity usually held during winter. Hind Bin Demaithan Al Qemzi, HHC’S Director of Events, said: “Because of COVID-19, we had to make adjustments and find alternative solutions to implementing our activities schemes. Thus, HHC scheduled a day camp for students this summer to continue in alignment with our best practices and particularly in realising our mission of instilling UAE’S cultural heritage in children and passing it to coming generations.”
Activities at the camp begin early morning and include lessons in camel riding, shooting and swimming.
For the safety of the participants, the Camel Camp is a day event for a week, with a limited number of students divided into two groups. In collaboration with ESE, 15 boys were shortlisted to join the camp.
Camel riding and rifle target shooting are held daily at HHC’S shooting range in Dubai’s Al Ruwayyah area while swimming classes take place in collaboration with the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Sports Complex. The HHC supervises the day event and provides the necessary support and transport to and from the place of activities that end daily in the afternoon in collaboration with Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, who provided ambulatory care in case of emergency.
Al Qemzi assured that all precautionary and safety measures are in place.
Abdullah Muhammad, 14, a student at Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Islamic Institute in Dubai, expressed his joy at the activities. He said: “I was very happy when I was selected to participate and from the beginning I learned camel riding and target shooting and I felt that I’ve already learned new things related to our old lives as Emiratis.”
Muhammad Marwan Al Marri, 16, a student at the Al Maaref School in Dubai, said he registered for the event after hearing the announcement on Al Oula Radio. Sharing of his experience at the camp, he said: “I enjoyed the camel ride and it was a nice feeling meeting new friends. I used to ride camels, but now I aspire to learn shooting.”