Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre presents special festival
KUWAIT: On the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre will be hosting special educational programs for children, designed to increase their knowledge in different fields. Providing exposure to groundbreaking inventions around the world and creative ways to absorb new skills, the comprehensive activities develop the young children’s intellectual and cognitive skills.
The festival will host a series of tailor-made educational workshops and games which will start tomorrow, August 12, 2019, and continue until Saturday, August 17, 2019. Contributing to the progress of the society through its future generations, the children will be able to absorb new knowledge and advance their current comprehension of theories through unique learning tactics and devices.
The innovative platforms, catered to visitors aged five and above, interweave the use of mental and physical abilities to promote basic and modern knowledge acquisition. The multi-dimensional activities, which will be held over six days, fall under one of the Centre’s museums, namely, Human Body Museum, Science and Technology Museum and the Transportation and Robots Museum.
Present at the Learning zone in the Human Body Museum, one can experiment with the award-winning circuit scribe non-toxic conductive silver ink pen to create circuits and switches that illuminate electronic devices during the ‘Lights’ workshop. Additionally, inspiring new thinking and educational eco-friendly ideology, children can discover the art of recreating models and structures combining cut wood. Through a workshop on ‘Our Skeleton’, participants will learn more about the parts of the skeleton which will end by connecting the parts made of paper with woolen threads.
Children can be immersed in captivating ‘Storytelling’ session to raise an understanding, respect and appreciation for other cultures at the Kids Library in the Fine Arts Centre. Enhancing their little minds via engaging tools, the participants can enjoy smart puzzles and interactive virtual reality videos with 3D holograms to create shapes offering a truly memorable experience.
The Transportation and Robots Museum will be introduced to chess games using life size props, discover ‘Science in the Kitchen’ through activities that explains the science of food and how we benefit from experimenting with food followed by The ‘Greeting Robot’, a home automation robot for sunsets and sunrise, where the robot will feel the sunset and turn on the LED light to be an automatic lighting system.
The Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre is one the many projects developed by the Amiri Diwan to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and promote critical, creative, and interpretive thinking within the Kuwaiti society through world-class exhibitions and educational public programs.