QF honours educational innovators through Qatar Spotlight
THE brightest innovations in the field of pre-university education, created by educators in
atar, have been celebrated as the winners of atar Spotlight
a joint initiative between atar Foundation and HundrED were announced.
The ceremony at Multaqa (Education City Student Center) was attended by Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Buthaina bint Al Jabr Al Nuaimi with 10 winning innovations capable of being scaled around the world and making an impact on education at pre-university level being announced.
Nuaimi said, “I feel pride and happiness in the innovations of students and teachers that contribute to making education an enjoyable and attractive experience, and instil the value of research and exploration among our students.”
Speaking at the ceremony, Sheikha Noof Ahmed Al Thani, executive director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships at atar Foundation’s Pre-University Education, said: “We are pleased with the large number of innovations submitted to this initiative, an indication of the success of its first edition in atar. It reflects the ability of educators in schools throughout atar to innovate.
“We will continue to support educators and their innovations through our ongoing partnership with HundrED, and we invite everyone to apply and participate in the next editions of this initiative.”
atar Spotlight was launched during the 2019 LEAPS Summit through a partnership between F’s PreUniversity Education and HundrED, a not-for-profit organisation that identifies and shares innovations in K-12 education.
The initiative aims to promote innovation in pre-university education and provide an opportunity to members of atar’s educational sector to submit their innovative education ideas, with atar Spotlight sharing the 10 most impactful and scalable submissions with a wider global network of educators.
The 10 winning projects from across atar are: the biotechnology and biomedical engineering programme by atar Science & Technology Secondary School for Boys the Ethics Curriculum from F’s atar Academy Al Wakra the Farm Your Country programme by Al Faisal Without Boarders Foundation Glocalisation Initiative by F’s Tariq Bin iad School the Museum in Residence Project by atar Children’s
Museum at Sherborne atar Preparatory School the My Friend Robot project by ainab Preparatory School for Girls
uests by F’s Academyati the Science and Sustainability Club project by F’s atar Academy Sidra the Science Book Forum Project by atar National Library and the irtual Learning Resources project by Juwayriyah bint Al-Harith Primary School for Girls.*