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Schools & Kids Activities

The Next Generation School – Ain Khalid Drives for Sustainability

Throughout the week, the students will be engaged in various activities to promote sustainability:

1.      Paper Savers (Reusing Scrap Paper) – Learners will be reusing scrap paper from home for any activities that will require paper in school.

2.      No Disposables Day (Refusing single-use plastics) – Learners will reflect on which disposable items they use in their daily lives and what can be a suitable replacement for them to promote zero waste.

Qatar Sustainability Week

  • Energy: Turn off lights and AC when not in use and set the AC temperature at 24 degree Celsius
  • Transportation: Encourage compound students to use bicycle or walk to school
  • Planting: each class will be engaged in planting activities
  • Waste: awareness presentations by secondary students focusing on recycling, ban on plastic, think twice before you print etc
  • Well being: Physical, social and mental health - Students and teachers are encouraged to eat vegetables and plant based food items.

Upcycled Robots

On the occasion of launching the 7th edition of Qatar Sustainability Week, an event that aims to engage the community, raising awareness, and showcasing the progress Qatar has made in the areas of sustainability, Studio 5/6 is joining the initiative through conducting workshops related to sustainability, upcycling, and creating robots from electrical waste.