EAA honours 432 students for iEARN-Qatar projects

The Education Above All (EAA) foundation, through its programme Reach Out to Asia (Rota), held the ‘largest annual’ International Education and Resource Network iEARN-Qatar 2017 Open House at the Education City Student Centre.

Through the initiative, students and teachers were given an opportunity to display their work and achievements and showcase their iEARN projects for the 2016-2017 school year.
The International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) is a non-profit organisation that connects schools and youth organisations worldwide via an online network to empower young people, and encourage collaboration and dialogue to find solutions for global issues and promote intercultural exchange and tolerance.

Since Rota started the iEARN-Qatar programme in 2008, and through its partnership with the National Center for Educator Development in 2014, 738 teachers from 116 schools in Qatar have been trained through the programme. The iEARN-Qatar programme trains teachers on Project Based Learning methodologies and facilitates them to implement projects with their students while collaborating online with their peers from around the world, according to a press statement.
This year, 18 schools and 432 students from across the country took part and successfully completed their iEARN-Qatar projects. Participants were asked to implement projects related to their school curriculum, reflecting different subject areas and grade levels.
The schools were Pakistan International School Qatar, Al Mahad International School, Cardiff International School, Al Saliyah Independent Secondary School for Girls, Ruqaya Preparatory Girls’ School, Umm Al Qora Independent Model School for Boys, Iqra English School for Boys, Al Ahnaf Bin Qais Independent Preparatory School for Boys, Michael E DeBakey High School, Al Wafa Model Boys’ School, Halima Al Sadia Independent Primary Girls’ School, Al Markhyia Primary Independent Girls’ School, Ibn Sina Model Independent School, Abdullah Bin Rawahah Primary School for Boys, Doha Preparatory Independent School for Boys, and Maria Al-Qibtiyya Preparatory Independent School for Girls.
Addressing participants during the event, Mohamed al-Naama, senior fundraising representative at Rota, said: “The outstanding work displayed by all students and teachers affirms our belief that teamwork enhances creativity. Through iEARN Qatar, educators have gained awareness about the benefits of using project-based learning as a tool to improve their students’ academic achievement.”
On Muntajat’s continuous support to the iEARN- Qatar programme, Muntajat CEO Abdulrahman Ali al-Abdulla said: “We are proud of our continued partnership with Rota supporting the iEARN programme, and now our newfound collaboration with Education Above All stands as a testimony to our commitment to drive the socio-economic development of Qatar.”
Centred on the Project Based Learning methodology, the iEARN-Qatar programme aims to facilitate collaboration among schools in Qatar and the 140 countries involved in iEARN International, promote intercultural exchange and tolerance, and involve Qatar’s teachers and students in meaningful projects that aim to improve the health and welfare of the planet and its people.