Safety around swimming pools - MOI Qatar

 

In order to ensure the safety of our children, we advise adhering to the necessary safety requirements in residential swimming pools.
Their safety is important to us. #MoIQatar pic.twitter.com/ooKKnAhVlH

— Ministry of Interior (@MOI_QatarEn) July 3, 2022

Painting Workshop on 14th of NOV - Artist Cafe

 

Acrylic Painting Workshop on 14th of NOV (Saturday) at 2PM-5PM The theme of this week will be ‘Cat’ 😺 ➡️Suitable for all ages ➡️for reservation 📲 77723266 ➡️ 200QR + 1 free drink (For adults) ➡️150QR +1 free drink (For Kids) ➡️All materials included 🎨 Location: Artist Cafe (QQ in the Pearl)

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Garangao celebration in Qatar 2020

Scenes of last night's #Garangao celebration in #Qatar. Ministry officials distributed nuts and sweet treats to the children.

Watch this video shared by the Ministry of Culture and Sports Qatar #MCSQA pic.twitter.com/BKnSQ7l5qZ

— Qatar Day- Pulse of Nation (@qatarday) May 8, 2020

Omani traditional games - folk traditions

An Omani  heritage group children is performing games while wearing beautiful clothes .

I frequently read or hear from Western tourists that "what makes Oman memorable is not the mountains, not the ocean, or the architecture, but the Omani people."

Enough is enough - Yemeni War

The Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, with U.S. support, has killed thousands of civilians. Over 85,000 children have died of starvation.

Enough is enough. The Senate must vote to end U.S. support for this war. pic.twitter.com/oexdaDZtgB

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 27, 2018

The library of my childhood

It was a dark November 🍂 afternoon when I was walking with my mom somewhere at our large compound . Passing near the cultural center I saw a lots of books 📖 and people  inside .

- What is this place ? - I asked

- The library - my mother answered . For a very small fee one can read the books there or even can take them home !

- Really ? - I asked happily 😊

- Yes - and even children can be a member . But now it is too late . We are about to move 🚚 to another town . Once settled I will take you
to their library .I promise .

It was a real WOW feeling just to learn about the existence of such facility .( I could compare it to the moment when I learned to ride my bike 🚲.) But even to be a member ! It was far beyond all my expectations !
I was seven and half and I already read all our books . Then the neighbours' books . Then I was starving and ready to devour any book I come across .I was waiting for my summer holiday visiting cousins and I was planning to read their books . Or a birthday , name day or something similar .

The existence of the library opened a new perspective to my life ☼. I praised in myself the one who invented it .I just wished to have something similar for toys and games . But my mom informed me that facility does not exists .


Moving to another town was a real cultural shock . The landscape , the people were so different .☹ But my mom kept her promise and took me to the library . That was a wonderful place ☺.It was in the town center   in an old historical building . Downstairs children's library - upstairs library for the big ones .

We had a really nice sized collection . Old books were well maintained not discarded . I read a lot .
As a result I became a ✍ good writer .Essay writing was always an easy job for me . Walking home from school the sentences ,ideas formed by themselves in my mind . I just had to write them down when arriving home .

My very best friend whom I met at age 12 was also a bookworm . We visited the library together , would read at home cracking apples . Discussing the stories after .One year later we found no books to read downstairs we read them all . So we were allowed to be a member of the library upstairs. But often returned to the kids section for its special atmosphere .

And the kids library just improved year after year . The new librarians were not only advising kids about what to read but they were ready to chat with them . They could tell them about their problems , they helped them with their home works .They provided them a shelter for the afternoons if conditions at their homes were not favorable . They organized competitions , they made some puppets and performed operas with them using their audio collection . Those librarians were real fairies .
We were very lucky .
When visiting cities later in my life I noticed that those city libraries were quite different .So impersonal and less inviting than our town's libraries .

Later it was declining - the libraries did not get much money to buy new books . It was quite sad . Especially to learn how little money our "fairies" made . They retired with very small pension . The new librarians were not similar to them . But the Internet attracted a lots of kids who could not afford it .

Yeah - when I grew up the Internet came and I "owned" whole libraries in my room . That was a real wow feeling but this is another story .

P.S. similar facility for toys and games opened when I was in my twenties - my kids visited it and liked it very much ...

Numbers of Qatar 7 million children

Turkey and Qatar open orphanage compound for Syrian kids https://t.co/McJUJtnlX6 pic.twitter.com/nAFpexCblh

— TRT World (@trtworld) May 22, 2017

 Qatar provided educational opportunities for more than 7mn children ,created more than 300,000 jobs .

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Studies have found that reading level of children in the Arab region is weak, with a child spending only an average of six minutes annually to read books beyond curriculum.

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Summer with Kids In Qatar

Summer camps for small ones :
ICC from age 4 at DPS -MIS
Noble Indian Kindergarten: Al Hilal Area from mid June -art craft ,dance ,music ,public speaking ,indoor games - 5 days a week for a month - for kids up to 12 y.
4428624
Starfish kindergarten : creative sand&water play art &crafts ,kitchen fun 487 5939
Busy bees nursery :water play ,kitchen fun ,music ,art 447 2319 for kids aged 3-6 years
Elder Tree nursery :455 10 20
Little Cherubs :577 95 18 for kids aged 3 - years , summer camp : Medium French & English , sport ,art ,computer ,swimming , trip , cooking , music ,dance
Apple Tree Nursery :582-6234/ 551-4533 / 481-2147 Summer Camp
cool indoor play areas and weekly themed activities
timing :from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m
location :three minutes from Villaggio.

For bigger ones :Kid's camp on the Beach of Intercontinental Hotel for children aged 6-14 y.
tel:484 44 44

ICC at DPS -MIS school building .there are two groups 1. for children aged 4-9
2.for kids above 10
programs :art,craft ,swimming ,music ,dance ,table tennis and other indoor and outdoor sports and games
timing :daily from 9 -12.30
QR 500 for six weeks


REGATTA SAILING ACADEMY - at the Hotel Intercontinental
courses open for kids from the age of 6 years
5 day holiday courses
more info 4424577

MY CENTRE SUMMER CAMP

for kids aged 4 - 11 years
3days /week
QR 2500 1 month
timing : 8 -13 30
tel :498 00 99 more info

Summer & Computer
starting from 5th July
4 hours a day = 2 hours computer studies + 2 hours painting ,karate ,games ,movies at the playing area
from age 8 years and above
tel; 4673399
more info at the Aptech :Al- Andalus Compound or here

Summer & ART for girls only
The Girls Creativity Center offers courses in art for girls 7 years old and above
tel:468 88 35

SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Summer Workshop 2008
for kids 4 -10 y.
transport available
art & crafts
fun games
cinematic dance
karate & yoga
drawing & painting
light music
Tel : 4655433 /4659481 /5403288


My Gym Qatar
It offers Gym courses from age 6 weeks to 13 years
babies are supposed to be with parents during training
from age 3 and above the courses are independent
tel :498 00 99 or here more info

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES - Dana club ( Dafna area )
special summer membership for families
3 months 5000 QR
with indoor - outdoor swimming pool for kids,large play area ,tennis court
children can attend the club only with parents
tel : 496 0600 or more info

SUMMER & LANGUAGE LEARNING

Special summer rates for language courses : English ,Arabic ,Hindi ,Sinhalese ,Malayalam
Location : behind LULU hypermarket
tel: 4660559

ICDL course -Summer rates at the same place

International Academic Society
Special activities and classes
for kids aged 3-15 years
in July and August
Main Courses : Fun with Maths ,Science activities ,Art & craft ,Learning the world ,Game with languages ,Physical Fitness ,Social grace and Courtesy
tel :4554068


INDIAN CLUB SUMMER CAMP
From 1st July
timing :9.30 -12.30
age group :5 -15 years
dance ,music ,public speaking ,swimming ,shuttle badminton ,aerobics ,yoga ,craft ,salad making ,cake dressing ,fun cooking ,tailoring , mono-acting ,farm visiting
tel :5244762 ,4669056

TENNIS LESSONS FOR KIDS
flexible timing and location
tel : 531 6644


Café Céramique Summer Camp

in association with Party Kingdom & Elder Tree Nursery
for kids 5 years and above
programs :china painting , cooking ,decoration
meal included
QR 95
tel :4671100


SYSCOMS -Hot & bright Courses for the Wise
from 5 years and above
IT courses 20 hours ,32 hours
location ;Lulu Center 3rd floor
(opposite Hamad Hospital )
tel:4367597
5881308 ,5100935 more info