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The A.M. Qattan Foundation

Serving Culture and Education in Palestine and the Arab World

3 - 2012

Abdel Mohsin Al-Qattan Meets with the Foundation’s Staff in Ramallah

Abdel Mohsin Al-Qattan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, visited Palestine on January 17 to 24. During his visit, he met with the...

 

In this Newsletter

  Semi-Annual Meeting 2011   The Executive Director Briefed on the Foundation’s Programmes in Gaza
  Meeting on Corporate Social Responsibility   Publications
  Publication of Winning Works from the Young Writers’ Award   Launch of “Kan Yama Kan” Project
  Visit to the Information Technology Department at the Islamic University   Life: An Exhibition of Children’s Drawings
  House of Tales: A New Season of Library Activities   Ten Artists Qualify for the Young Artist Award 2012
  Withholding the Young Writer Award 2011   Playing the Siege Away: A Music Concert by Gaza Children
  Release of Albums Supported by the Foundation   A Poetic Evening at the Mosaic
  Launch of a Foundation Course in “Drama in Education”   Training Sessions on “Drama in Education”
  Study Day for Kindergarten Teachers   The 19th Drama Teachers’ Forum
  Participation in the Cairo International Book Fair

 

General News

Semi-Annual Meeting 2011

The Foundation convened its semi-annual meeting for the year 2011 on January 4. Present in the meeting were Abdel Mohsin Al-Qattan,... ...more

 

The Executive Director Briefed on the Foundation’s Programmes in Gaza

On February 21 and 22, Ziad Khalaf, Executive Director of the Foundation, visited the Foundation’s programmes in the Gaza Strip and met... ...more

Meeting on Corporate Social Responsibility

At the invitation of the Bank of Palestine, Ziad Khalaf, Executive Director of the Foundation, participated in a meeting in Ramallah... ...more

 

Publications

36th Edition of Ru’a Tarbawiyya On February 7, the A. M. Qattan Centre for Educational Research and Development released the 36th issue... ...more

Publication of Winning Works from the Young Writers’ Award

The Culture and Arts Programme released six literature books by young authors who participated in the Young Writer Award in the years... ...more

Child Centre Gaza

Launch of “Kan Yama Kan” Project

On January 21, the Centre’s Outreach Service Programme launched the first phase of the “Kan Yama Kan” [Once upon a Time] Project in... ...more

Visit to the Information Technology Department at the Islamic University

On February 20, the Centre’s Information Technology Unit organised a visit for children of the Programmers’ Club and the Website... ...more

Life: An Exhibition of Children’s Drawings

On February 7, the Centre’s Cultural Activities and Programmes Unit opened an art exhibition entitled "Life," which featured several... ...more

House of Tales: A New Season of Library Activities

A new 3-month season of library activities was launched at the Qattan Centre for the Child at the beginning of February known as the "... ...more

Culture And Arts Programs

Ten Artists Qualify for the Young Artist Award 2012

At the end of February, the Programme announced names of the winning artists in the first round of the Young Artist Award for the Year... ...more

 

Withholding the Young Writer Award 2011

At the end of January, the program announced results of the Young Writer Award for the Year 2011 in the fields of novel and play... ...more

 

Playing the Siege Away: A Music Concert by Gaza Children

The Gaza Music School organised a musical concert with the participation of many of its students and teachers on February 17 at Al... ...more

 

Release of Albums Supported by the Foundation

The Programme supported release of "Legends” CD by Watar Ensemble from Shafa Amru. The band is comprised of artists Wassim Odeh (... ...more

The Mosaic Rooms

A Poetic Evening at the Mosaic

The Mosaic Rooms in London will host a poetry reading by Caasha Luul Mohamud Yusuf and Clare Pollard on Tuesday March 13 to celebrate... ...more

 
Educational Research and Development Programme

Launch of a Foundation Course in “Drama in Education”

As part of a year-long foundation course on Drama in Education, the Centre held a new intensive training day on February 9. The... ...more

Training Sessions on “Drama in Education”

On January 16, the Centre organised 4 training sessions as part of the “Drama as a Context for learning – Jerusalem Schools” Project... ...more

Study Day for Kindergarten Teachers

On February 11, the Centre organised a study day on contexts and resources for student-centred education in cooperation with the Trust... ...more

The 19th Drama Teachers’ Forum

On February 2-3, the Drama Teachers’ Forum at the Centre organised its 19th meeting with45 male and female teachers from different... ...more

Participation in the Cairo International Book Fair

The Centre’s Library Director, Azmi Shunnarah, and Librarian Specialist Hana’a Al-​​Shafe’e, participated in the Cairo International... ...more

 
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