MANAH: The Al Hosn Programme hosted by Oman Across Ages Museum concluded on Thursday. It was organised by OAA Museum in association with iDeal company from July 30 to August 3.
Al Hosn included a number of training programmes for students in various fields.
Muzna bint Sulaiman al Hosaniyah of OAA, said: "The museum hosted the Al Hosn Programme for school students aged 10 to 16 years. It aims to provide a week full of challenge, competition, learning and work through interactive games aimed at developing skills among participants such as teamwork, problem-solving, working under pressure, and time management."
Asma bint Masoud al Hamdaniyah, Implementation and Development Officer at iDeal, said: “57 students took part in the summer programme. Through our four programmes, we focused on refining and developing soft skills and professional skills such as keeping pace with technological development and gaining confidence in speaking fluently. Participants also learned about recycling waste around them. We focused here on the palm tree because it is considered to have thousands of uses.”
Al Hosn included the young leaders programme, the recycling programme, the engineering programme, and the sweltering season programme.
Asmaa al Hamdani added: “We introduced the participants to the historical Omani personalities so that the participants can learn skills from them and be role models for them. On the Sweltering Season Programme, they learn about entrepreneurship, financial terminology, the way to save money, buying and selling, and how to market. The workshop started with training participants to manufacture a specific thing from raw materials, then sell it and trade in it. It is called Al Qayed because the Al Qayed season is in which trade is active.
"The workshop on engineering introduced participants to ancient and modern Islamic architecture. Students also learned about the most important engineering landmarks in Oman. Omar al Maskari, an Omani trainer and inventor, presented the workshop. He talked about how a person can begin to invent. The recycling workshop helped them to learn about plastic and natural materials. The innovations will be inspired by the museum, whether ships, castles, or anything related to Omani industries."
Yusra bint Saif al Harrasiyah of iDeal said: "The interaction of the participants in the programme was remarkable and distinctive. The reason for that is that the learning was in a practical and fun way rather than theoretical. We divided the participants into groups and gave each participant a role to play. In this way, they learned about cooperation and the importance of teamwork. The team will not succeed unless each one of them plays his or her role.”
Al Baljaa bint Muhsin al Busaidiyah, a participant from Manah, said: “I learned from the workshop on how to become a team leader, the importance of focusing and not rushing to perform tasks so that the work is perfect and complete. The workshops were entertaining and enjoyable at the same time. Today I have more confidence in speaking. I wish the programme to continue for a longer period. I advise all children to participate in such workshops because it is entertaining and useful in building character.”
Juhaina bint Jamal al Hadhramiyah, a participant from Nizwa, said: "The programme taught me the importance of cooperation and teamwork. There was new information that I learned, like Omani personalities. I learned how to design integrated circuits. I used to feel shy and now I am more social. The workshop was interesting and there were new things every day. I thank the organisers for this interesting workshop.”
Al Moather bin Thani al Tubi, another participant from Manah, said: "The work I liked the most was that I learned how to make a sword out of palm fronds. We started it by planning and working together as one team. I am sad because today is the last day of the programme. And for sure I will participate in future programmes. I thank all the organisers for the programme and the Oman Across Ages Museum.”
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