SOURCE: https://www.wise-qatar.org/
DEADLINE: 1ST MARCH, 2023
On 2-4 February 2023, we celebrate learning beyond the classroom at Doha Learning Days!
Doha Learning Days (DLD) is a community festival offering Qatar’s families, youth, and general public an opportunity to indulge in experiential informal learning.
Rooted in WISE’s goals of fostering a vibrant local learning ecosystem, DLD aims to expand what learning means by offering hands-on learning activities, take learning outside of the formal education setting and into informal community spaces, and expand who is defined as a learning provider, thus making education the business of everyone.
2023 Edition
This year’s edition of Doha Learning Days centers around a strong ‘Youth Empowerment’ theme and will be taking place in the stunning Msheireb Museums.
Expect a rich selection of workshops and activities that aim to empower young people through a variety of skills focused on advocacy, arts, wellbeing, entrepreneurship, tech, science and coding.
Program Overview
Doha Learning Days 2023 – Day 1 Sessions
Tarsheed Storytelling
5:00 – 6:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Main Stage
Unleash the power of storytelling with your kids and ignite their passion for sustainability. Join us for a fun and interactive session where they’ll learn about conserving water and electricity through captivating stories. And after the session, they can take the reins and share their own sustainable stories with the family.
KidZania Go
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 4-15 | Location: Work Station 1
Step into the exciting world of Kidzania where kids can play, learn, and make new friends through a variety of hands-on activities. Imagine your child trying on different roles and discovering new skills as they explore our interactive stations, including a radio station, firefighting simulation, stop-motion animation, virtual reality, arts and crafts, garbage collection, coding, and STEAM activities.
Well, well, well, what do you know? – The Learning Center
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 12+ | Location: Work Station 5
Looking to improve your overall well-being? Join expert psychologists from The Learning Center for a series of informative sessions on tackling mental health challenges. Whether you’re seeking guidance for yourself or a loved one, this is an opportunity to gain knowledge, understanding and explore helpful mechanisms of support to improve your overall well-being.
Exploring Sustainability Through Play – Tarsheed
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 3+ | Location: Work Station 7
Learn how you can make a difference for the future through a variety of activities that will teach you about water pollution, sustainable greenhouses, and the importance of different ecospheres. The path to change the world starts with you!
Community Art Display – Activists in Action x DEAP
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Work Station 8
Activists in Action and DEAP join forces to empower the community to create change. Through DEAP’s beach cleanups, where we’ve collected over 350 days worth of plastic waste, we’ll be teaching you how to transform plastic waste into a collective art display.
Unlock your Potential in the Metaverse – Kabuni
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 5+ | Location: Work Station 9
Kabuni invites you to explore endless magical opportunities. This workshop showcases the immersive technology that allows children to learn, grow and explore in a safe Metaverse, following their own paths, and paving the way to a fabulous future.
Discover Sports – Qatar Sports for All
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 12+ | Location: Active Area
QSFA creates an atmosphere for youth empowerment through a variety of sports activities for a fun and wholesome family experience that will contribute to future adherence in sport practice. Activities include fitness sessions, obstacle course for kids, Target shootout, Badminton & Tennis, and Self-defense classes.
WISE Learners’ Voice Showcase
6:00 – 7:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Bin Jelmood House
Discover the unique learning journey’s of young students who took part in the 2022 WISE Learner’s Voice program. Students will share and explore new ideas and perspectives they developed and discuss solutions to the world’s pressing education challenges.
Behind the Scenes – Al Jazeera Media Institute
6:30 – 7:30 PM | Ages: 12-17 | Location: Work Station 2
Al Jazeera Media Institute takes you behind the scenes with daily workshops on media and broadcast production. These sessions are carefully curated with young people in mind, and develop a variety of skills ranging from photography, vocal placement, video production, creative writing and more.
Football For Good – Generation Amazing
8:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 12-17 | Location: Active Area
Football brings us all together. Join GA on the pitch for some football-for-good fun with a special twist that highlights peer communication, diversity, and problem-solving.
Science Show – Qatar Scientific Club
8:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Main Stage
Get ready for an explosion of fun and learning at Qatar Scientific Club’s live science show! Come and take science to the next level with a thrilling lineup of mind-blowing experiments that will captivate children of all ages.
Our Stories Speak – D’reesha x Qatar Academy Al Wakra
5:00 – 9:00PM | Ages: 16+ | Location: Work station 5
Storytelling gives us a chance to express the hidden thoughts inside us. In this workshop we highlight the importance of expressing ourselves through the art and stories we create.
Doha Learning Days 2023 – Day 2 Sessions
Tarsheed Storytelling
5:00 – 6:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Main Stage
Unleash the power of storytelling with your kids and ignite their passion for sustainability. Join us for a fun and interactive session where they’ll learn about conserving water and electricity through captivating stories. And after the session, they can take the reins and share their own sustainable stories with the family.
Well, well, well, what do you know? – The Learning Center
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 12+ | Location: Work Station 4
Looking to improve your overall well-being? Join expert psychologists from The Learning Center for a series of informative sessions on tackling mental health challenges. Whether you’re seeking guidance for yourself or a loved one, this is an opportunity to gain knowledge, understanding and explore helpful mechanisms of support to improve your overall well-being.
Robotics Challenges – Studio 5/6
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Work Station 3
Code, experiment and play with different robots such as Spherobolt, Ozobot and Vex to share knowledge. This activity teaches how to interact with line follower robot, how to control robots using other smart devices and finally interact with color sensors and moving objects through Vex robot.
Colors from Nature – DADU
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Work Station 5
In this session, children will learn about the sources of natural colors and how to extract them from different plants. They will also learn about the ways people used to make colors and how this process has evolved through the ages. They will then put this knowledge into practice by creating their own recycled colored crayons.
Paint the Town Qatar – Trinity Talent Center
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Work Station 6
Paint The Town Qatar is a fun Paint and Sip guided art event where guests unleash their creativity following an artist step by step in creating their own work of art on a variety of media.
Exploring Sustainability Through Play – Tarsheed
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 3+ | Location: Work Station 7
Learn how you can make a difference for the future through a variety of activities that will teach you about water pollution, sustainable greenhouses, and the importance of different ecospheres. The path to change the world starts with you!
Roots of Empathy – Qatar Academy Doha
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Work Station 8
Rescue dogs often need to be eased into an eating routine to ensure they don’t eat their food too quickly, causing all sorts of health complications. Join Qatar Academy Doha Animal Ambassadors in making ‘snuffle mats’ to support animal rescue dogs in a local shelter.
Unlock your Potential in the Metaverse – Kabuni
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 5+ | Location: Work Station 9
Kabuni invites you to explore endless magical opportunities. This workshop showcases the immersive technology that allows children to learn, grow and explore in a safe Metaverse, following their own paths, and paving the way to a fabulous future.
Football For Good – Generation Amazing
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 12-17 | Location: Active Area
Football brings us all together. Join GA on the pitch for some football-for-good fun with a special twist that highlights peer communication, diversity, and problem-solving.
Meet Autism – Autism Parents
6:00 – 8:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Bin Jelmood Courtyard
Join the founders behind Autism Parents Platform for a conversation with individuals in the community that have a direct connection to an Autistic person. This conversation seeks to shed light on the impact Autism has on families and members of the community.
KidZania Go
6:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 4-15 | Location: Work Station 1
Step into the exciting world of Kidzania where kids can play, learn, and make new friends through a variety of hands-on activities. Imagine your child trying on different roles and discovering new skills as they explore our interactive stations, including a radio station, firefighting simulation, stop-motion animation, virtual reality, arts and crafts, garbage collection, coding, and STEAM activities.
Behind the Scenes – Al Jazeera Media Institute
6:30 – 7:30 PM | Ages: 12-17 | Location: Work Station 2
Al Jazeera Media Institute takes you behind the scenes with daily workshops on media and broadcast production. These sessions are carefully curated with young people in mind, and develop a variety of skills ranging from photography, vocal placement, video production, creative writing and more.
Doha Learning Days 2023 – Day 3 Sessions
Tarsheed Storytelling
5:00 – 6:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Main Stage
Unleash the power of storytelling with your kids and ignite their passion for sustainability. Join us for a fun and interactive session where they’ll learn about conserving water and electricity through captivating stories. And after the session, they can take the reins and share their own sustainable stories with the family.
Discover Sports – Qatar Sports for All
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 12+ | Location: Active Area
QSFA creates an atmosphere for youth empowerment through a variety of sports activities for a fun and wholesome family experience that will contribute to future adherence in sport practice. Activities include fitness sessions, obstacle course for kids, Target shootout, Badminton & Tennis, and Self-defense classes.
KidZania Go
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 4-15 | Location: Work Station 1
Step into the exciting world of Kidzania where kids can play, learn, and make new friends through a variety of hands-on activities. Imagine your child trying on different roles and discovering new skills as they explore our interactive stations, including a radio station, firefighting simulation, stop-motion animation, virtual reality, arts and crafts, garbage collection, coding, and STEAM activities.
Robotics Challenges – Studio 5/6
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Work Station 3
Code, experiment and play with different robots such as Spherobolt, Ozobot and Vex to share knowledge. This activity teaches how to interact with line follower robot, how to control robots using other smart devices and finally interact with color sensors and moving objects through Vex robot.
Well, well, well, what do you know? – The Learning Center
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 12+ | Location: Work Station 4
Looking to improve your overall well-being? Join expert psychologists from The Learning Center for a series of informative sessions on tackling mental health challenges. Whether you’re seeking guidance for yourself or a loved one, this is an opportunity to gain knowledge, understanding and explore helpful mechanisms of support to improve your overall well-being.
Paint the Town Qatar – Trinity Talent Center
5:00 – 7:00 PM | Ages: All | Location: Work Station 6
Paint The Town Qatar is a fun Paint and Sip guided art event where guests unleash their creativity following an artist step by step in creating their own work of art on a variety of media.
Exploring Sustainability Through Play – Tarsheed
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 3+ | Location: Work Station 7
Learn how you can make a difference for the future through a variety of activities that will teach you about water pollution, sustainable greenhouses, and the importance of different ecospheres. The path to change the world starts with you!
Best Buddies Ambassadors
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 3+ | Location: Work Station 8
Best Buddies and friends will be asking participants interactive awareness questions putting their knowledge on social inclusion issues to the test. The participants will be accompanied by their peers without disability to to emphasize their mission and vision in fostering friendship and inclusion.
E-Sports through Minecraft – Microsoft
5:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 12+ | Location: Work Station 9
Participants are challenged to replicate stadiums in Qatar using Minecraft education edition, while having an esports competition spirit. Where students join one team, and try to achieve the challenge within specific time limit.
Behind the Scenes – Al Jazeera Media Institute
6:30 – 7:30 PM | Ages: 12-17 | Location: Work Station 2
Al Jazeera Media Institute takes you behind the scenes with daily workshops on media and broadcast production. These sessions are carefully curated with young people in mind, and develop a variety of skills ranging from photography, vocal placement, video production, creative writing and more.
Empowering Insaniyatna
8:00 – 9:00 PM | Ages: 12-17 | Location: Work Station 6
The workshop involves the youth in a collaborative activity that discusses Insaniyatna (our humanity) to enhance future innovative ideas relating to people with intellectual challenges and physical disabilities.
Our Stories Speak – D’reesha x Qatar Academy Al Wakra
5:00 – 9:00PM | Ages: 16+ | Location: Work station 5
In this workshop we will highlight the importance of storytelling Art, especially in telling our stories, as a tool for Empowerment. Storytelling gives us a chance to express the hidden thoughts inside
