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Sharjah Museums Department Organizes 2012 Outstanding Guide Programme |
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12-day programme features engaging workshops and lectures for young EmiratisThe Sharjah Museums Department (SMD), in collaboration with the Sharjah Education Office in the Eastern Region, has launched the ‘Outstanding Guide 2012’ programme for secondary school students at Bait Sheikh Saeed Bin Hamad Al Qasimi. The program aims to encourage the students take interest in, and learn about, the field of museums and cultural tourism. It which was launched four years ago at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization and now continues, and expands upon, its activities after the success it achieved and the remarkable response it received from the participating students in the past years. Running from 23 September to October 4, the innovative 12-day programme will keep students actively engaged in fun and educational activities that enable them to learn about the best methods of tourist guidance and raise their awareness about heritage and culture, in addition to reinforcing the importance of continuous communication between generations in the UAE. “The Outstanding Guide programme features a wide range of activities, including a range of lectures given by specialists in the field. It also includes workshops and hands-on training sessions, designed to expand the students’ knowledge of the topic and foster an educated and conscious generation characterized by loyalty and allegiance to its national identity and Arab roots,” she added. The activities of the “Outstanding Guide 2012” also include five workshops organized within the educational and training programme designed for government secondary school students, in cooperation with the department of Education and Interpretation at the Sharjah Museums Department. The workshops include “Pottery Repair and Restoration”, a “Jewellery” workshop which focuses on the importance of adornment in old ages, a workshop on “Coins in the Umayyad and Abbasid Eras”, a workshop on “Seals” to highlight the importance of seals in the old ages, and finally the “Heritage Houses” workshop which will be conducted in collaboration with the Urban Heritage Society. |
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