THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER 2016 MARKETPLACEMARKET | 6 BOLLYWOOD | 11 HOLLYWOODD | 12 Widian by AJ Arabia ‘Sultan’, ‘Kabali’ take top Star Wars fans launches latest spots among trending will enjoy collection at Blue Salon movies: Google ‘Rogue One’ Email: [email protected] A group of parents and teachers of Pearling Season International School meet on a regular basis to bring awareness about seat belt safety among children. P | 4-5 A NOBLE SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER 2016 CAMPUS 03 Students take part in Engineering Explorers Program early 30 middle school and enrichment in addition to students from nine events for Qatar’s school children local schools across in grades 5 through 12. Through Qatar recently partic- Dhia: Engineering Leaders, more ipated in Engineering than hundreds of Qatari students NExplorers Program hosted by Texas have benefited from more than A&M University at Qatar and Mae- 10,000 hours of educational rsk Oil Qatar. outreach. The four-day event aimed to Jassim Al Khori, Deputy Head familiarise young students with of Subsurface at Maersk Oil Qatar, engineering and the science behind said: “Maersk Oil Qatar is proud to it. The programme included science be Texas A&M University Qatar’s activities, hands-on engineering strongest partner in education and projects and contests to challenge outreach, and to support Engineer- students’ math and science skills. ing Explorers and more broadly the Students learned about science con- Dhia programme.” cepts, design, teamwork and Dr. César O. Malavé, dean of creativity through interactive activ- Du’a Fahim, math coordinator technology, engineering and math) Texas A&M at Qatar, said, “Texas ities conducted in Texas A&M at at Amna Preparatory School and workshops offered through the A&M at Qatar is dedicated to help- Qatar’s state-of-the-art labs. Maryam Al Obaidan’s mother, said, Dhia: Engineering Leaders partner- ing Qatar meet its need for new Maryam Abdullah Al Obaidan, “It was a really nice opportunity and ship between Texas A&M at Qatar engineers that will move the coun- who participated in the programme, the girls enjoyed it a lot. The most and Maersk Oil Qatar designed to try toward its goals. Through said she enjoyed the chemistry and important thing is they learned interest bright, young Qataris in engaging STEM programmes such robotics parts of the workshop, as what is happening in the university. pursuing engineering and science as Engineering Explorers, we and well as learning about engineering I really love the programme, and I career paths to develop the scien- Maersk Oil Qatar are inspiring a as a career and 3-D printing tech- hope it continues with another tific workforce Qatar needs to reach new generation of engineering nologies. “I’m thinking about group of students so that they all the goals of Qatar National Vision leaders by encouraging Qatar’s medical engineering because I want get to have this chance.” 2030. brightest young students to pursue to help people and animals, and I Engineering Explorers is the lat- The partnership began in 2013 careers in science and want also to be an engineer.” est in a series of STEM (science, and has included teacher training engineering.” SIS holds farewell to Class XII students IS class XI organised a farewell for its class XII students recently. Students and teach- Sers felicitated the outgoing students. The farewell was graced by SIS President K C Abdul Latheef, Principal Dr Subhash Nair, General Secretary Abdul Kadar, Vice principals and Management committee members. Outgoing students took a pledge to retain the values that they have imbibed at SIS and promise to pass on to the next generation, the legacy of human values and virtues. 04 COVER STORY THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER 2016 A noble sense of responsibility then spread this message in the com- munity by talking to their parents, relatives, friends and neighbours,” says Ansay. The PTA is not just relying on verbal communication to teach the importance of wearing seat belts to students; they are giving them life- like experiences through the use of simulators. The day The Peninsula visited the school, younger students were being given demonstrations with a dummy on two simulators: a roll over simulator and a seat belt convincer; while older students physically expe- rienced them. “It is a kind of life-changing expe- rience for kids and they are getting a life-lesson,” said Ansay. Irfan Bukhari School — a group of parents and for all. A study conducted last year “We have long since realised that The Peninsula teachers that meet on a bi-weekly notes: “Despite road traffic crashes there is an incredible gap in the sim- basis to bring together ideas, being one of the leading causes of ple implementation of the seat belt hey say a good heart is bet- thoughts and concerns; and work death in Qatar, three out of 10 driv- rule in Qatar, and children are one ter than all the heads in towards enhancing the student expe- ers in Doha, do not use a seat belt of the most vulnerable groups prone the world. When parents rience,” says Hershey Ansay, an and about one in 12 use a mobile to death due to such lack in care.” and teachers from Pearl- Australian expat who represents both phone while driving. More efforts, in Helping hands: A number of ing Season International teachers and parents and is co-lead- the form of awareness campaigns national organisations are standing T(PSI) School decided to run a cam- ing the campaign. and increased law enforcement, are shoulder-to-shoulder with PSI paign, a common good of all good She said that the campaign will needed to improve compliance with School to make its campaign result- initiatives — serving the humanity — continue in January and February. laws requiring seat belt use and pro- oriented. “We have names like was at the bottom of their hearts and Meanwhile this month they have hibiting mobile phone use while Weill-Cornell Medical College, at the top of their minds. designed in-class talks to create an driving.” Hamad Trauma Center and Karwa “Wearing seat belts saves lives,” awareness on the importance of fas- PSI School has designed a Driving School involved in our cam- is the attitude being instilled into tening seat belts. “Our first focus number of attractive and engaging paign, all interspersed by the efforts school students and their parents as remains on children.” activities to educate children on the of our teachers in holding in-class well. “The Seat Belt Safety Campaign A challenge for all: The fatalities importance of seat belt use includ- activities and playing awareness vid- is being organised by the Parent- and injuries in road traffic accidents ing age-appropriate poster, video eos throughout the campaign Teacher Association (PTA) of PSI have been an issue of great concern and slogan contests. “These children months,” said Ansay. THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER 2016 COVER STORY 05 The school has also designed with prizes; age-appropriate and was trying to inculcate in kids. Her or obeying traffic rules is not a sub- stickers and bumper stickers to quite fun information packs for all demonstration on seat belt had eve- ject of social concern; for others, it spread the message. “We will dis- students and parents; and a Safety rything needed to make the might simply be plain ignorance,” tribute them among children, Awareness Night with a ‘Stories campaign fruitful; motivation, she noted. “We simply lack educa- parents and community once we from the Trauma Room’ feature encouragement, training and tion of car-seating etiquette — and get permission from concerned conducted by a senior trauma sur- persuasion. that is what this campaign is set- quarters,” said Ansay, further say- geon from Hamad Trauma Center. Embedded for good: Another ting out to counter.” ing that they would love to spread Pauline Keogh is a teacher at parent, Sabika Shaban, has also vol- Sabika said that road safety- the word of their efforts to inspire PSI School who not only teaches unteered her time for the cause to related information was also being other schools in the region to take business, but also has taken the role co-organise the campaign. She shared with the parents of school up the cause in a lasting, culturally of helping organise the high school thinks that with right tools, strate- children. “It’s a two-way stream: embedding way. students’ road safety activities. gies and motivation, the importance teach children to reach parents; and The school has also designed a “When I came to Qatar, I was of seat belt wearing can be embed- educate parents to re-enforce their Seat Belt Police exercise, where shocked to see the low level of seat ded in the school culture. children’s behaviour. Parents must teams of older students would per- belt wearing. It’s a dangerous prac- Being a Pakistani-Canadian understand that without a simple form duties of traffic police and tice,” she said. expat, she believes that this train- seat belt, they are placing their child would dummy-fine parents for not Terming the oblivious attitude ing is important on many grounds in a potential death-trap.” properly strapping in their children. ‘highly risky’, she said that being an including the fact that most people One can argue with anything The PTA has some other ideas to occupational first-aider, safety had in Qatar belong to various social except stats: Citing stats, Sabika says execute like a poster competition always been her subject of interest. backgrounds and cultures. “Non- that the risk of injury or casualty for the younger ones and a video “Wearing seat belts saves lives”, was practising expats come from multiplies when someone neglects competition for the older students the lesson she countries where wearing seat belts using seat belts in the back seats.