SHARJAH, 11th July, 2022 (WAM) — Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) is gearing up to launch its Happy Holiday Summer Camp 2022, offering a wide range of educational and fun-filled activities in Arabic and English languages for children aged between 6-12 across its museums in Sharjah.
The first phase of the summer camp will kick off on 18th July at Sharjah Aquarium, Sharjah Science Museum, Sharjah Archeology Museum, and Sharjah Art Museum for a duration of 10 days.
Children will be introduced to space sciences, learn about key archaeological discoveries, beginning from the Stone Age, through a series of educational and entertaining activities as well as workshops that also include paper portrait and installation art workshops.
They will additionally learn about marine pollution and brainstorm solutions to help protect planet earth.
On 1st August, the second phase of the summer camp will commence at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation, Sharjah Maritime Museum, and Al Mahatta Museum providing participants with a chance to build an aeroplane and dive deep to discover the treasures of the sea and marine heritage.
Secrets of jewellery, wood and incense will be shared with participants through a collection of educational workshops.
Commenting on the summer camp, Manal Ataya, Director of SMA, said, “SMA is focused on raising generations that realise the importance of museums that expose them to art and various sciences through the programmes and activities we organise throughout the year, including the summer camp, which is ideal for making use of their free time to further learn creatively and socialise with other children.”
“As informal learning spaces, museums play a critical role in engaging children, something SMA has been doing for more than a decade, with free and specifically designed programmes and activities that provide memorable learning experiences, provoke imagination, and offer unique environments for quality time with family,” she added.
Praising the efforts of SMA, Hiyam Abu Mishaal, an educational and psychological consultant, noted that summer camps are incubators for children’s development.
Urging parents to enroll their children, she said summer camps help shape personalities psychologically and on a social level, tap and direct their energies towards exploring, innovating and unleashing their creativity instead of idling and spending their time on their smart devices.