More than 1,800 schoolchildren participated in the first National ARM Holding School Program – Dubai Blog

A national school program supported by a private investment company and multi-key economic promoter ARM Holding. More than 1,800 children from 70 schools across the country participated in the week-long event Noum Project, Developed by the design duo Studio Sain, invites children to create another living habitat on the imaginary moon.

Class-based art workshop Noum Project It provides a temporary opportunity to explore how a new society is constructed, and encourages students to deconstruct boundaries to produce imaginative, intuitive and innovative objects. In addition to the UAE’s mission to Mars and sending the first Emirati into space, the conceptualization of the seminar aims to test ideas around the core question, “How will you build a sustainable community in outer space?”

“Art and culture are often insufficient in our local school’s STEM-led curriculum. This means that students may miss important opportunities to hone their creative skills and thinking. ARM Holding’s Children’s Program introduces customized, artist-designed workshops to local schools, and provides children with opportunities to grow and develop their creative thinking and imagination by familiarizing them with a wide range of art and design practices.“Said Mohammad Saeed Al Shehhi, CEO of ARM Holding“This is not only about cultivating the next generation of artists, but also about providing each student with the creative skills and experience they need to succeed in their future careers. The ARM Holdings Children’s Program reflects our commitment to investing and nurturing the next generation.“

Noum Project It belongs to the umbrella of the ARM Holding Children’s Programme, which is one of many cultural and educational programs organized by the investment company, and is in line with the company’s firm commitment to give back to the communities in which it operates. The program aims to provide services to school children in the UAE by interacting with the roster of international artists and familiarizing them with a wide range of art and design practices, with the opportunity to develop and develop their interest and understanding of art.

The program was praised by many participating teachers, students and counselors:

“Our students at Brighton College in Dubai were thoroughly immersed in the Noom project seminar. When making bricolage 3D sculptures inspired by Tom Sachs, they had a lot of fun in their imaginative, creative and intuitive work. It is great to have the opportunity to invite creative professionals back to the college art studio again, because our young artists benefit a lot from these creative experiences.“
Ashley Ibbitson, Head of Art Department, Brighton College, Dubai

“Today, many of our tasks and jobs have been handed over to artificial intelligence and machines. However, creativity is one of the skills that we still have difficulty passing on to machines. Therefore, cultivating the creativity of young students may be the difference between having a stable career or being in trouble in the future.“
Shayan Rahman Nezhad, seminar host

After the course, each participating school will nominate the best performing students in the seminar. They will be invited to participate in an exclusive astronomy experience at the Al Thuraya Astronomical Center in Dubai, including lectures led by astronomers, and then have the opportunity to pass through the telescope and planetarium Shows and center tours to observe the moon and planets.