2010 Annual Science & Technology Fair

Kuwait National English School, Hawally, celebrated its best ever 2010 Annual Science and Technology Fair on Tuesday January 26, 2010 in the Al Farabi Theatre. For the first time the entire age range of the school participated from the very youngest students in the Early Years right through to the Secondary Department.
The event started on Monday afternoon by a full school assembly during which Madame Chantal Al Gharabally, School Director, addressed the school population and stressed on the importance of Science and Technology to the young generation. Her speech was centered on philosophical thought towards ethics in science through various examples such as Climatic Changes, Cloning of Genes, Use of Laser, Radioactivity, Nuclear weapons, Conquest of the Universe, Global Communication, Water of Life, etc. Madame Chantal highlighted the work of the famous scientists Pierre and Marie Curie on Radioactivity and explained the importance of their work. She concluded that mankind must team together to know when to start but most important where to stop! The School Head Girl, Anfal Abdulsalam Al Enizi, also addressed the audience and stated that “women have played a leading role in the development of modern science, It is important that more girls see science as a worthwhile career”.
During the whole week the entire school participating in a series of events: Projects, Drawings, writing Poems, Essay competitions, displayed their exhibits and “hands on” experiments and showed an incredible knowledge and understanding of their topics in Science and IT. Experiments included a working model of a volcano, a variety of electrical and electronic circuits, Rowing Machine, the production of our “Lava Lamps”, Pasteurization of milk, testing of food, Chromatography, Crystallization, Diffusion, Electrochemistry, Simulating experiments using our school’s up to date state of the art IT Technology,  etc. It was very well attended and each year group took turns to attend the event throughout the day.
The day culminated with a Science Quiz with teams of students from Primary and Secondary Departments competing to show their understanding of scientific facts and principles. Winners among students from the early Years (Drawing Competition), Primary and Secondary Departments were rewarded with prizes and medals.
The Kuwait National English School Science fair was an excellent event that showcased the successes of our students. The school has invested extensively in Science and Technology over the last few years and this event is very encouraging to see this realized in the enthusiasm and achievement of the entire school.
Madame Chantal Al Gharabally, School Director, and the team of Science & Technology teachers from the entire school have been holding the event each year (since 1998) in January, on the occasion of the centenary of the discovery of Radioactivity, as a way to develop student’s skills and interest in the subjects of Science and Technology. This interest is obviously building as each year students seem to get an earlier start on their Science Day exhibits in order to know everything they can about their science topic before the fair begin.  

 

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