Arabian Culture And Heritage Discovery
All about the Arabian culture, history and tradition of Dubai
Program Summary
This is a specialized culture identity program of old Arabian settlement where students learn about the Arabian culture, history and tradition of Dubai.students will find stone houses from the mountain regions and other attractions of oriental lifestyle along with insights of world’s fastest city. Students learn about the establishment of Dubai ,complete with cannons and battlements. Dubai’s entertaining museum brings the city’s past and present together in a series of life-size dioramas and archaeological exhibits from desert excavations.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Students experience and learn about the most ambitious developments and ultra modern architecture of world’s fastest growing city
- Learning about the valuable inventions and discoveries done by Muslim scholars during the golden age of Islamic world.
- Students get opportunity to stimulate knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of Islamic rich and diverse culture and heritage.
- Exposing school students socially, culturally and academically.
Price: Rs. On Request
Duration: 5 days
Theme: Culture,Architecture, History,Language
Places Visited: Dubai
Recommended for: Grade 8th to 12th
Program Highlights
pre program assessment and presentation
In this phase small assessment is done to judge how much students know about Arab culture, heritage and about world fastest growing city. After this, presentation session is organized where students get to know about this learning program and the places they are going to learn
Key Learnings
This phase helps students to know about the place they are going to visit
Dubai – insights and architecture of world fastest city
Today Dubai is widely acknowledged to be one of the most modern cities in the world and continues to be in the public eye as more and more development takes place. It’s a mix of ancient and modern; traditional souks and residences combined with the most ambitious new developments such as the World’s tallest building, the "Burj Khalifa,” standing at over 828 meter tall, the man-made Palm and World Islands and ultra modern shopping malls. These attractions make Dubai an ideal destination for a school trip.Desert Safari allows students to experience the culture, history and lifestyle firsthand through the folklores, customs and traditions of the various villages dwelling in the Emirates
Key Learnings
- students will see old wooden dhows and luxury yachts, spectacular modern architecture
- A fascinating historical excursion; route takes students from Burj kalifa tallest man made structure in world to 8th wonder of world i.e. palm islands .
- students get a chance to see and appreciate various ultra modern architecture of one of the emirates.
- students will feel the thrill of desert driving as professional driver takes you up and down on golden dunes
Dhow Cruise ,cruise aboard one of these traditional wooden vessels offers an intriguingly different view of this amazing city
desert safari will take students through desert and sand dunes to visit the isolated villages and historical ruins that will give you a glimpse of traditional Arabian life
Dubai city ,A fascinating historical excursion; route takes students from Burj kalifa tallest man made structure in world to 8th wonder of world i.e. palm islands
Places Visited
Arabian culture learning
Bastakiya tour ,educational walk through the historical bastakiya building and Diwan Masjid with Q/A sessions
Heritage and diving village: The village provides a glimpse of Dubai’s traditional culture and lifestyle. The village features reconstructions of Dubai’s maritime past
Dubai Museum - Housed within the beautifully restored Al Fahidi Fort, which was erected around 1787 to defend the city against invasion
Places Visited
In this phase students are exposed to true Islamic culture through culture awareness programs and tours in Sheikh Mohammad centre of culture understanding to make students learn about living in Dubai. This phase includes educational walk through the historical bastakiya building and Diwan Masjid with Q/A sessions .Here students will be educated on the role of mosque and its significance to Emirati people
Key Learnings
- Students will learn the culture, manners of Emirati people along with traditional dress which give them a sense of authentic Emirati experience
- Students experience the culture, lifestyle, customs and traditions of emirates which give them cross cultural exposure
Time for Fun (a balanced learning approach)
Since students need and deserve to have fun and be educated at the same time, without compromising the quality so in this phase students get out of Islamic culture and immerse themselves in adventure with lots of fun. After the completion of historical and cultural learning program, assessment is done to identify how much students learnt. This phase actually judge effectiveness of experiential learning program of Arab world..
Key Learnings
Students get some time to do what they love with lots of fun and enjoy to the fullest
