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In light of the pandemic, the world is compelled to adapt to a new normal. With social distancing as one of the primary precautionary measures to combat transmission, technology became a major platform to re-establish our way of life. What used to be face to face meetings are now replaced with zoom calls. What used to be a casual visit to a museum is now replaced by virtual exhibitions. Apart from this, nothing has ever been reinforced as much as online learning.
With the summer fast approaching, Qatar offers a wide range of choices for children and adults alike on productive and fun-filled activities right in the comfort of your homes.
Some of the listed camps have already started, but we have nevertheless listed them as additional information for our readers, which you may find useful in the future or to keep track of the happenings.
If you have any information about summer camps we missed out, please email us on [email protected] , we will update the list.
British Council Qatar
British Council Qatar has launched its latest online English courses to cater and encourage independent learning. The courses are made easily accessible through various digital learning platforms. Designed by English experts, online courses provide a safe and inclusive learning community that caters to learners on various levels.
To register for any of the online classes, call 8005501.
Learning Time with Timmy is an English online course for learners aged 4 to 5 years old. In partnership with Aardman animation studios, The British Council uses a fun and engaging approach of learning for kids. Through the world-famous character, Timmy of Timmy Time, a child will be able to actively engage in learning new words naturally and in a more imaginative way.
Dates: June 7, 2020 to August 24, 2020
Price: QR 595 to QR 2,795
Duration: One-week, Two-week, Three-week, Four-week, Five-week or Six-week options
Class Time: 60-minute live online classes, five times a week and five hours of guided learning a week
Primary Plus Online is a more advanced English course for young learners aged 6 to 11 years old. Parents will also access their child's personal dashboard to keep track of the child's progress, celebrate their success, and understand their learning journey.
Dates: June 7, 2020, to August 24, 2020
Price: QR 595 to QR 2,795
Duration: One-week, Two-week, Three-week, Four-week, Five-week or Six-week options
Class Time: 60-minute live online classes, five times a week and five hours of guided learning a week
Secondary Plus Online is a combination of live online classes virtually accompanied by a skilled and highly trained teacher. This class also includes interactive independent study in an easy to use online learning environment. This class caters to learners from 12 to 17 years old.
Dates: June 7, 2020 to August 24, 2020
Price: QR 595 to QR 2,795
Duration: Two-week, Four-week or Six-week options
Class Time: 60-minute live online classes, five times a week and five hours of guided learning a week
English Online for Adults offers live English classes, interactive guided learning, and independent self-study to improve all-round verbal and written communication skills. This class is offered to learners from 18 years old and above.
This online course for adults is divided into Adult Regular Courses and Adult Intensive Courses.
For Adult Regular Courses:
Dates: May 31, 2020 to August 24, 2020
Price: QR 795 to QR 1,945
Duration: Two-week, Four-week or Six-week options
Class Time: 90-minute live online classes, twice a week plus three hours of guided learning per week
For Adult Intensive Courses:
Dates: May 31, 2020 to August 24, 2020
Price: QR 1,375 to QR 1,945
Duration: Two-week to three-week options
Class Time: 90-minute live online classes, four times a week plus six hours of guided learning per week
Learn English with websites offers free online English learning materials from the British Council. This section has several selections of websites for adults, kids, parents, teens, business people, and even football fans.
Learn English with apps offers a more exciting mode of learning through games, podcasts, videos, and quizzes which can help English learners at home or on the move.
IAID Click
Focused on creativity, IAID Performing Arts introduces IAID Click, which provides online learning sessions on dance, music, and arts.
For more info: https://www.iaidonline.org/
To register: call 55860644 / 4432 0974
Debating Basics
Organized by Qatar Debate and Qatar Foundation, "Debating Basics" is a programme designed to spread the art of debate using an accessible online platform. The programme will focus on developing and enhancing the debate skills of beginners using English and Arabic languages.
Date: July 6, 2020 to July 15, 2020
Time: 3 pm to 4 pm (English); 4 pm to 5 pm (Arabic)
To register: https://www.qf.org.qa/events/debating-basics
Summer Enrichment Camp
Mukhayamna, which directly translates to, "Our Camp," offers a tailor-made series of fun-filled online activities and programmes for K-12 students in the academic year 2019-2020, Participants of the programme will have access to language classes, Model United Nations, and musical theatre as well as arts and sports. Virtual classes about architecture, creative writing, technology, logical thinking, and STEM, along with more classes are offered in the programme.
Once registered for any paid Mukhayamna classes, participants of the programme will receive free access to classes offered by renowned entities such as Texas A & M University at Qatar, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar Scientific Club, and Doha Film Institute.
Date: July 5, 2020 to July 30, 2020
To register: https://mukhayamna.qfpue.org/
For more info, email: [email protected]
Tarsheed Summer Camp
In its third edition, Tarsheed's Summer Rationalization Camp is divided into three virtual workshops with fun-filled activities, workshops, and exciting challenges for children aged 7 to 14 years old. Under the slogan, "Qatar Pulse Our Goal", the virtual summer camp aims to raise awareness on rationalization culture as well as achieve goals in reducing electricity and water consumption, and harmful carbon emissions on the environment. The virtual summer camp is in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Date: June 28, 2020 to July 23, 2020
To register: click here
For more info, email: [email protected]
Youth Summer Camp
Doha Film Institute (DFI) introduces a selection of creative online workshops that will be led by internationally renowned mentors. Youth Summer Camp will be open for participants from 8 to 17 years old. The camp is divided into three workshops which are centered on the values of the Ajyal Film Festival and follow a close curriculum and philosophy of active learning. Each creative online workshop is led by internationally renowned artists and filmmakers who have been highly recognized for their crafts.
Members of the Qatar Museums Culture Pass will receive a 10% discount on this lab's fee. To avail of the discount, include a copy of your Culture Pass when applying.
For more info: https://www.dohafilminstitute.com/education/YouthSummerCamp
Photography and Visual Arts Summer Camp in Collaboration with NOOR
This summer camp is focused on the exploration of visual storytelling and photography. Through this workshop, participants will learn all about the theoretical basis of image composition and sketching visual stories to gain a deeper insight into different types of cinematography. In this online class, each student will be engaged with hands-on photography and will get the chance to produce their own content for an e-book that members of the class will collectively conceptualize
Age: 11 to 13 years old
Level: Intermediate
Price: QR 900
Dates: July 5, 2020 to July 30, 2020 (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday)
Time: 4:30 pm to 6 pm
To register: Send your name and details to [email protected]
Animated Stories Summer Camp
This summer camp will take its learners on an exciting journey of going back to the basics of storytelling to modern animation. Participants in this camp will learn how to give life to an idea and turn it into a compelling narrative and produce their own short animation.
Age: 8 to 10 years old
Level: Beginners
Price: QR 700
Dates: June 28, 2020 to July 18, 2020 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday)
Time: 3 pm to 4 pm
To register: Send your name and details to [email protected]
Contribute to Your Own Film Summer Camp
This well-rounded online summer camp is the perfect introduction for beginners seeking to learn about filmmaking. This workshop offers hands-on and enjoyable exercises to learn about essential filmmaking tools. The scope of the workshop begins with the technical and practical techniques required to make a documentary film, learning the basic elements of narrative development and visual storytelling until the final step which is the actual production of the story. As the final product, students of the workshop will individually work on their stories and film at home to contribute to a final collective film produced by the whole class.
Age: 14 to 17 years old
Level: Intermediate
Price: QR 1,500
Dates: June 28, 2020 to July 30, 2020 (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday)
Time: 10 am to 12 pm
To register: Send your name and details to [email protected]
Paris Saint-Germain Academy Qatar
To support the local community in Qatar, Paris Saint-Germain Academy Qatar offers free virtual summer camps for everyone. The online summer camp undeniably offers a unique football experience through various materials accessible in digital platforms such as over 220 technical videos, a 10-week remote programme, and 45 live sessions.
Led by highly experienced academy coaches, Paris Saint-Germain Academy Qatar also offers free weekly online summer camps for kids aged 5 to 17 years old. The 1h and 15 minutes session, from Sunday to Thursday, is divided into a 30-minute lecture on pedagogical content and 45 minutes allotted to technical training.
To register: email [email protected] or WhatsApp at +97433062115
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