«Our summer culture and arts» .. Innovative children looking forward to the future

The Summer Program of Culture and Arts, organized by the Department of Public Libraries at the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Dubai, has launched the Innovation Logo to create a future-oriented generation with leadership tools, programming language, design and artificial intelligence. Bus fun and fun.

The first and second campuses have attracted a large number of children, accompanied by a passion for learning and a desire to explore. They have participated in the "Young Innovators" program for children from 6-9 years and the "Pioneers of the Future" program for children from 10-12 years of age. Which was distributed to the branches of the public libraries of Dubai, namely Al-Tawar, Rashidiya, Al-Safa Library for Art and Design, Hor Al-Anz, Al-Mankhool, Um Suqeim, Hatta and the Museum of the Union Museum.

With the great interest of children, the passion for learning and the desire to explore, they participated in the "Young Innovators" program for children from 6 to 9 years and the "Future Pioneers" program for children from 10 to 12 years of age. The rich and diverse workshops distributed to the branches of Dubai Public Libraries , Al Rashidiya, Al Safa Library for Art and Design, Hor Al Anz, Al Mankhool, Umm Suqeim, Hatta and the Museum of the Union Museum, and interact with it with all their senses. The "Young Creators" program saw great acclaim and a remarkable interaction of children, with its richness in content and diversity of ideas. Through the workshop "Your City Between the Present and the Future", participants toured the space of algorithms, and launched into the worlds of logical thinking and programming with Cubetto, Control it without computers, learn how to create their own navigational maps, based on realistic examples in the city where they live, and use them as a challenge to expand their thinking in programming and arithmetic. At the "Innovation of Mobile Art" workshop, the children, through their search for artists and works of art on the Internet, selected a number of paintings to present them creatively and recreate them using electronics. They also learned how to convert the two-dimensional painting into a three-dimensional artistic form using different artistic techniques to suit the paintings they chose. In order to enhance their self-confidence, the work of each group was presented to the other, and their respective ideas and methods of work were discussed. This led to an active discussion that enriched the participants' knowledge and created a meaningful dialogue among them.

Artificial intelligence

With "Start Your Artificial Intelligence Journey", the children practiced several fun interactive activities, through which they learned about the concept of artificial intelligence, automated learning and ways of interaction between humans and artificial intelligence. They also took part in new activities that raised their curiosity about facial recognition, Expanding their understanding of the role of artificial intelligence in our daily lives. The "Digital Art by Programming" workshop reflected the ability of children to blend art and technology with skill, where they learned how to create digital art that reflects their creativity through programming.

The pioneers of the future

The participants in Future Pioneers embarked on a rich learning journey, in which they acquired many skills and experiences. In the "Artificial Intelligence - Present and Future" workshop, they learned through many interactive activities the idea of ​​machine simulation of human thinking and behavior. Artificial Intelligence recognizes the colors, faces, age, and emotions of participants. Future Pioneers offered a wide range of recreational workshops, in which participants spent fun-filled times, and learned a lot through them, notably disassembly and hockey in the maze.

Creative energies

The creative writing workshop under the Future Pioneers program has revealed outstanding talents and great creative energies that have been refined, developed and guided by sound guidance. This workshop contributes to the creation of a book that is proud of the country. The workshop participants learned about the types of writing and elements to be considered when planning to write A new book, and establishes this workshop for a generation of creative writing skills, to be a real breakthrough in the world of literature.

• Participants toured the space of algorithms, and engaged in the worlds of logical thinking and programming.