INSPIRING CONNECTIONS WITH THE ARAB WORLD Qatar Foundation International’s Global Impact
Vision & Mission
• Inspire connections with the Arab world and promote global citizenship through education. • Open access to Arabic language and Arab culture resources, in-person and virtual exchanges and STE(A)M Education. • Foster 21st century global skills in youth.
Learn the Language of Another
Understand the Culture
Provide access to resources for learners and teachers.
Find Areas of Mutual Interest
Connect and Collaborate Al-MASDAR
Al-Masdar is a single source for teachers to create, publish, and collaborate with colleagues on A ra b i c l a n g u a g e m ate r i a l s developed for their classrooms.
OER Commons Arabic
OER Commons Arabic aggregates standards-aligned Open Educational Resources and supports the use and creation of real-world challenge-based curricula that can be used by teachers, students, and learners alike. .
OER Khan Academy Arabic QFI has partnered with Intel to translate into Arabic roughly 1,000 core math and science video modules, providing free, high-quality math and science content to teachers, students, and self-learners in Arabic-speaking countries.
QFI Open Education Resources Expanding access to high-quality educational materials through freely available Open Educational Resources.
Madar Al-Huruf (The Arabic Alphabet Q-Wheel) Madar Al Huruf is a rotatable wheel & app that matches English letters and s o u n d s t o t h e i r A ra b i c p h o n e t i c counterparts. It can be used as a tool to write English names in Arabic and introduce users to the Arabic alphabet.
Youth Allied to Learn, Lead and Help (YALLAH) YALLAH is a multi-lingual, moderated, online space for our middle- and high school students to interact in Qatar, Brazil and the United States.
Connect and Collaborate: Hydroponic Gardens
Connect and Collaborate: Basmatna Virtual Exchange
Forming Bonds: Staying in touch with YALLAH
Student Engagement Provide Cultural Exchanges Integrate Art Encourage Leadership
Student Engagement Tools Fanous Painter Tilemaker App Madar Al-Huruf Arabic Wheel
Key Takeaways
• 21st Century learning through cross-cultural education is a necessity. • Children are naturally curious: Give young people a role in creating and leading the programs designed for them. Ask them for feedback. Provide them the opportunity through in-person and virtual exchanges. • Most teachers and adults want to counter negativity, stereotypes and racism. They need quality resources aligned to educational standards that are easy to use and integrate into the curriculum. • Encourage candid, respectful dialogue; give young people the space and support to learn about each other, question the world and to learn how to disagree and respect different points of view.