Students in UAE showcase innovative solutions for various challenges

Students in UAE showcase innovative solutions for various challenges

Dubai: Stopping water wastage on campus, security against intruders at school and a model car for land, sea and air travel were among ideas by student teams under the ‘STREAMability’ programme at GEMS Education schools in the UAE. Twelve GEMS schools have took part in the new initiative based on finding innovative solutions to United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030, carried out by five-strong teams of students of varying abilities. STREAMability teams recently presented their ideas at GEMS Legacy School (GLS) to an audience of fellow students, parents and educators. Each school team included “children of exceptional ability, slower learners, as well as children of determination”. The teams had no outside assistance from their teachers and had just three weeks to finalise their prototypes and demonstration models. Ranjani Ramnath, Curriculum and Research Developer, GLS, said: “STREAMability has brought together students of various levels of ability to work together in collaboration, mirroring the society they are getting prepared for, giving recognition to those children, and celebrating inclusivity in all its forms. We hope to see that such practices will be taken forward in each of the participating schools.” GEMS Winchester School – Dubai (WSD) produced a system for recycling wastewater