Today, November 8th 2017, Dar Si Hmad launched the first ever Oasis School, at the Ihamchiouine School in Ait Baamrane. The opening ceremony included school representatives and directors, beneficiaries, the regional delegation of the Ministry of Education in Sidi Ifni, and Dar Si Hmad’s president and team.
Madrasat Tawahat, the Oasis School, builds on the ecological and environmental lessons introduced in DSH’s former program, the Water School, as students learn to grow, develop, and care for gardens and seed banks in an environmentally sustainable context that is applicable to both their needs and our common future. Furthermore, the Oasis School will implement a permaculture education program, through which the students will learn the agricultural practices required to create and sustain a self-sufficient ecosystem and gain hands-on experience. Directly targeting the graduates of the original Water School, from 3 schools in the rural villages of the Aït Baâmrane region, this initiative builds upon that foundation with practical knowledge teaching topics ranging from soil life to planting and biology.
In partnership with the regional Ministry of Education and supported by the US Department of State, the organizing team and the alumni team members plan to reach the goal of the Oasis School being a stepping stone to, and inspiration for, a community-wide permaculture project. The Oasis School project was selected out of 1,014 project submissions from 125 countries as finalists for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) project grant. The U.S. State Department AEIF supports alumni initiatives that promote shared values and innovative solutions to global challenges -- such as the Oasis School.
For four years, in the rural villages of Aït Baâmrane, the Water School has provided an innovative environmental education program for approximately 100 young beneficiaries of our award-winning fog project. Students participated in classes led by Dar Si Hmad’s team on ecologically-sound water practices and hands-on activities that stimulate their curiosity and love of learning.
Madrasat Tawahat will follow up with the same students who went through the Water School, providing invaluable secondary support to students who have just begun to discover their interests and potential. Furthermore, the project will lay the groundwork for establishing a permaculture farm in the region, putting the care and building of community gardens and seed banks in the hands of the Oasis School Students.
Oasis School programming will happen in the villages of Ihamchiouine Id Achaour and Agni Nzkri and the first session will be on the 22nd of November. The curriculum is divided to 7 modules: Soil Life, Seed Evolution, Insects and Bees, Plant Evolution, Animal Biology, Plantation and Biology.
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Madrasat Tawahat, the Oasis School, builds on the ecological and environmental lessons introduced in DSH’s former program, the Water School, as students learn to grow, develop, and care for gardens and seed banks in an environmentally sustainable context that is applicable to both their needs and our common future. Furthermore, the Oasis School will implement a permaculture education program, through which the students will learn the agricultural practices required to create and sustain a self-sufficient ecosystem and gain hands-on experience. Directly targeting the graduates of the original Water School, from 3 schools in the rural villages of the Aït Baâmrane region, this initiative builds upon that foundation with practical knowledge teaching topics ranging from soil life to planting and biology.
In partnership with the regional Ministry of Education and supported by the US Department of State, the organizing team and the alumni team members plan to reach the goal of the Oasis School being a stepping stone to, and inspiration for, a community-wide permaculture project. The Oasis School project was selected out of 1,014 project submissions from 125 countries as finalists for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) project grant. The U.S. State Department AEIF supports alumni initiatives that promote shared values and innovative solutions to global challenges -- such as the Oasis School.
For four years, in the rural villages of Aït Baâmrane, the Water School has provided an innovative environmental education program for approximately 100 young beneficiaries of our award-winning fog project. Students participated in classes led by Dar Si Hmad’s team on ecologically-sound water practices and hands-on activities that stimulate their curiosity and love of learning.
Madrasat Tawahat will follow up with the same students who went through the Water School, providing invaluable secondary support to students who have just begun to discover their interests and potential. Furthermore, the project will lay the groundwork for establishing a permaculture farm in the region, putting the care and building of community gardens and seed banks in the hands of the Oasis School Students.
Oasis School programming will happen in the villages of Ihamchiouine Id Achaour and Agni Nzkri and the first session will be on the 22nd of November. The curriculum is divided to 7 modules: Soil Life, Seed Evolution, Insects and Bees, Plant Evolution, Animal Biology, Plantation and Biology.
This video, created by our outstanding RISE Coordinator Soufian Aaraīchi, gives you an inside look at the ceremony. We can't wait to officially launch the program later this month!
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and check back on our blog for pictures and more Oasis School updates!
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