Her Majesty Queen Rania paid a visit to the Eureka Tech Academy, on Wednesday May17th, during which she emphasized the importance of investing in hands-on learning and reassessing the current methods used in teaching the sciences.

She was received by the Founder, Ms. Afnan Ali, who then moderated a meeting between Her Majesty, and the Academy’s team members, beneficiaries, and parents of enrolled students.

During the meeting, Ms. Ali gave a brief overview of the Academy and shared stories of the positive impact it has had on its students. Ms. Ali also explained to Her Majesty the process through which Eureka’s curriculum and study materials were developed, and elaborated on the Academy’s main programs and its vision for the future.

Her Majesty then discussed the contributions of the Academy to discovering the talents of public and private school children, and making them more involved in producing technology rather than merely consuming it. She also listened to feedback from attending parents and browsed the students’ projects before proceeding on a tour of some of the classes that were in session.

The Queen first dropped in on a Pneumatics class where six to ten year-olds from the Little Innovators program were learning about the application of gas and pressurized air to engineering.

Her Majesty also stopped by the Electronics and Internet of Things (IOT) class, targeted at the Academy’s older students from the Bright Innovators program, where a group of eleven to sixteen year-olds were learning how to build electronic circuits and program micro-controllers.

Happy to have visited @Eureka_Academy and met with its teachers and students who are keen on learning more about engineering and technology! pic.twitter.com/XwPVyJgAJN

— Rania Al Abdullah (@QueenRania) May 17, 2017

The Eureka Tech Academy is an organization specialized in the education of innovation and engineering. Eureka is considered a local and regional pioneer in the development of children’s capabilities in the fields of technology and engineering.