United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates and Oman
In February 2007, a group of students from East London embarked upon a creative journey to two Gulf countries: Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Julson, Fahad, Giovana, Lucy, Radhika, Reagan, Sam, Samira and Zahrar produced an artistic record of their journey from the cityscapes of downtown Dubai to the Bedu camps of the Wahiba Sands.
The team flew into the UAE where the accommodation was a traditional racing dhow moored on Dubai's creek. While in Dubai they worked with Rashid School for Boys and Latifa School for Girls and made artworks from the viewing platforms of high-rise skyscrapers, as well as travelling outside the city to go falconing, camping, and to see the desert for the first time from a hot air balloon.
Moving on to Oman's capital, Muscat, the team worked with two local schools to make an educational film in Oman's largest Mosque, named after the ruler Sultan Qaboos. From Muscat the team travelled along the coast of the Arabian Sea, via turtle beaches, Bedu souks and fishing villages, and into the largest self contained desert in the world: the Wahiba Sands. From riding camels, sleeping under the stars and exploring the fragile desert environment with geologists and local people, the team then returned to Muscat, via Nizwa Fort, before travelling back home to the UK.
"This is absolutely life changing and not just for the students on the trip. There will be ripples - the teaching programme and the projects that are going to feed off this are just fantastic."
Stephen Gillatt, Teacher at Forest Gate Community School, London
United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates and Oman
In February 2007, a group of students from East London embarked upon a creative journey to two Gulf countries: Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Julson, Fahad, Giovana, Lucy, Radhika, Reagan, Sam, Samira and Zahrar produced an artistic record of their journey from the cityscapes of downtown Dubai to the Bedu camps of the Wahiba Sands.
The team flew into the UAE where the accommodation was a traditional racing dhow moored on Dubai's creek. While in Dubai they worked with Rashid School for Boys and Latifa School for Girls and made artworks from the viewing platforms of high-rise skyscrapers, as well as travelling outside the city to go falconing, camping, and to see the desert for the first time from a hot air balloon.
Moving on to Oman's capital, Muscat, the team worked with two local schools to make an educational film in Oman's largest Mosque, named after the ruler Sultan Qaboos. From Muscat the team travelled along the coast of the Arabian Sea, via turtle beaches, Bedu souks and fishing villages, and into the largest self contained desert in the world: the Wahiba Sands. From riding camels, sleeping under the stars and exploring the fragile desert environment with geologists and local people, the team then returned to Muscat, via Nizwa Fort, before travelling back home to the UK.
"This is absolutely life changing and not just for the students on the trip. There will be ripples - the teaching programme and the projects that are going to feed off this are just fantastic."
Stephen Gillatt, Teacher at Forest Gate Community School, London
