Spotlight: QFI and BibliASPA
QFI has partnered with BibliASPA (Biblioteca e Centro de Pesquisa América do Sul-Países Árabes; Arab and South American Library and Research Center) by supporting an Arabic Language and Culture Program in Sao Paulo, Brazil for high school-aged students in schools in and around Sao Paulo. Meet the people behind the program in this short video.
Watch VideoPeers Educating Peers
The first Peers Educating Peers (PEP) debate took place between students from QFI grantee schools in Boston and Washington, D.C. Using Cisco's Telepresence technology, PEP students participated in the first of many lively discussions as part of a Socratic seminar series. The debate launches QFI into the next stage of PEP: practicing and sharing learned information about the students' respective cities. Topics discussed included general characteristics of their respective cities and challenges societies face, such as poverty and unemployment.
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Teacher Initiative Grant NOW CLOSED
In December, QFI announced the launch of several new education grants, including the QFI Teacher Initiative Grants. Applications for the Teacher Initiative Grants is now closed.
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Featured Program: Open Education
Open Education holds much promise in its potential to address economic and geographic educational divides. QFI is driven by the underlying tenets of Open Education and it deeply informs our programmatic areas. To learn more about our approach, visit Collaborative Learning on our website.
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Featured Partner: WeVideo
QFI has partnered with WeVideo to employ collaborative online film-making with students in Chicago and Doha on QFI's YALLAH platform. Using WeVideo's fully-featured, cloud-based video editing technology, students will create videos on local and global water issues.
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QFI News
- Gulf Times: Qatari and Brazilian students team up to help create database on mangroves
- Al Raya: Ali Hassan at Qatar Leadership Academy for QFI exchange
- Gulf Times: QFI backs Brazil Initiative
- The Peninsula: Qatari, Brazilian students build bridges of culture
- The Peninsula: National Geographic to train Qatar, Brazil students on photography
- WSJ Market Watch: QFI and WeVideo partner to foster US-Arab relations
