Exploring the future of learning, one innovative idea at a time

The students of UAE who were a part of the three month long Dubai Saturday Club came up with innovative ideas ranging from a smart-phone for the blind to a "magic mirror" which would show people what  clothes look like without trying them on.

The magic mirror creators Sreesha Ghosh, a Grade 10 student from India said;

 “You’ll be able to stand in front of the mirror and display clothes on you to see how they look on you," said the 14-year-old. “It saves time and is more hygienic because it protects you from putting on clothes tried on by other people."

The initiative was inspired by UK National Art and Design Saturday Club that aims to bring out the children's creativity, collaboration and communication skills. There were 110 children from 42 schools who took part in the program. They had to first choose a problems such as war, poverty, racism, the environment and disabled people and then suggest solutions by presenting either a poster or a model at Dubai Design District on Saturday.

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Jordanian Grade 7 student, Aya Darwazeh found the project very fulfilling. “I really learnt a lot, such as designing, creativity and business," she said. The 12-year-old was part of the team that came up with the smart-phone for blind people, which they envisage with a 3-D-printed, customisable Braille screen.

One of several interesting ideas presented was a mobile app called GASP – Good At Solving Problems – where users ask can any question about war and the app offers advice on how to avoid the conflict

Image Courtesy: http://www.thenational.ae/

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