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The National Archives collaborates with the Family Development Foundation in Children &amp; Youth of the House Club 2019
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The National Archives participated in the program of Children and Youth of the House Club 2019, organized by the Family Development Foundation to support children and youth creative and innovative skills. The NA held several interactive workshops targeting children in the age group from 6-12 years. These workshops aim to strengthen their loyalty and sense of belonging and to enhance their national identity.
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The National Archives’ collaboration with the Family Development Foundation is prompted by its social responsibility towards community members, and the role it plays in the national upbringing of generations, encouraging them to creativity and innovation, supplying them with positive energy to increase their interest in their studies and their love for their homeland.
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The National Archives specialists delivered interactive workshops at Abu Dhabi Center of the Family Development Foundation. These workshops were based on the three educational booklets issued by the National Archives namely “Zayed from Challenges to Union”, “Khalifa: Journey into the Future” and “Qasr Al Hosn: The History of the Rulers of Abu Dhabi 1793-1966”, as well as in the educational booklet: “Watani Al Emarat”. These interactive workshops coincided with Almaseera educational game.
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The National Archives has been participating in this program since mid-July up to 7 August 2019. Three workshops will be held weekly and 30 students attend each workshop.
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It is noteworthy that “Almaseera Educational Game” is a new game specially designed to be an integrated knowledge unit that includes information extracted from the National Archives’ publications, which dealt with Sheikh Zayed’s character, in an interactive educational template. The game seeks to instill these national and moral values and knowledge in the hearts and minds of the participants.
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The educational booklet: “Watani Al Emarat” aims to introduce children to the history of the UAE through interactive games that enrich their skills, knowledge of the history of their homeland and enhance their loyalty and belonging to it. The booklet includes various topics that deal with genealogy, forms of documenting the past, some monuments like castles and forts, the biographies of the founding fathers, the story of the Union’s flag and other national subjects.
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The three national educational booklets: “Zayed from Challenges to Union”, “Khalifa: Journey into the Future” and “Qasr Al Hosn: The History of the Rulers of Abu Dhabi 1793-1966” aim to educate young people about the national values and principles of the founding leader Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and enhance belonging and loyalty to the wise leadership.

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