Youth City 2030 draws to a successful close

Manama

Youth City 2030 came to a successful close yesterday with about 1600 students attending its training programmes.

Hundreds of students took part in Bahrain's largest summer camp which was launched last month. Experienced trainers taught various arts and sciences at the sixth edition of Youth City 2030. The camp was categorized into four sections namely Art, Science, Leadership and Media – with classes for painting, leadership, public relations, cooking, fashion designing, technology, writing, video production, photography and other subjects on offer. It was organized at Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre in Sanabis.

"We offered 3000 training opportunities, every student was allowed to register in more than two courses. There was a huge interest and we were able to meet the interest. We had professional trainers who contributed greatly in providing the perfect experience for the students. The volunteers at the venue also played a crucial role in the success of the programme," an organizer said.

Sharing a similar view, Youth City 2030 Media Committee Head Abdallah El Hamy said "I think every student who took part will take away something special from their experience at the camp. The camp provided a great learning experience with classes for various subjects. Youth City 2030 is unique in that respect, there are so many different subjects covered.”

“We even had elections which decided heads of each category. The elections experience helped the youngsters understand basics of democracy, leadership and persuasion. Prizes were also distributed to the outstanding students who won the various competitions which was held during the camp," he added.

Marwa Buhaila, who volunteered to teach at the camp said the response from the children was perfect. “I worked in a class where we taught students leadership qualities. The students have extremely cooperative and happy to learn. Some students were very reserved at first but after we conducted some activities they started to express themselves. We could easily see the change in the students, after only a few days they already started being more open and expressive."