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The Children’s Museum - Jordan is seeking a grant to expand our Mobile Museum Program with the objective of creating an inclusive learning space for all children regardless of background or learning style. Currently, the Mobile Museum targets children and families living in poverty pockets and underserved communities in Jordan. Beyond Museum Walls will extend this invitation of a supplementary education to children ages 5-11 currently residing in the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps. In its efforts, the Museum seeks to create an impressionable growing experience for children. Beyond Museum Walls The Children’s Museum - Jordan Za’atri and Azraq Refugee Camps Grant Proposal

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Page 1: Beyond Museum Walls Grant Proposal

The Children’s Museum - Jordan is seeking a grant to expand our Mobile Museum Program with the objective of creating an inclusive learning space for all children regardless of background or learning style. Currently, the Mobile Museum targets children and families living in poverty pockets and underserved communities in Jordan. Beyond Museum Walls will extend this invitation of a supplementary education to children ages 5-11 currently residing in the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps. In its efforts, the Museum seeks to create an impressionable growing experience for children.

Beyond Museum WallsThe Children’s Museum - JordanZa’atri and Azraq Refugee Camps Grant Proposal

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The Za’atari Refugee Camp is now the fourth largest city in Jordan, far exceeding its capacity of 60,000.

UNHCR 2015 Country Operations Profile: Jordan

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CEO/DirectorReach Out to AsiaQatar Foundation - Reach Out To AsiaP.O. Box 5825Doha, Qatar

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Children’s Museum - Jordan is pleased to present to you the Beyond Museum Walls proposal, and sincerely thanks you for your consideration. As one of the only institutions of its kind in the Middle East, and the most distinguished informal educational organization in Jordan, the Children’s Museum - Jordan is looking to extend our highly popular and respected learning experiences to the 22,700 forsaken children in refugee camps that are a product of the ongoing crisis in Syria.

The Children’s Museum, which has welcomed over 1.5 million visitors since its establishment, wholeheartedly believes that education should be an interactive and immersive process that sparks curiosity in children’s minds. These ‘sparks’, if you will, have the potential of igniting a child onto a lifelong path of curiosity and education. Through unconventional, interesting, and engaging hands-on activities and interactive shows, we relentlessly search for these sparks, and embrace every child’s capability of becoming the next world renowned researcher or professional.

Reaching over 180,000 children to date since 2012, the Mobile Children’s Museum was met with great praise and success, as it targeted children and families living in underserved communities within Jordan. The measurable success of the Mobile Museum was the result of the recognition of a solid need for exciting learning opportunities for all children in Jordan; irrespective of their socioeconomic situation. As such, we are working to expand this special learning opportunity through Beyond Museum Walls, in order to address the educational needs of child refugees.

The Beyond Museum Walls project, which is aimed specifically at the Za’atari and Azraq camps in Jordan, will act as a supplement to the formal education which children receive, and will further our initiative of creating an inclusive learning experience for all children in Jordan; regardless of their background or learning style. Syrian refugees are rapidly diffusing into the Jordanian educational system, and it is our mission to offer them the same learning opportunities that every child deserves.

The Beyond Museum Walls project aligns with ROTA’s mission of improving the quality of education in crisis-affected countries by promoting new or improved teaching techniques and tools. We greatly appreciate ROTA for taking interest in providing new learning opportunities to Syrian children refugees in Jordan through our new program, and look forward to partnering with you in what will undoubtedly be an impactful initiative.

Sincerely, Sawsan DalaqDirector

DIRECTOR’S FORWARD

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In the fourth year of the devastating war in Syria, conflict has driven a large portion of the country’s population to leave their homes. More than 610,000 displaced persons have settled within the borders of Jordan. Of these displaced people, approximately 82,000 refugees live in Za’atari; a camp near the northern border with Syria, and about 19,400 live in Azraq; a camp that opened in April 2014.

According to a 2013 UNICEF report, at best, children are getting sporadic education, and at worst, they drop out of schools and are forced to work to support their families; making the decline in education for Syrian children the sharpest and most rapid in the history of the region1. For Syrian children, the reasons are many: lack of resources, few spaces in class, difficulty with the curriculum due to time away from school, lack of sufficient income to pay for auxiliary costs of education, the psychosocial impact of conflict, and the loss of the childhood curiosity that drives children on a quest to discover new disciplines.

One of the greatest needs for a child refugee is a secure, protective environment where they can play and go to school. In order to meet this need, The Children’s Museum - Jordan proposes Beyond Museum Walls in order to expand learning opportunities for Syrian refugees living in Za’atari and Azraq camps.

Our association is readied to give access to a supplemental learning activities and live science shows that nurture children’s inherent need to learn through play and offer them the chance to learn through informal methods.

According to a study conducted by the National Institute of Play, a non-profit independent organization which advocates for the unrealized knowledge, practices and benefits of play in public life, play can act as a powerful deterrent, even an antidote to prevent violence; making play a powerful catalyst for positive socialization2. The Children’s Museum - Jordan embraces such an ideology – Beyond Museum Walls promotes joyful, healthy, and valuable play that encourages children to love learning and prepares children for life itself, while also helping them cope with the stresses of the refugee situation

This initiative takes focus on three action areas: Action Area 1: Inclusive fun and learning for all

Allowing children between the ages of 5-11 to learn through interactive and unconventional means, regardless of their school enrollmentLive science shows Interactive hands-on workshopsMini exihibits

1 Decline in Education for Syrian Children Worst and Fastest in Region’s History.” UNICEF. N.p., n.d2 Early Study - National Institute for Play.” National Institute for Play. N.p., n.d.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Action Area 2: Teacher Interactivity Training Training teachers and educational professionals within refugee camps on how to present topics to students in an interactive and fun manner

Action Area 3: Promote Learning Promoting learning through playful and engaging activities and live science communicationsEngage the community and incorporate their input and expertise through the use of in-camp volunteers

The Beyond Museum Walls initiative recognizes the shortfalls of education in a refugee’s life, and acknowledges the importance of play in fulfulling a truly meaningful education. As such, this project aligns with ROTA’s mission to:

Improve the quality of education in crisis-affected countries by promoting new or improved teaching techniques and tools, facilitating the sharing of expertise among educators, and helping to ensure that schooling prepares young people for the realities of local and global economies

Morever, Beyond Museum Walls will extends ROTA’s mission to Jordan; a country with one of the largest population of Syrian refugees, by joining other large international NGOs in addressing the plights of Syrian refugees, and by contributing to the first project of its kind in Syrian refugee camps.

As such, the Children’s Museum Jordan is respectfully requesting a grant in the amount of 440,000 USD to launch and maintain this project’s success. The following diagram summarises the Beyond Museum Walls approach in spurring curiosity within children’s minds:

› Activities and demonstrations

that are available in school

and out of school in order to

target all school-aged children

between 5 and 11

» School workshops

conducted during or

prior to school hours

» Shows and

demonstrations

presented to large

audiences via community

centers

› Training teachers and

education professionals on

the aspects of interactivity, the

benefits of fun in teaching, and

how to incorporate fun into

scientific topics

› Through engaging and

interactive workshops and

shows, children will be shown

how interesting, relevant, and

fun learning could be

› Promotion of workshops and

activities in coordination with

UNICEF and UNHCR to draw

attention to learning

› Community awareness of these

activities via advertisment

within camps

› Use of in-camp volunteers

OBJECTIVE

ACTION AREAS

To spur the educational curiousity of children in the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps

Inclusive fun and learning for all

Teacher interactivity training

Promote learning

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“...play can act as a powerful deterrent, even an anti-dote to prevent violence; making play a powerful cat-alyst for positive socialization.”Stewart Brown MDNational Insitute of Play

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IMPLEMENTATION

COMBINED VISITS TO AZRAQ AND ZA’ATARI: 288

PROJECT COMPONENTS AND NUMBERS

SITE VISITS AND RESULTS

The Beyond Museum Walls project will focus on four components in order address the three action areas above and fulfill the program’s objective: to spur the educational curiosity of Syrian children in the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps. All projected numbers are based on a 2 year timeline, with a combines 2 to 3 visitation schedule between both Azraq and Za’atari Camp.

After site visits to the Azraq and Zaatari camps, in coordination with the UNHCR, the following implementation strategy was formed and tailor fitted to each camp’s specific situation.

INTERACTIVE SCIENCE SHOWS

WORKSHOPS MINI EXHIBITS TEACHER TRAININGS

2 DAYS PER MONTH

2 SHOWS PER DAY

10,000 - 15,000 CHILDREN REACHEDBASED ON 100 TO 150 KIDS PER SHOW

11,520CHILDREN REACHEDBASED ON 30 KIDS PER WORKSHOP

600TEACHERS TRAINED

2 DAYS PER WEEK

2 WORKSHOPS PER VISITS

MINI EXHIBITS ACCOMPANY MOST VISIT S

1 SESSION PER MONTH

25 TEACHERS PER SESSION

384SESSIONS

24SESSIONS

ALL NUMBERS ARE APPROXIMATES BASED ON A COMBINED TOTAL OF 288 VISITS TO THE AZRAQ AND ZA’ATARI CAMPS.

Beyond Museum Walls will visit the camp 2 times per month to conduct 2 shows per days.Beyond Museum Walls will visit the camps 2 days per week and conduct 2 workshops per visitTeacher trainings will be conducted once per monthMini exhibits will accompany most visit, other than teacher trainings.

96SESSIONS

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ZA’ATARI CAMP STRATEGY

Designed to accommodate 60,000, the 3.3 sq. Km Za’atari camp is home to an estimated 81,983 Syrian refugees – making it one of the most dense and overpopulated refugee camps in the world. As such, resources in all sectors are in a continuous strain to accommodate this large number; clearly evident in the educational system. Of the 81,983 refugees living in the camp, approximately 18,300 are children between the ages of 5 and 11.

In terms of education, the camp features three schools that operate on a two shift basis – the morning shift, between the times 8:00am and 11:30am, is for girls, and the afternoon shift, between 12:00pm to 3:330pm, is for boys. School aged attendance averages at 54%, and the greatest school grade pressure on the UNICEF operated schools are grades 1 to 6 – the target age group for Beyond Museum Walls. Due to the high population of school aged children, classroom sizes at any one of the three operational schools hovers between 80 to 120 students per class; well above the 50 students per class standard set by the Ministry of Education. Each class is assigned 1 teacher and one teacher assistant.

The Zaatari camp offers community centers where children can meet for entertainment and informal education. Site visits to these different spaces yielded the conclusion that Save the Children, a UNHCR implementing partner, and their 21 youth centers, are the best fit for the Beyond Museum Walls initiative. The site visit concluded the following:

The Beyond Museum Walls team will visit the Azraq and Za’atari camp 2 to 3 times a week for 2 years according to a fixed schedule.

Due to the large class sizes and lack of school spaces, it was concluded that all hands-on workshops, science shows, and teacher trainings should be conducted at the Save the Children youth centers

The youth centers offer space for science shows to be presented to large audiences

The youth centers offer closed spaces which can be used for hands-on workshops

The youth centers and/or other community centers can be used for teacher trainings

ZA’ARTI CAMP PROFILE*

POPULATIONS AND AREAS » Capacity: 60,000 » Population: 81,983 » Districts: 12 » Size: 3.3 sq. Km » Children between 5-11: 18,300

SCHOOLS » Operational 2014-2015: Total of 3 » Forecast 2015 – 2016: 4 schools » School Aged School Attendance: 54% » Enrolled vs. Attending

› 20,000 students enrolled › 14,500 attending

» School operating hours – 2 Shifts › Morning: 8:00am – 11:30am (Girls) › Afternoon: 12:00pm – 3:30pm (Boys)

» Class Duration: 30 minutes

TEACHERS » Jordanian Teacher (435) » Jordanian/Syrian size (276) » Class Size: 80-120 students per class

COMMUNITY CENTERS » Total of 27 community based centers » 21 Save the Children community centers » 5 International Relief and Development

(IRD) community centers

*Source: UNHCR and UNICEF

*Source: UNHCR/UNICEF Representatives, Data, Site Visits

Jordan

Za’atari Camp

Amman

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AZRAQ CAMP STRATEGY

Contrary to the Zaatari camp, the Azraq refugee camp is far less populated, with an estimated population of 19,418 in a vast 15 sq. Km camp that has a projected capacity of 130,000. Of the 19,418 refugees in the Azraq camp, approximately 4,400 are children between the ages of 5 and 11.

In terms of education, the camp offers one formal UNICEF school that operates on the same two shift basis previously stated. This school has a capacity for 5,000 students, however, over the last academic year, an average of 1,400 children were officially registered. Current class sizes average at approximately 40 students per class.

The Azraq camp also features four informal educational spaces and community centers, where children meet and participate in different educational and non-educational activities. These space are administered by CARE international, a UNHCR implementing partner.*

After a site visit and careful consideration of both the UNICEF school and the CARE community centers, the following was concluded:

The Beyond Museum Walls team will visit the Azraq camp 2 to 3 times per week for a duration of 2 years according to a fixed schedule.

Hands on activities, workshops, and science shows can be conducted in the CARE community centers due to their ability to accommodate large numbers, and their dispersion within the camp

Teacher training could either be conducted at the CARE community centers

AZRAQ CAMP PROFILE*

POPULATIONS AND AREAS » Capacity: 130,000 » Population: 19,418 » Operational Villages: 2 » Size: 15 sq. Km » Children between 5-11: 4,400

SCHOOLS » Operational 2014-2015: Total of 1 » School operating hours – 2 Shifts

› Morning: 8:00am – 11:30am (Girls) › Afternoon: 12:00pm – 3:30pm (Boys)

» Class Duration: 30 minutes

TEACHERS » Jordanian Teacher (435) » Jordanian/Syrian size (276) » Class Size: 40-50 students per class

COMMUNITY CENTERS » 4 Child-friendly Spaces

» 4 Adolescent-friendly Spaces

*Source: UNHCR and UNICEF

*Source: UNHCR/UNICEF Representatives, Data, Site Visits

Jordan

Azraq CampAmman

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MOBILE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE

In abiding to its vision in becoming a memorable growing up experience to all children in Jordan, the Children’s Museum - Jordan established the Mobile Children’s Museum; a mobile experience of the fun and engaging activities and demonstration. Since 2012, the Children’s Mobile Museum has been reaching out to children in poverty pockets and underserved communities who are unable to reach the Museum for logistical and/or economic reasons. The Mobile Museum offers those children a unique experience and is distinguished by highly aesthetic intensive programs and activities seen by those children for the very first time.

The Mobile Museum and its staff spend the majority of the year on the road, visiting different areas throughout Jordan. It has become an icon for fun learning throughout rural communities. Through logistical and organizational cooperation, the Mobile Museum has reached out to over 180,000 visitors since its inception. In 20014 alone, the Mobile Museum extended the interactive Museum experience to over 45,600 children.

Areas visited have included: Aqaba, Wadi Mousa, Tafileh, Ma’an, Southern Badiah, Mafraq, Jerash, Ajloun, Irbid, Ramtha, Ghour Al Safi, Ghour Al Mazra’ and Karak.

When arriving at a location, the Mobile Museum sets up various stations, and include:

The 3D Planetarium Considered the most popular of all stations offered, this exhibit shows short 3D movies about stars, space and the moon, and has proved to be the leading educational model in delivering scientific ideas and facts to children in fun and exciting ways.

Discovery StationsThrough experiments and fun hands-on activities, these stations offer interactive learning to children.

Science All AroundWith the use of special tools, children are introduced to many educational programs that aim to teach children on the various subjects of physics and chemistry. The main important issues tackled in this station are:

MagnetsShapes and sizesPhysicsCurrent Electricity

Me and My BodyThis station offers children the chance to learn about the different biological systems and bones in the body via visual media and models that children assemble for themselves. In addition, children explore the human body through x-rays, and are introduced to teeth, gums, and oral hygiene.

THE MOBILE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

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JordanZA’ATARIPOPULATION: 81,983

CHILD POPULATION: 18,313(Between the ages of 5 - 11)

AZRAQPOPULATION: 19,418

CHILD POPULATION: 4,401(Between the ages of 5 - 11)

MAIN REASONS FOR SCHOOL NON-ATTENDANCE

SETTING THE SCENE

EDUCATION IN THE CAMPS

The Beyond Museum Walls project aims to spur theeducational curiousity of all Syrian children between the

ages of 5 - 11 within the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Only 14,500 out of 22,743

Project At A Glance

LOGISTICS DISTANCECHILD LABOR TEMPERATUREELECTRICITY

BEYOND MUSEUM WALLS

The Children’sMuseum Jordan Azraq

Camp

Za’atariCamp

PROJECT AT A GLANCE

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The Children’sMuseum Jordan

HOW?

WHERE?

WHO?

HOW LONG?

Interactive ScienceShows

Teacher Interactivity Training

Engaging Hands-On Activities

MobileMini-Exhibits

TWO YEARS

Established in2007, and through its interactive exhibits and year-round programs, the Children’s Museum Jordan works on providingan inclusive and interactive learning space that welcomes all children; regardless of their learning styles, background, or socioeconomic status.

ZA’ATARI AZRAQSAVE THE CHILDRENYOUTH CENTERS

CARE INTERNATIONALCOMMUNITY CENTERS

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Internationally recognized, and a favorite among the children’s museum’svisitors, Dr. Graham Walker will be providing the international expertise needed in designing and implementing the beyond museum walls initiative.

International ExpertiseDr. Graham Walker

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“Science and science education can be a real oppor-tunity to break-out of poverty and find a worthwhile and exciting career”Dr. Graham WalkerhowOffsScience ShowOffs

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Since 2001, Dr. Walker has taken science to over 1 million people in Australia and around the world using exciting live science shows, TV, hands-on activities, and workshops for teachers and students. He’s worked and consulted for big names in Australian science communication including Questacon and CSIRO, while also performing abroad for UNESCO, science festivals and centers in Abu Dhabi, Africa, Jordan, Malaysia, Brunei, China, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

Internationally recognized, and a favorite among the Children’s Museum’s visitors, Dr. Graham Walker will be designing and implementing the Beyond Museum Walls project. Through interactive and visually appealing shows and demonstrations, Dr. Walker is a pioneer in the field of interactive science shows, and has become a staple in the community of fun learning. His ability to take complicated or dull scientific topics, and simplify them into fathomable yet exciting demonstrations and workshops for children is what makes him such an invaluable resource to the Beyond Museum Walls Initiative.

Recently coming off of the Science Circus Africa tour, Dr. Walker will provide key insight into what made the project such a success; in that the situation of children impacted by the Science Africa tour resembles that of Syrian children living in refugee camps. During the course of this tour, Dr. Walker aimed to make S.T.E.M. – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math – amazing for students, teachers and the community, to inspire future careers and make learning fun.

Taking past experience from his company ‘Science Showoffs’, Dr. Walker’s Science Circus Africa tour encompassed 5 elements: travelling exhibitions, science

shows, teacher workshops, building African capacity, and partner/sponsor cooperation. Dr. Walker will lend this expertise and experience to the Beyond Museum Walls initiative, where he will play a leading role in formulating and presenting scientific content in a similar, multi-faceted manner.

More than designing and conducting events, Dr. Graham Walker has been using his Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Graduate Diploma in Science Communication, and vast experience to contribute to his ongoing PhD research – how science shows can inspire, motivate and provoke emotions in people, and which things in a show help that happen.

By developing a tailored fit program for the Syrian refugees within Jordan, Dr. Walker will help in forming a truly impactful Beyond Museum Walls project, and will further prove that science shows and activities can indeed inspire, motivate, and provoke emotions in refugee children.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE

DR. GRAHAM WALKER

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MONITORING & EVALUATION

SUSTAINABILITY

EXPERIENCE

The Beyond Museum Walls project at the refugee camp will be continuously monitored and evaluated by a dedicated evaluation officer, who will collect information, including but not limited to:

• Child engagement and satisfaction with shows and activities presented• Teachers’ satisfaction with the relevancy of topics covered with the school curriculum• Parental feedback on shows and activities • Child satisfaction• Statistics on a quarterly basis:

Attendance of interactive showsAttendance of hands-on activitiesNumber of children enrolled at schools prior to the implementation of the programNumber of children enrolled at schools after implementation of program

These evaluations and statistics will be submitted to the grantor on a quarterly basis in an effort to display the measureable progress of their contribution.

As to the limited timeline which this project will operate, funding will only be required for a total of 2 years. The decision to continue the project will proceed only after a thorough impact study has been completed.

Established in 2007, the Children’s Museum Jordan has become one of the few museums of its kind in the Middle East; placing a specific concentration on the interactive education of children. Since its inception, the Museum has received over 1.5 million visitors – with an average of 250,000 children visiting the museum annually. Operating as one of Her Majesty Queen Rania’s non-profit, non-governmental educational organizations, this institute has grown to be much more than just a museum, but also, a staple in the educational landscape of Jordan and a pioneer in interactive learning.

Through its interactive exhibits and year-round programs, the Children’s Museum works on providing an inclusive and interactive learning space that welcomes children regardless of their learning style, background, or demographic; a place where the only thing that matters is that a child’s natural curiosity and imagination are nurtured and encouraged.

Serving children between the ages of 1 and 12, the Children’s Museum continuously introduces various new program concepts, and upgrades its exhibits with one aim in mind – to push interactivity and the learning agendas to their highest potential. All efforts conducted by the Museum have the intentions of fulfilling the organization’s mission to nurture curious children who love to learn.

Vision: To become a memorable growing up experience for children in JordanMission: To nurture curious children who love to learn

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As a registered not-for-profit and non-governmental organization with the Jordanian Ministry of Social Development, donors can rest assured that the Children’s Museum Jordan operates under full operational and budgetary transparency. In adhering to the non-governmental principles, the Children’s Museum reports to an independent Board of Directors and a Board of Trustees. Her Majesty, Queen Rania Al Abdullah, chairs the Board of Trustees; thereby making the Museum one of Her Majesty’s not-for-profit educational organizations.

Similar to the proposed Beyond Museum Walls project, the Mobile Museum targets children and families living in poverty and underserved communities throughout Jordan, and holds the aim of extending the Children’s Museum’s exciting learning experiences to more children across the Kingdom. This supplementary education is presented in appealing, interactive, and engaging ways. In 2014 alone, the Mobile Museum extended the Museum experience to over 45,600 children.

The Mobile Museum’s tour of rural and underserved areas in Jordan included: Aqaba, Ma’an, Tafileh, Wadi Mousa, Southern Badiah, Ajloun, Jerash, Mafraq, Irbid, Ramtha and Northern Badiah. With experience in mobile outreach, the Museum would be a fit candidate for the implementation of the Beyond Museum Walls project.

The Children’s Museum - Jordan derives its success from its innovative and energetic workforce. Educational facilitators are highly experienced in child interaction and content presentation. Program content developers have ample experience in designing and implementing creative shows and activities based on their prior knowledge, while, at the same time, undergoing continuous training. The branding and communications department has a keen skill of reaching the intended target audience with clever, visually appealing advertisements.

The combination of experience and an energetic workforce has thrusted the Children’s Museum to its level of success today. Numerous achievements highlight the originality and innovativeness of the Children’s Museum, and include:

Association of Children’s Museums Promising Practice Award - 2013The Museum won this award in 2012 when competing among tens of international children’s museums and won the award for its impact in preparing children for the 21st Century through its Celebrations program which aims at building livable communities where play and learning are accessible for all.

Museum’s Open DayOur offerings are centered on our core values of inclusiveness and on our commitment to increasing public access to the Museum, believing that every child deserves the chance at a brighter future. ‘The Children’s Museum’s Open Days’ program admits over 40,000 visitors annually, allowing families to visit the Museum free of charge through sponsored visitations.

Community ConnectionsThe Children’s Museum - Jordan marks important dates and events under the Community Connections program with exciting programs, activity sessions and live demonstrations, in order to strengthen the relationship with the community, to create awareness among the children and their families on the selected topics, and bridge the links with the teachers and schools. Community Connections programs include Earth Month, Jordan Month, Back to School Month, Arab Child Month, and People with Disabilities Month.

150 hands-on exhibits and year-round programs and activities in: arts, literacy, sciences, culture and civics

TRUST AND TRANCPARENCY

EXPERIENCE - THE MOBILE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

HUMAN CAPITAL

ACHIEVEMENTS

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Museum for All Initiative – Proactive Outreach Policy Open days (12 free Fridays annually)The Mobile Museum Public Schools’ Free access in coordination with the Ministry of EducationOrphanages and special needs centers enter free of charge in coordination with the Ministry of Social Development Free access to all UNRWA schools

Abu Dhabi Science Festival Participation – 2013, 2014, 2015

Host of Goethe Institute’s Science Film Festival – 2013, 2014

Annual School Programs

http://www.cmj.jo/content/programs

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PROJECT BUDGET *H

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ITEM DESCRIPTION TOTAL COST FOR 2 YEARS (USD)

Staff

Facilitators: 3Project Manager: 1Driver: 1Uniforms and Meals

152,800

Staff Training Policies/Procedures & Training 5,000Volunteers Training, Appreciation, Uniforms 1,800Camp Contact Person Appreciation/Compensation 2,400Consultancy Fee Dr. Graham Walker – One-Time Fee 24,000 TOTAL 186,000

GENE

RAL

MA

NAG

EMEN

T Management Hours & Monitoring and Evaluation

Fees for personnel working on establishing the project

40,000

Fees for monitoring and evaluations officer and expenditures

TOTAL 40,000

PHYS

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PON

ENTS

Vehicle4x4 Vehicle, Registration, Insurance, Maintenance, Fuel, Transportation Costs 110,000

Kits and Materials Educational Kits and Consumables 80,000

Furniture and Equipment Floor rugs, stools, tables, sound system, laptops, internet connection, camera, barriers, battery system 10,000

TOTAL 200,000

OTH

ER

Communications and Branding

Posters, Flyers, Backdrop Designs, Vehicle Branding 10,000

Documentation and Production Video documentation, Event Recording 4,000

TOTAL 14,000

GRAND TOTAL $440,000

*Itemized budget available upon request

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CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTACT PERSON:

Shireen Sabanegh Deputy Director for Education and Programs [email protected]

ADDRESS:

The Children’s Museum Jordan King Abdullah II RoadKing Hussein Park Amman, Jordan

TELEPHONE: + 962 6 541 1479 ext 2009

FAX: + 962 6 541 1379