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EDUCATION & CULTURERoyal Endowment for Culture & Education (RECE)RECE was established in 1979 to meet Jordan’s development needs in the fields of higher education, culture and the arts. The Scholarship Program sponsors outstanding Jordanian students to pursue masters and doctoral degrees abroad in specialized fields vital to Jordan’s national development. The Research Program conducts field studies to identify current trends and future needs related to Jordan’s national development. Special courses address specific community needs such as training courses for public school English teachers.
The Pioneer Program for Gifted Students was established by the Salt Development Corporation in 1984 to encourages its most talented secondary school students to fulfill their intellectual and creative potential. Students receive additional instruction after class hours in their fields of respective interest, using well-equipped classrooms, language laboratories and computer workshops. The RECE supports this program as a valuable educational model for the country.
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The Jubilee School |
King Hussein and Queen Noor’s commemorative photograph with the students & staff of the Jubilee School after laying the foundation stone of the first phase of construction of the Jubilee School’s new campus at Yajouz. |
After years of research, planning and teacher training, the Jubilee School was founded as an independent coeducational secondary school for outstanding scholarship students. In the Fall of 1993, eighty seven Jordan’s brightest ninth graders, from various socio-economic backgrounds and geographical regions, chosen for their exceptional individual and academic potential, embarked on a pioneering educational experience. The School, temporarily located in a Ministry of Education building, has expanded to include a total student body of around 300 students.
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King Hussein and Queen Noor chat with students at the Jubilee School. The School cultivates the intellectual and leadership potential of outstanding high school students, with special emphasis on the economically underprivileged from all regions of the country. |
Vision for the Future
On May 2 1995, on the 42nd anniversary of His assumption to the throne, King Hussein, one of the major supporters of the Jubilee School, laid the foundation stone for the first phase of the construction of the new campus in Yajouz near Amman. The School moved to its new site in 1998. In addition to boarding facilities, which enables the School to welcome a larger number of students from remote areas of the Kingdom as well as students from the rest of the Arab world, the campus also includes a comprehensive library providing students with access to databases worldwide, modern computer and language laboratories, vocational and teacher training centers, a music and drama center and athletic facilities.
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King Hussein, accompanied by Queen Noor, laying the foundation stone for the first phase of the construction of the Jubilee School's new campus at Yajouz. |
Discovering a World of Knowledge
Besides the basic requirements of the Ministry of Education, Jubilee School students are required to take courses especially designed to develop their critical thinking, and their problem solving, investigative, creative and decision-making abilities. The School is committed not only to equip its students with a strong academic base, but also to build character and a sense of social responsibility through programs such as the Leadership Guest Speakers and Community Service Programs.
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Queen Noor helping out a young computer programmer at the Jubilee School. |
Center for Excellence in Education
The Center, which cooperates with the Ministry of Education and other educational institutions, was established to develop and disseminate knowledge of innovative approaches and advances in mathematics, science and the humanities, which can become a resource for secondary school teachers in Jordan. Its Counseling and Career Center provides personal and career guidance to students and offers workshops and training programs for teachers and counselors from Jordan and other countries.
School Funds
The enrollment of students on a scholarship basis is an important feature of the Jubilee School’s egalitarian philosophy. Two funds have been established to support the School:
- The Scholarship Fund provides individual students scholarships from the donations of national and international institutions, individuals and financially-able parents. At present, the Noor Al Hussein Foundation covers the cost of all the students at the School, estimated to be 2000 JD per student annually.
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Queen Noor touring the new Jubilee School campus and facilities, July 1999. |
- The Building Fund will raise the finances for the second phase of construction of the school’s facilities, which will include the auditorium, the human sciences building, the fine and applied arts building.
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Prince Hashim giving the keynote address at the Jubilee School
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Mission
The Jubilee School reflects the Noor Al Hussein Foundation’s philosophy of integrated socio-economic development that is sensitive to traditional values and responsive to the needs, talents and aspirations of the people of Jordan. As with other Foundation projects, the School’s innovative approach to education encourages initiative and democratic participation, while contributing to enhance national educational standards. It provides equitable educational opportunities for outstanding students, with a special emphasis on students from less developed areas of the country. For more information, please e-mail the Jubilee School at jubilee@go.com.jo .
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King Hussein and Queen Noor with the first graduating class of the Jubilee School, June 1997. |
The Salt Handicraft Training Center:
Established in 1987 in co-operation with the Salt Development Corporation and the Italian government, the Salt Handicrafts Training Center is dedicated to the development of a new generation of skilled Jordanian craftspeople and trainers. The center, whose activities were initially supervised by Italian consultants, offers free one - year vocational training programs in weaving, ceramics, silk screening, glazing and clay production as well as courses for the public and an in-service program for vocational trainers.
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A young trainee at a pottery-production course chats with Queen Noor. |
The center, whose activities were initially supervised by Italian consultants, offers free one - year vocational training programs in weaving, ceramics, silk screening, glazing and clay production as well as courses for the public and an in-service program for vocational trainers.
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Students working on the design and production of hand-made glazed ceramic tiles. |
The center also offers courses in basic sciences, management, marketing, accounting, history of art, design, applied sciences, Arabic and English. It is in the process of establishing a Production Unit that will take commercial orders and bring a market orientation to instruction at the center.
The center offers its graduates loans, and business and marketing assistance to help them launch careers in their new trade. It works in close co-operation with NHF’s Jordan Design and Trade Center on marketing and product development.
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Queen Noor reviews the work of weaving trainees. |
The Arab Children's Congress
The Arab Children’s Congress was initiated by Queen Noor following the 1980 Arab Summit Conference in Amman. It brings together children from throughout the Arab world in a program especially designed to promote understanding, tolerance and solidarity. The program features a diverse range of activities that include a series of drama and art workshops, as well as visits to Jordan’s archaeological and cultural sites.
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Delegations from 13 Arab countries participating in the annual Arab Children’s Congress holding their mini-Arab summit to discuss issues related to children’s welfare. |
During a week of visiting, learning and cultural interaction in Jordan, Arab children are encouraged to appreciate more fully the contemporary regional and global challenges facing the Arab nation and the ancient historical and cultural bonds shared by all Arabs.
"Al-'Ilm Noor" ("Knowledge is Light /
Enlightenment") Student Relief Fund
Established on 23 August 1996 on the occasion of the Queen’s
birthday, "Al-Ilm Noor Student Relief Fund" identifies and provides the
country’s most needy students with the fees and supplies required to attend school.
The Fund’s main mission is to ensure that students in the Kingdom, especially young
girls, are given the opportunity to complete their education, a fundamental right accorded
to children by the International and Arab Conventions on the Rights of the Child.
One of the Fund’s future goals is to empower local
grassroots organizations by helping them establish income-generating workshops for the
production of school supplies that will subsequently be distributed to poor families. The
Fund also plans to improve the nutritional intake of students and has identified, in
co-operation with the Ministry of Education, 60,000 students from 7 governorates who are
not receiving adequate nutrition.
In memory of His Majesty, the late King Hussein, Al-Ilm Noor Fund has set up a fund for the treatment of children with cancer. Interested donors should contact the Noor Al Hussein Foundation at nhf@amra.nic.gov.jo
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