Our July 2022 Newsletter is here!

Dear Supporters,

In the last few months, we’ve been busy in Azraq finishing up the school year and heading into our Summer program. Read on for the latest from Jordan:

SUMMER PROGRAMS

We wrapped up another successful academic year, and are transitioning into camp mode! Over the next two months, kids are participating in student-led clubs like journalism, gardening, sports, english, and more! We also continue our mission to fill in educational gaps and are hosting supplemental classes all summer for students who may be struggling to help them catch up in time for the new school year.

BASKETBALL CLINIC

Basketball is now an Azraq Center sport! We partnered with Full Court Peace to host a basketball clinic for our students. Kids of all ages learned to dribble, shoot, and more with lead coach Mike and student ambassador Cyrus! Cyrus is fundraising to renovate our basketball court into a multi-purpose sports court where we can host matches, team sports, and other fun activities - the court will hopefully be painted and finished by the end of the month! Progress will be updated on our Instagram!

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Our community garden is in bloom! Students are growing and harvesting eggplants, zucchini, radishes, mint, parsley, tomatoes, and more right on campus to incorporate into their daily lunch! In an effort to promote sustainability, we also implemented a student-led compost program, which takes compost made from leftover garden vegetables and puts in right back into the garden.

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL

In May, we partnered with Science United to participate in an International Science Competition! A group of our students formed a team and worked on an engineering project where they utilized design software to create a wooden puzzle of the periodic table! They were able to share their project with other refugee students in Greece and Turkey, and real scientists weighed in and gave feedback on their project. Check it out in the video here:

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