Al-Mabarrat's schools - Al-Hadi Institution, Al-Kawthar High School and Al-Hassan High School - took part in the twenty-sixth science, mathematics and technology fair of the American University (Science Math and Technology Fair AUB 2021), with the participation of some 24 schools that presented 150 scientific projects across three different stages (primary, intermediate and secondary) from the various Lebanese regions.
Al-Hadi Institution took first place for the “Electronic Mask” project in the third cycle, “technology category”, by students Hussein Awada, Saleh Kanaan and Ashraf Fawaani; the “cos & sin” project in the third cycle, “mathematics category”, by students Layn Al-Rumh and Hussein Mhanna; and the “Calculating the Hypotenuse of a Right-Angled Triangle” project in the second cycle, “mathematics”, by students Hadi Maghbat and Sadek Makhoul.
Al-Hadi Institution also won second place for the “The Secret of My Immunity” project in the first cycle, “science” category, by students Fatima Hariss, Banin Al-Dur, Dana Nasser and Ali Nasser; and for the “V&I action” project in the third cycle, “science” category, by students Mahdi Harb, Qassem Hammoud and Khalil Qlait. Al-Hadi took third place for the “Water Level Measuring Device” project in the secondary stage, by students Ali Al-Laqis, Mahdi Fawaz and Hassan Odeh.
For its part Al-Kawthar High School took first places for the “I Will Not Take You With Me” project in the kindergarten stage, “science” category, by pupil Amir Ali Shehadeh; the “TikTok the Crazy Cup” project in the kindergarten stage, “technology” category, by pupil Ali Al-Hadi Halim Saeed; the “Back to the Model or the Content?” project in the primary stage, “science” category, by pupils Jad Al-Miqdad and Jad Dergham; and the project “Responsible Living: Building a Better Environment” in the secondary stage, “science” category, by pupil Sarah Moussa.
Al-Kawthar also won the second prize for the “Energy Shoe” project in the intermediate stage, “technology” category, by pupil Yazan Al-Hajj Suleiman.
For its part Imam Al-Hassan (a.s.) High School took first place in the kindergartens in the scientific research category for the “Tutti Frutti” project by pupils Karim Halal, Reem Mohammad, Zahraa Hassan and Fatima Seif Eddine. It took second place in the first cycle in the “Real World Mathematics” category for the project “As Much As” by pupils Aseel Fatouni and Adam Obeid.
Al-Hassan took third place both in the third cycle in the “Real World Mathematics” category for the project Aesthetics and Continuity by pupils Lamar Hammoud and Maryam Safwan, and in the secondary section in the “Technology Invention” category for the project The Magic Barrel by pupils Layn Farhat, Yusra Kanaan and Nour Al-Zahraa Tarrad.
It should be noted that the judging of the projects was carried out remotely through virtual classrooms for each project, where questions were put to the participating pupils about the importance of the idea, the project's connection with the subject, the steps of implementation and the project's goals. This judging was preceded by the pupils recording a video about the project and uploading it to the AUB platform.
