Ministry of Education and Shell announce most successful schools at awards ceremony

WAM Dubai, 26th May 2010 (WAM): The Ministry of Education, in cooperation with Shell, held its annual Better Environment Awards’ ceremony (BEA) yesterday at Al Nahda Women’s Association in Dubai as part of its Shell BEA Program 2009-2010, a coordinated initiative designed to enable schools across the UAE to implement environmental, health and safety projects among their students.
Under the patronage of Mr. Ali Meihad Al Suwaidi, Director Manager of the Ministry of Education, 28 schools were announced winners in programs that addressed various topics, including environment, health, fitness and safety in schools, home and on the road.
The ceremony was the final event to take place following a series of workshops and evaluations hosted in schools across the UAE the past three months, set up to provide participants with the opportunity to showcase and discuss what they have accomplished since the beginning of their respective programs. In addition to a fair-style set up, the ceremony included speeches given by the Ministry of Environment and Shell, in addition to videos and interactive demonstrations.
As a cap to the annual program, the awards ceremony highlights the most successful school projects based on several criteria, including their ability to actively engage students, team work and presentation skills Decisions were made by a board of representatives from educational, environmental and health authorities across the UAE.
The BEA partnership between Shell and the Ministry of Education encourages school students to actively take up the cause of protecting and preserving their environment as well as their own health and safety, in both the short and long term and has been running since 1996.