The Students Orientation Course (SOC) conducted by Students Fraternity, the students’ wing of Qatar India Fraternity Forum (IFF), ended recently. The camp for students of classes 8 to 12 at British International School, North Duhail, was termed a success by the organisers.
SOC is a programme designed and promoted by Access India, a non-profit organisation working in the fields of educational and career guidance, counselling and informal education.
The SOC is designed to foster all-round development of students. The participating boys and girls totalling 40 and 30 respectively showed great promise with their skits and magazines prepared and showcased during intervals.
Interactive awareness classes were held on various topics by experienced trainers, including Dr Abdul Wahab, Dr Anas Nilambur, Dr C K Abdulla, Dr Saleena and A M Abbas while Shibu Shahul, a higher secondary teacher at Birla Public School Doha, directed the camp.
The closing ceremony was inaugurated by Sheikh Fahad Al Ruwaili, Head of the Communities Affairs Department at Fanar, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. A special awareness session was held as part of the concluding session. The session honoured the principal of British International School, trainers and the representative of Fanar. Zaafar Ahmed, General Secretary of IFF, presided over the closing ceremony while Sahal Abdulnasar and Hanan Nisar rendered welcome and thanksgiving notes, respectively. The Peninsula
