Muscat, Oman: World Space Week at the Al-Sahwa Schools

The event at the Al-Sahwa Schools, Al Sarooj runs for a whole week with students doing various activities in different subjects throughout the week. The week starts with a movie for the students in grade 5, 7 and 11 on the 4th of October. On the 5th, this day’s feature is the launching of water rockets and the flying (dropping) of egg capsules with competition to see which rockets go highest and which egg capsules is the most enduring. On the 10th, the week ends with an exhibition of the outcomes of the week. The event is organized by Margaret Hawthorn, Head of Mathematics at the Al-Sahwa Schools.