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(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Monday, paid a surprise visit to a girls’ school in the capital, where she met Tawjihi students.

The Queen spoke with the students, who were leaving examination halls, and enquired about their performance in the tests.

The Tawjihi winter session exams started on December 26, 2007 and will continue until the 17th of this month.
 

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Sweileh) The sounds of creeks and crackles of rusted steel and poor infrastructure at the Khawla Bint Tha’laba Primary School in Sweileh will soon be muffled thanks to a surprise visit by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, where the Queen announced that she will be adopting the school, along with three others she has recently visited.

Seven years ago, the international community gathered in Dakar and pledged to achieve Education for All by the year 2015. The goals include expanding early childhood care and education; providing free, compulsory primary education; promoting learning and life skills; increasing adult literacy by 50 per cent; achieving gender equality, and ensuring quality education for all.

Thank you, Marian, for your warm words, … for your wise words… and for your inspiring words to us all just now. 

When I opened this conference, I spoke about the challenge ahead of us – one that we must all jointly embrace – to set in motion a "reverse domino effect" where every woman lifts another up and passes the gift of strength on. 

This morning, though you may not know it, I think you all look taller and stronger than when we started…

One woman who is looking particularly tall and strong is Maha.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania visited Al Salt city today, to check on the touristic sites renovated by the Ministry of Tourism. During the visit, Her Majesty made a surprise visit to a school, walked around Al Hamam Street, visited Al Ein plaza and the Old Salt Museum.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – New York) Co-hosting the UNDP World Business and Development Award ceremony in New York, Wednesday, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah used the platform as an opportunity to encourage attendees from the private sector to get more involved in improving access to quality education around the world.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Davos) As world leaders from business, politics, academia, the media and civil society continued arriving at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah joined the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for a briefing on their recent projects including the launch of the Global Dignity Project.

The discussion focused on the YGLs' role in using their expertise and experience in helping their local communities as well as the global community.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) Recognizing that every human has the right to lead a dignified life begins with a conversation. That conversation took place amongst 100 Jordanian youth in an event called Dignity Day. The students joined Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah and members of the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) in a passionate and inspiring conversation about what it means to live a dignified life and how to treat each other in accordance with the principles of dignity.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) In the north of Jordan, students from Ras El Munif School for Girls started their new school year in a fresh new environment, while others explored the need of preserving cultural and historical heritage of the high Castle in Ajloun.

On a day trip to Ajloun, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah visited the Ras El Munif School and accompanied students from two other public schools to the Rabad Castle, which is currently undergoing a JD 720,000 restoration as part of efforts by the tourism sector to preserve the site.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- London) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Friday, visited the Mulberry School for Girls in London to discuss education-focused programs supported by Mosaic; a Muslim Mentoring Network launched in 2007 by HRH the Prince of Wales.