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(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a surprise visit to Um Al Summaq Al Shamali Secondary School for Girls and Khalda Secondary School for Girls to check up on the two public schools in Amman today. The visit comes as part of Her Majesty’s ongoing efforts to follow up on the educational process across the kingdom at the start of the new scholastic year.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Southern Shuneh) –Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to the Madrasati Winter Camp at Al Karameh Scouts Camp in Southern Shuneh today. The Queen joined the students in some of their activities and checked up on the progress of the Winter Camps in other areas across the Kingdom.

The camps, organized by Her Majesty’s Madrasati initiative, aim to occupy students during their days off school, and provide them with the space to explore their talents and practice their hobbies.

(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department- Amman) – For their spirit of community, cooperation and volunteerism, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to Rmeil Secondary School for girls in Al Jizah, today. The school, which won the Healthy School Gold Award during the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) Ceremony earlier this month, is a Madrasati initiative phase one school.

(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department- Ajloun) –Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to the town of Anjara in the Governorate of Ajloun. Her Majesty’s visit to the area included a tour of a local school and a charitable association.

(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department- New York) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met today with Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO to discuss UNESCO’s new global partnership for girls’ and women’s education; “Better Life, Better Future”, which addresses secondary education and adult literacy.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah stressed the need to treat orphans and underprivileged children with the dignity and respect they deserve and provide them with utmost standards of social care possible; this came during a visit Her Majesty paid to Al Hussein Social Institution in Amman today.

(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department- New York) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met today with Cheryl Faye, Head of the UNGEI Secretariat and Maria Calivis, UNICEF outgoing Chief of Staff to Tony Lake and incoming Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, to discuss the latest UNGEI programmes and progress in girls’ education worldwide.
 

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visited Al Theheibeh Al Gharbieh Secondary School for Girls’ Kindergarten in Mwagar today on the occasion of the launch of the Rehabilitation of Kindergartens Project. The Project, implemented by the Zaha Cultural Center in coordination with the Ministry of Education and funded by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC), aims to renovate kindergarten facilities across the kingdom.

Thank you, Katie.

Who’s seen Tim Burton’s blockbuster, Alice in Wonderland?

Well, just like the Mad Hatter, I have a riddle for you…

What do 600 million girls and Alice in Wonderland have in common?

Answer. They’ve all tumbled down a rabbit hole…into a dark tunnel … confronted by barriers …locked doors … feeling unsure… out of place. Lost in a world where there is no sense, where nonsense prevails.

Nonsense like girls walking 10 kilometers every day on empty stomachs to find water for their families…

Thank you, Ann. It’s an honor to be here with you all this morning; thank you for that warm welcome. What a wave of positive energy to start the day…wow!

So, before I visit a new place, before I meet new people, I always do my homework…and everything I read about you guys was pretty amazing:

“…an environment of exceptional trust and respect… highly committed staff…a four-year college enrollment twice the national average for women of color… high expectations…highly supportive… students consider school their second home…”