"The city holds an annual closing ceremony to celebrate graduating students who have successfully completed their educational stage, as well as to support the talents and abilities of students with disabilities by highlighting their artistic creations and raising community awareness about them.
She went on to say, "Education is vital in humanitarian services. Since its inception in 1979, SCHS has worked on the inclusion, advocacy, empowerment, education, and integration of people with disabilities, overseen by a group of top professionals and instructors who follow the best worldwide practices."
Sheikha Jameela bint Mohammad Al Qasimi expressed her satisfaction in graduating a new batch of city students, including 11 students from Al Amal School for the Deaf, who would join their former graduates, and wished them continuing success in their academic, educational, and social endeavours.
She said, "The city was a pioneer in using art to benefit people with disabilities when it established the Emirates Special Art Association in Sharjah in 1995." It was the first to provide coloured music classes to persons with intellectual disabilities in 2009. Later, in 2010, it established the Creative Art Group for People with Disabilities as a separate and complementary body to the Emirates Special Arts Association. These efforts culminated in 2017 with the founding of the Art for All Centre (Falaj), which built on the success of prior moves in this sector.
She continued, "The inventiveness demonstrated by our pupils today validates the city's approach. It encourages individuals and community organisations to believe in and promote the potential and talents of people with disabilities in a variety of disciplines.
Mona Abdul Karim Al Yafie, Director of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS), and Afaf Al Haridi, Principal of Al Amal School and Kindergarten for the Deaf, recognised 11 high school graduates from the school, wishing them success and happiness in their future endeavours.
Following that, 60 students from the city and artists linked with the Art for All Centre (Falaj) performed the theatrical production "The New House" with distinction, earning acclaim and encouragement. The performance, written and produced by Mohammad Bakr, Director of the Art for All Centre (Falaj), is about a family who lives in an ancient house that, despite their appreciation for it, is no longer large enough to accommodate their growing children's goals and ambitions. They all agree on the need for relocating to a "new house" that fulfils their goals and expectations.
The Al Amal School for the Deaf is the UAE's first school for the deaf and hard of hearing. Founded in 1979, it uses a bilingual (speech-sign language) method to educate pupils, keeping up with the newest innovations while providing an excellent educational atmosphere. Mutual trust, refreshed and maintained over time, characterises this atmosphere among the school's pupils, parents, and educational personnel.
Since its inception, the school has graduated 99 high school students; 56 of them have enrolled in university programmes, with many graduating in various disciplines and entering the workforce.
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