AMSI and its schools are proud bid supporters of the Dubai Expo 2020

THE UAE IN WORLD EXPOS

The UAE has a long history with World Expo

stretching back four decades to Abu Dhabi’s par-

ticipation in the 1970 Expo in Osaka, Japan.

Today, the relationship continues, with the UAE

currently taking part at Expo 2012 in Yeosu,

South Korea. The Expo theme, “The Living

Ocean and Coast”, resonates deeply with the

UAE, which has a proud seafaring history. The

UAE Pavilion in Yeosu reflects the nation’s com-

mitment to the responsible development and

protection of its coastline and marine habitat.

They say the sky’s the limit, but Dubaihas definitely proven otherwise. Adream into reality, you hear that expres-sion very often, don’t you? Nonetheless,it’s very rare to actually SEE that dream,that vision, become a vivid, undeniablereality. And, it’s also very rare to see ithappen in such a brief period of time.Dubai has transformed a plain desertinto a blooming paradise in the blink ofan eye. Today, Al Mawakeb studentsshowed their appreciation and support

Be part of Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE

through various activities. The vision and dream of HisHighness Sheikh Mohammad transmitted their way into thehearts and minds of Al Mawakeb girls. First off, the juniorgirls prepared a fun activity for grades 5 to 7 to challenge theirgeneral geographical knowledge of the UAE. Students workedin groups and enjoyed it to the maximum, they were also eagerto be supporting Dubai in this mega event. Moreover, theyarranged activity stands with a variety of amusing games suchas building with blocks, coloring the flag, locating emirates ona map and more for grade 5-6 girls to enjoy. The fun doesn’tend here! By the end of the day, the juniors held a presenta-tion titled “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future” to spreadawareness and create a buzz about Expo 2020 to grades 9-10.They presented speeches about Expo 2020, its definition, itsimportance and its advantages for example; free wifi,Dubailand, an expansion for Dubai Mall, underwater hotelsand much more. Also, they discussed the Dubai metro, it heldover 200 million passengers. Additionally, they made a videodisplaying the past-present evolution of Dubai, and how a

beautiful city was created out of a desert. Although a lot ofattention was given to Expo 2020, the UAE national day wasnot forgotten. An integration of both Expo 2020 and pre-national day was celebrated festively in the big hall. All stu-dents were invited to learn more about the Emirati heritageand traditions. Local students did a splendid job by conveyingtheir devotion and dedication to their country through plan-ning some of the activities. It is said that Da Vinci could envi-sion his painting before starting to draw, His Highness SheikhMohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum dreamed Dubai, andfrankly he’s painted quite a picture. With every grain of sand,every ounce of hope, every moment of hard work and persever-ance, the miracle city, the city of enormity, the city of lights,Dubai was built. Dubai is a prosperous city that has flourishedmore than any city ever has in 10 years or less. Today, Dubaiwas seen through Al Mawakeb students’ eyes, it was appreciat-ed immensely through youth. So vote for Dubai, because it istruly worthy of hosting such a supercalifragilisticexpialidociousevent. Tania Abdulbaki, Grade 10, Al Mawakeb - Al Garhoud

A jewel in the Middle East,shining at its best, Dubaiwill always lead the rest, HisHighness SheikhMohammed, a visionary byhimself leads the way for allof us. EXPO 2020 willalways be ours, We have adream that will take us far,All of us are a team, With usDubai will shine like a radi-ant beam, Like a phoenix itwill rise, To show the worldits might and pride, Nevercompromising to lead orgrow, We are here for theworld to know.

Maria Atassi Grade 5, Al Mawakeb - Al Garhoud

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EXPO 2020 EDITION

AMSI schools gear up in anticipation for the final vote inDubai’s bid for the Expo 2020

tel: +971 4 3417788 fax: + 971 4 3417878 www.amsi.ae info@amsi.ae DECEMBER 2013

Hello 2020Connecting Minds, Creating the Future

transforming lives since 1979...

“Why is it that you say, ‘I hope we win Expo 2020’ if you are not a UAEcitizen yourself?” I stared in shock as a relative, who had been visitingmy family and I, made that claim. I’ve resided in Dubai for the past 8years, but it has become more of a home to me than my own countryever was. As a child, I was uprooted from my hometown and plantedinto prosperous Dubai sands. Prosperous indeed, these typically infer-tile sands changed the rules of nature and allowed concrete jungles togrow, flourish and thrive in every direction possible. Citizens of Dubai,a middle-eastern Amazon of diversity, grow and twine together like thebranches of an evergreen tree. From every city of the world, they comehere to plant their skills, ideas and businesses, all of which shootnowhere but up. Their dreams, at first just little spurs, bloom into themost striking of realities. A thing of legends, this city strives to makethe impossible possible for each and every person who sets foot on itsmagical land. Yet with all the growth in the world, Dubai has managedto stay true to its roots. Morals and ethics govern this city, under a rulerwhose thumbs could not be greener. This booming hub of prosperity,pride and potential is predestined to win the Expo 2020. As an individ-ual, a school, and a nation, and by the spirit of the union, we whole-heartedly support Dubai for the bid.

Leen Hashem, Grade 12, Al Mawakeb - Al Barsha

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What does Expo 2020 meanto Dubai? Or better yet whatdoes Dubai winning the bidfor the World Expo 2020mean to you as a resident?Well, a lot actually.

1. You can get a new job- It'sestimated a huge 277,000new jobs could be created inthe region, including111,000 in the hotel andrestaurant sectors. Start get-ting your CV ready!

2. There'll be more brunch-es- It's expected there'll bemore hotels built to copewith the 25 million visitorsexpected. That means moreluxury places to hang out forus residents! And morebrunches!

3. You'll have more clothes-"Retail is going to grow likecrazy," according to DavidMacadam, CEO and ViceChairman at Middle EastCouncil of ShoppingCenters. Shop 'till you drop!

4. You'll be able to try thelatest craze first- Dubai couldbe home to some life-chang-ing inventions. The EiffelTower, the telephone, icecream and Heinz TomatoKetchup were all created forprevious Expos! What couldbe invented here? The mindboggles. But we'll be the firstto try it.

5. Rents might cause youdrama- The big question.Will rents be pushed up?We fear they could. If yourlandlord does try to getmore cash, visit www.dubai-land.gov.ae and click on therent calculator. It'll tell youwhat you should be paying,and if your landlord doesn'tagree, you can complain toReal Estate RegulatoryAgency (RERA). Howeverproperty experts CRBE haveput a positive spin onthings. They've said possibili-ty of winning the bid hasalready been factored intoDubai's rising propertyprices. A constructionboom, likely to be spurred

by the event, will meanthere'll be more to goaround too. We really hopelandlords won't try to takeadvantage.

6. There'll be shorter taxiqueues and a better airport-The Dubai Metro will get anew purple line extending tothe Expo site, while there'llalso be a cable car and busservices to get there. Plus thenew Al MaktoumInternational Airport atDubai World Central (nearJebel Ali and way cheaper ina taxi than DubaiInternational) will surpassLondon Heathrow as thebiggest in the world, with160 million passengers peryear. The Dubai Tram willalso be finished, making iteasier for folks in theMarina to get to work. Nomore crazy taxi rides!

7. New university- Once fin-ished, the Expo site will betransformed into a universityand research center, and acity can never have too manylearning centers.

8. More places to hang out-All the projects which werebegun but never completedwill be given a kick-start bythe Expo. We're hopingthat'll include things likeThe World Islands so wecan go visit, and that amaz-ing Palazzo Versace Hotelnear Dubai Festival City.The world's biggest mall,that will be bigger than TheDubai Mall, will also bebuilt.

9. A better environment-The city will become moreenvironmentally friendly, asDubai Expo 2020 has a tar-get to produce 50% of theExpo’s energy requirementson site. We hope it'll set agreen example for the rest ofthe city and get us all recy-cling, so we can feel lessguilty about harming theenvironment.

Fahad Al Rafati, ISAS

Dubaï a salué mercredi avec un grand feu d'artifice la décision de confier à lacité-émirat l'organisation de l'Exposition universelle de 2020, promettant d'enfaire un évènement qui "étonnera le monde". Dans la capitale française, l'an-nonce a été accueillie par des cris et applaudissements de la délégation émiratie,emmenée par le ministre des Affaires étrangères émirati, Cheikh Abdallah BenZayed Al-Nahyane. Les autorités ont annoncé que les écoles seraient ferméesjeudi dans l'émirat pour célébrer le choix de la ville pour l'exposition universelle.

Dès l'annonce du résultat du vote, BurjKhalifa, la plus haute tour au monde quiculmine à 828 mètres, s'est illuminéecomme un arbre de Noël, sous les yeuxd'une foule d'habitants de la ville cosmopo-lite qui jubilaient. Au pied de Burj Khalifa,quelques centaines d'enthousiastes ontlonguement attendu l'annonce. Ils ont étévite rejoints, après l'annonce de la victoirede Dubaï, par des milliers de clients del'énorme centre commercial adossé à la touret la foule, toutes nationalités confondues, alaissé éclater sa joie. "Je suis fière d'habiterdans la ville de l'avenir". Dans les rues deDubaï, des Emiratis, brandissant le drapeaunational, vert, rouge, noir et blanc, ontdéfilé au volant de leurs voitures en klaxon-nant. Dans un café du centre commercialabritant une piste de ski artificielle, l'an-nonce a été accueillie avec un tonnerre d'ap-plaudissements. "Mabrouk! Félicitations!", sesont exclamés Emiratis, ressortissants… "Nous renouvelons notre promesse d'éton-

ner le monde en 2020", a indiqué dans un communiqué le souverain deDubaï, cheikh Mohammad Ben Rached Al-Maktoum. "L'Exposition universelleà Dubaï en 2020 va apporter un nouveau souffle au Moyen-Orient dans son rôlede creuset pour les cultures et la créativité", a ajouté cheikh Mohammad, égale-ment le vice-président de la fédération des Emirats arabes unis. Bassel Chawkat, ISAS

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Once upon a timeSomewhere far far away,Down in the desertIn a city called Dubay,From sand and heatThings did change,Buildings bloomedAnd cultures ranged,This little cityIt was filled with light,Shining brighter and brighterWith every passing night,They entered a battleFor a big event,Showing the universe

All that it meant,Anxiously waitingFor the vote to be cast,This was the momentThat wouldn't go by fast,Dubay was chosenTo be the host,It was time for the peopleTo go out and boast,The biggest eventSure it's a few years away,But Expo 2020They'll be preparing for every day.Yazzi S., ISAS

WORLD EXPO

THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

THE FERRIS WHEEL - 1893 Chicago World’s Fair

Now an amusement park fixtureacross the globe, the ferris wheelmade its debut as the largest attrac-tion at the Chicago World Fair in1893. Designed and constructed byGeorge Washington Gale Ferris Jr.,the original Ferris wheel stood 80.4

meters tall and rotated on a 71-tonne, 45.5-foot axle.

THE ICE CREAM CONE - 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair

The ice cream cone was once a type of waf-fle rolled by hand into a conical shape. Itmade its debut at the 1904 World’s Fairin St. Louis as the first edible, walk-awayice cream container. It proved so popularwith the crowds that an industrial icecream cone rolling machine was devel-oped soon afterwards.

THE MOBILE PHONE - 1970 Osaka World’s Fair

It’s hard to imagine life without mobilephones, but not so long ago, the only tele-phones that existed had to be plugged intoa socket. Yet when the first mobiles wereshown at the 1970 World’s Fair in Osaka, alunar rock brought back from the Apollomoon missions got far more attention.

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