Ajman ∙ Habitat International Digital Fest held for the first time in UAE. Habitat School in Al Jarf, Ajman was the main venue for the event organized in collaboration with Habitat Schools. More than 200 students from 29 CBSE schools across the UAE participated in the digital fest in addition to online participation of students from schools outside the UAE.
Students competed in various competitions like Tech Talk, AI/Robotics/IOT, Websites/Web/Mobile Apps, Games and Programming.
Dr. Muhammad Saeed Al Kinti inaugurated the program. Habitat School is the first school in the UAE to embark on its journey to coding in partnership with Habitat Schools’ technology partner and developer of the Cyber Square program, Babte. Digital fests have been organized for students since 2017. Habitat Schools have taken steps to make technology and coding in particular a special feature of education. Such continuous efforts have resulted in a new Guinness World Record for the most users of Web Development Video Hang Out on January 10, 2022 with 2803 students.
Green Habitat Schools in the UAE has claimed yet another Guinness World Record title for largest individual sapling distribution by planting 9371 saplings on 30 April 2019.
The International Digital Festival is a platform to showcase the talent of children in the field of information technology. Organized by various schools nationally and internationally, the digital festival creates a new world of technology and coding. Digital Fest is a platform for students to explore their full potential and participate in the latest initiatives in the field of technology. Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Habitat Schools, said they are delighted to support this initiative. The program was organized under the leadership of him and Managing Director Shamsu Zaman. Adil CT, CEO, Habitat Schools, said that IDF Fest is a result of many years of efforts to provide an effective platform to students and nurture skills in coding and programming.
