Salam alikom,
Jazakum Allah Khairan to everybody who managed to attend our engineering challenge extracurricular last week. It was a lot of fun and it was amazing seeing all the creative ideas the kids came up with during the challenges. The groups competed to build the tallest tower using straws, playdoh and limited tape, then we linked the engineering mindset and what we learned during the workshop to address one of the harshest and unfortunate challenges our Ummah faces. Refugee tents and houses in Gaza and across many places in our Muslim nation, with the situation worsening in severe weather conditions like heavy winds and rain. In an attempt to replicate and scale down the situation, each team got to choose a specific set of materials which they were only allowed to use to construct a basic tent for a family of 3 and their pet bunny. We later tested each of the tents using a fan for the winds and storms test then sprinkling water from a bottle for the rain test. Mashalah all the tents passed the wind test and most of them had minimal water infiltration! That link between our professional studies and our Muslim Ummah is an essential meaning we need to instill in our children from now if we want to see a Strong Ummah in the future inshalah.
A drive link to the event gallery will be shared soon!