Following a short break during the recent Eid Holidays, MathAlive!, the unique interactive math and science exhibit created by Raytheon, has reopened to the public at Fakieh Planetarium as part of an exciting three-month summer stopover in Jeddah. At its mid-point since its May 2016 opening, MathAlive! will remain in Jeddah until August 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Exhibit is being held in partnership with Tarfeeh Fakieh, Jeddah Science Center, and Tatweer Educational Services. Raytheon\u2019s MathAlive! is scheduled to complete its 2016 Saudi tour with stops in Riyadh and Al Khobar as Raytheon commemorates the 50th anniversary of its partnership with Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since its VIP opening last May, MathAlive! has experienced considerable interest from students, families, and public visitors, totaling more than 4,000 visitors to date. Besides, several Jeddah-based schools have organized student trips to the Fakieh Planetarium to attend MathAlive! with additional school trips expected in July and August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are pleased to see the engagement and interest that MathAlive! has generated since its opening this summer from Jeddah students, families, and the general public,\u201d said Lou Laroche, president, Raytheon International, Inc. in Saudi Arabia. \u201cI would like to thank all our partners for the excellent work they\u2019ve done in helping bring MathAlive! to Jeddah, as together, we are promoting the importance of STEM education while making math and science enjoyable for young Saudis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamil Attar, executive director of Tarfeeh Fakieh, added, \u201cMathAlive! is a great addition to the range of science and technology edutainment concepts and attractions that we offer at Fakieh Planetarium. MathAlive! successfully incorporates a new youth engagement academic aspect to our offerings, and we look forward to the rest of the exhibit\u2019s tour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MathAlive! is designed to inspire, spark the imagination, and reveal math at work and its endless possibilities. Designed for families and students, the exhibition brings to life the real math behind what kids love most \u2013 video games related to math and engineering, sports, robotics, and more \u2013 and creates interactive and immersive experiences that bring to life the math at work in each, whether in design, application or use. There are currently more than 20 fun and engaging modules at MathAlive! Jeddah, including \u2018Ramp it up,\u2019 \u2018Power Play,\u2019 \u2018Outdoor Action,\u2019 \u2018Build Your World,\u2019 \u2018Robots and Space\u2019 and \u2018Math Minds.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following a short break during the recent Eid Holidays, MathAlive!, the unique interactive math and science exhibit created by Raytheon, has reopened to the public at Fakieh Planetarium as part of an exciting three-month summer stopover in Jeddah. At its mid-point since its May 2016 opening, MathAlive! will remain in Jeddah until August 26. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_pr_autopilot_social_copy":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":69,"_extra_hide_author_box":"1","_extra_featured_post":"","_partner_post_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n