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Days 29-33: Various Endeavours

20 Tuesday Jan 2015

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Day 29:
Saturday Activity – Souk Al Mubarikiya This day was spent in Souq Al Mubarikiya. It was mainly used to teach the proteges about looking at the world through other people’s eyes. This session consisted of the students going to any stranger and making their time with them worthwhile and enjoyable.
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Business Success Stories Mentor Abdulla Al Eisa, the founder of Lofat, gave this session. He discussed his highs and lows and how he got his business to become one of the best dietary shops in Kuwait.
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Online Marketing Session The proteges went to the Talabat headquarters and met up with the company’s marketing directors to discuss the marketing strategies they used and how to use Google and social media in a general sense, when marketing a business or product. A truly productive day well spent on digital marketing.
Day 32:
Cinema Industry Multiple people gave this session. The proteges met in 360 mall, where they were taken to a screening of “Kan Rifeeji”, a Kuwaiti movie written and co-directed by mentor Yarub Burahma. Mr. Hisham Al Ghanim, the General Manager of Cinescape discussed the importance of Kuwaiti cinema. The students then watched the movie and were surprised by Mr. Ahmad Al Khalaf, The director of Kan Rifeeji, and Khaled Al Buraiki, the lead actor in the famous blockbuster Kuwaiti based film.
The two of them also discussed the importance of Kuwaiti cinema and touched on other interesting points on movie basics and essentials.
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The Prots & The Crew

Day 33:
This was the final day of the program. There was some group work followed by a dinner honorary of the Proteges tradition.
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Group discussion with Mentor Munaikh

Stay tuned for more yet to come. We look forward to seeing you Again !

Day 28: Sulayman Al Bassam

14 Wednesday Jan 2015

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Sulayman Al Bassam, a Kuwaiti playwright, director, and founder of Zaoum Theatre Company and its Arabic arm Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre Kuwait, gave that day’s session. The Proteges watched his play’s documentary, “Richard III and Arab VIP”. It shows the process that he underwent through to creating a play of his. He also gave a session on emotional awareness.

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Day 27: My Kuwait Day

14 Wednesday Jan 2015

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The students arrived at CAP (The Contemporary Art Platform) and were introduced to the biggest arts library in Kuwait. The platform also boasted numerous art works from many different Kuwaiti artists.

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The visit was mainly used to show the importance of having an artistic platform in Kuwait. Then, the proteges were taken to Loyac, where they met with the performing dancers there and were given some exercise lessons. Screen Shot 2015-01-14 at 9.05.00 PM

Days 22-25: Variety

11 Sunday Jan 2015

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Day 22: Winning Time Documentary

During this day, mentor Shamlan Al Bahar gave a spontaneous lecture on success. Also, the proteges watched a documentary titled “Winning Time” detailing the struggles and successes of Basketball star Reggie Miller.

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Day 23:

This day was beneficial for the students in relation to their project work. They were given a lecture on how to organise their teams using spreadsheets and online resources.

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Day 24: Technical Tips and Tricks

This day continued the day before. A lecture given by Mentor Mishal Al Ibrahim discusses the importance of Google and the quick ways to better understand how the Microsoft applications work.

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Day 25: Business Ethics

Mentor Rana Al Khaled gave this session. The session mainly discusses Business Ethics: the dos and don’ts of business practices. The proteges were given key words and information and were asked to apply that to numerous cases that mentor Rana presented.

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Day 21: Project Work

11 Sunday Jan 2015

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The first day back was spent in AUK (The American University of Kuwait). It was also where the other sessions for the remainder of the program were held. This day was spent on project work and a session on inspiration.Screen Shot 2015-01-11 at 11.26.13 AM

Day 20 : Farewell Ireland… Until we meet again…

08 Thursday Jan 2015

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On our way back

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Day 19 : On the Cliffs of Moher

07 Wednesday Jan 2015

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To mark the Proteges final day in Ireland, they took to the cliffs of Moher where they were given a 7 hour long tour along the historical cliffs, grasping their final moments in Ireland and reminiscing the fond memories of their first day in the ‘land of a thousand welcomes’.

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All of them walking

Then it was time to head back to the hotel with one final surprise from Eddie Lenihan.

Eddie, an Irish author, story teller and broadcaster, welcomingly greeted the Proteges.

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A piece of Ireland within us

Day 18: Creative Writing Workshop- “Stories & stories of Mermaids, Kings & Sunken Treasure”

07 Wednesday Jan 2015

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Today the proteges ventured  to Markree’s Castle, a historical irish landmark thats partially moated by the Unshin river.  There they attended a Creative Writing Workshop  held by the esteemed Professor Ruth Barton from Trinity College of Dublin.

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The entire day consisted of writing activities and exercises that helped them develop their own setting, characters, synopsis & a captivating plot in order to yield a captivating and engaging story.

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Afterwards, they explored the terrains of the castle.  Dwelling deep into its enriching history.

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Have a wonderfully splendid day !

Have a wonderfully splendid day !

Day 17: Thinking outside the box

07 Wednesday Jan 2015

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This day was consumed by a number of sessions. First, mentors Rana Al Khaled and Yarub Bourahmah gave a session on children’s literature and the deep meaning that is to be found within; examining works like “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silversteen.

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Afterwards they went onto examining and discussing Arabic literature, reading poems from famous writers and poets citing the likes of Jibran Khalil Jibran.

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Finally, The Proteges underwent a thorough media analyses of the Kuwaiti production titled  “Zain Al Bahar”.

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G4: Day 16: Project Goals & Public speaking

07 Wednesday Jan 2015

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The day before, the Proteges were asked to suit up for the next day not knowing  what for & to which occasion as usual.

They woke up got a good hearty breakfast and then went to a hotel next to their accommodation in their formal clothing.

There Mentor Mishari Al Mufarreh taught the students how they should prepare for & present a professional & appealing presentation all the way from context order to the way they incorporate their body in  «body language» throughout their presention.

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Mentor Mishari had everyone stand up and talk about anything for 5 minutes without prior warning.

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It was one of the most interesting and life changing lectures. Each protege gave his/her own presentation about a topic of their personal interest.

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