Expo 2020 Dubai has achieved another milestone.
School visit numbers to Expo – the world’s best classroom – have hit 500,000, as students from public and private schools across the UAE make the most of the myriad educational opportunities available across the site.
As of February 25, 532,794 students had visited the site through the Expo School Programme.
The Expo School Programme has been working closely with educational authorities across the UAE, including the Emirates Schools Establishment (ESE), the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), to ensure all students get the opportunity to visit Expo 2020 Dubai before it closes its doors on March 31, 2022.
Marjan Faraidooni, Chief Experience Officer, Expo 2020 Dubai, said, “It is exciting to see the high level of engagement from students. Through our Expo School Programme, we are offering a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity at Expo 2020 Dubai that better prepares our leaders of tomorrow for the demands of the 21st century in an inspiring and fun way.”
The Expo School Programme offers four immersive journeys, allowing students the chance to embark on educational tours through the site’s three vibrant Thematic Districts (Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability), as well as pavilions with experiences aligned with diverse school curricula in the UAE.
Expo 2020 Dubai’s virtual visitation numbers have also reached 145 million, including more than three million virtual visits to the school journeys, and there have been 1.3 million visits to the Expo School Programme website. Here, Expo Adventures offers an interactive journey for those up to the age of nine, where children can play on their own devices and enjoy experiences filled with incredible facts, animated stories and exciting games.