Maker Day Dubai 2014 is a community celebration of innovation and creativity to be held on February 1, 2014 at Wellington Academy Silicon Oasis from 10:00-2:00. The event will feature entertainment, workshops, competitions and prizes around topics like robotics, upcycling, inventions and more. Makers, entertainers and volunteers are invited to participate and applications are due by January 16th. The goal is to inspire learning and improve the community.

1. Maker Day Dubai 2014

2. Maker Day Dubai
Maker Day Dubai is a community celebration of
innovation and creativity.
February 1, 2014
10:00-2:00
Wellington Academy Silicon Oasis
You are invited to join us a maker, entertainer, volunteer, or visitor.
Four hours of fantastic entertainment from Dubai Drums to flamenco dance!
Raffle prizes and LEGO building competitions all day!
Free workshops in everything from robotics to upcycled crafts to circuitry!
Maker applications are due by January 16th.

3. Maker Stalls
Are you a Maker?
A maker can be any person or group, who
invents, designs, creates, and/or builds anything with the
goal of learning, teaching, inspiring, or improving the
state of their community or world.
Tinker with robots? Launch marshmallow rockets? Design
your own clothes or cards? Invent things? Decorate
cakes? Make mini-figurines? Well, then you are a maker!
Makers can create things that are useful, fun, or just
quirky.

4. Maker Stall Categories
Robotics
Upcycling
Inventions
Green energy
Original handicrafts
Game design
Animation
New technologies

5. Awards
Juried awards
• Most innovative
• Most useful
• Most surprising
• Most inspiring
• Best use of recycled materials
People’s choice award
• Cast your vote via twitter
School of the year
• Highest participation, excellent attendance, volunteers

6. Partnership with Innovator
Ten teams will be selected to represent GEMS at the
prestigious Innovator event organized by the Abu Dhabi
Technology Development Committee of the General
Secretariat of the Executive Council.
Teams participating Innovator will be eligible to win trips to
events in New York or Europe or a 20,000 aed prize!

7. Opening ceremonies

8. The Westminster School crowned Maker Day Dubai 2013
School of the Year

9. Robotics projects

10. Upcycled fashion

11. Radio personality Simone Heng

12. Enamelling workshop

13. Fun robotics

14. WIS Maker Day 2012 Magnetic oobleck

15. WIS Maker Day 2012 Recycled glass mosaic

16. World Maker Faires

17. How to get involved
Be a maker.
• Complete the online application by January 16th.
• Application links have been emailed to all GEMS parents
or see your school Maker Day captain.
Be an entertainer.
• Same application . Just check entertainer!
Be a volunteer.
• Please see your Maker Day captain.
Just come out to have fun, get inspired, or learn something
new!

18. Questions?
Please contact any of us or you school captain!
The Westminster School
Rita Goes and Praveena Santoosh
rita.g_tws@gemsedu.com or praveena.s_tws@gemsedu.com
Wellington Academy Silicon Oasis
Alex Harrison
a.harrison_wso@gemsedu.com
Wellington International School
Christine Nasserghodsi
c.nasserghodsi_wis@gemsedu.com