Studio 5 is a Fab Lab set up by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to nurture kids and youth as digital learners by sharpening their 21st century learning skills, as they develop in an all-pervasive digital environment. In fact, Studio 5 is envisaged as a community platform that offers technology and allied equipment support for hands-on learning opportunities. Here kids and youth can develop their problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity and innovation skills. This will also develop young people’s knowledge of technology and help them to become future creators of technology.
To provide children and young adults in Qatar with opportunities to become ICT creators and not simply consumers of technology. Studio 5 is aimed at nurturing the kids and youth as digital learners by sharpening their learning skills, as they develop in an all-pervasive digital environment. Through this path Studio 5 is adamant on spreading the maker culture in the Qatari society.
The goal of Studio 5 is to foster innovation, imagination, and creativity through the exploration of cutting edge technologies in an inclusive and collaborative environment. Studio 5 is where formal and casual learning meets up to give the kids and youth in Qatar hands-on encounters that facilitate them to refine their thoughts, be progressively engaged with critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration; allowing them to become future creators of technology.