June 21, 2001:
Bahrain Joins GLOBE!
The GLOBE Program welcomes the State of Bahrain, an archipelago of 33 islands in the Persian Gulf, as the Program's 97th partner country. Officials from the State of Bahrain's Ministry of Education and the United States Embassy signed the bilateral Agreement June 16, 2001 in Manama, Bahrain's capital city.
"We are delighted that Bahrain's school children and educators are about to share the exciting, hands-on science and education opportunities enjoyed by an ever-increasing number of people around the world," said Lyn D. Wigbels, GLOBE's Assistant Director for International Programs."They'll have the satisfaction of making scientifically authentic contributions to the worldwide understanding of the planet," Ms. Wigbels continued. "Plus, GLOBE makes learning fun!"
His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Bin Jassim Alghatam, Minister of the Ministry of Education and U.S. Charge' d'Affairs Joseph Mussomeli signed the official bilateral agreement.
"The first participating school has already signed up six students who are ready to start 'GLOBE-ing' when classes begin in the fall," wrote Ms. Donna Winton, Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Bahrain. "Meanwhile we'll get them supplied with a computer and measuring instruments over the summer."
Bahrain's GLOBE Country Coordinator Ms. Zakiya Ahmed is currently being trained at a GLOBE workshop in Poland. "She is really excited about it [the training] and so are we," Ms. Winton added.