Events at SQCC
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) regularly cosponsors events with other institutions around Washington, D.C. and across the U.S. SQCC participates in festivals and workshops with other organizations in order to fulfill its mission of educating Americans about Omani culture and supporting cross cultural exchange between the US and Oman.
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Latest Past Events
SQCC’s Childrens Arabic Program 2018-2019 Graduation Ceremony
On 28 April, the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) hosted a graduation for students in SQCC's 2018-2019 Children's Arabic Program. SQCC’s Children’s Arabic Program is a yearlong language program designed for young learners of Arabic between the ages of six and fifteen. Dr. Abeer Al Mohsen, director of the Children’s Arabic Program, emphasized in her…
SQCC Hosts World Artists Experiences: Bridges to the World Student Writing Project Celebration at SQCC
On 26 April, SQCC hosted World Artist Experiences' (WAE) Bridges to the World Student Writing Project Celebration.. A local non-profit organization, WAE focuses on building bridges for international understanding through cultural and citizen diplomacy. Over its 12-year history, WAE has partnered with over one hundred fifteen countries around the world to present their diverse and…
SQCC Welcomes Members from the Foreign Service Institute
On Friday April 12, 2019 SQCC hosted a group from the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) prior to their departure to the gulf. The group toured SQCC’s exhibition and learned about Omani history, Omani irrigation practices (the aflaj system), and traditional Omani handicrafts. Before the cultural presentation, FSI members sampled Omani coffee and dates while speaking with SQCC staffers. Thereafter, the group participated in…
Events
These events range from our SQCC annual conference, held in partnership with a different university each year, to multicultural festivals and events hosted by organizations like the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries (Washington, D.C.), Arab Festival Orlando (Orlando, FL) and the Children's Museum of Manhattan (New York City, NY). SQCC also annually holds a booth at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual conference, where SQCC promotes its Indian Ocean in World History website, a free classroom resource, to K-12 educators.