Mohammed’s enthusiasm and spirit was clear when he engaged a small group of children with learning difficulties in an activity teaching spelling through a game he had made up. He continued to conduct his “spontaneous sessions” almost daily and soon the group increased in number, and more kids started to ask if they could join in.   Moahmmed stared coming in on Fridays to work with more children and started encouraging them to write journals to help them express their feelings and experiences and to reach a deeper level in the learning-teaching experience.   This spontaneous act by Mohammed was the first window to open the way towards developing Shababeek as a program. Now children of all ages participate in organized workshops conducted by volunteers from within and from outside the community using engaging, creative and fun methods to reflect “fun in learning” as a principle. The workshops are also a way to help identify behavioral problems and to work on them by introducing children to new ideas, values and experiences, and offering them a window of opportunity to understand themselves and see their potential. 

Through Shababeek Ruwwad attracts a large number of volunteers from within Jabal Nathif, from other areas in Amman and from outside Jordan who conduct creative workshops around like Bisat Il-Reeh (Magic Carpet) where children use maps, pictures and films to “travel” to other countries, and experience their history and their customs. Other workshops help teach logic, English, Arabic, theater, art, crafts, music appreciation, dance, and many other things.