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Educational Programs
ADCRC aims to play an active role in connecting children and youth with animals, nature, and the desert environment in a meaningful and engaging way.
Preserving the camel’s role as a cultural element of the UAE and passing on knowledge and appreciation is paramount to us.
Through our educational programs, students are introduced to camels and their environment while developing essential life skills such as non-verbal communication, intuition, patience, and responsibility. Each experience encourages curiosity, respect for animals, and a deeper understanding of traditional desert life.
Programs can be customised and tailored to suit school curricula and specific grade levels. We are also available to discuss in-classroom facilitation as part of a wider learning experience.
Ibn Batuta and His Companions
Up close with camels and local history
Inspired by the journeys of Ibn Battuta,
students trace the historical role of
camels in trade, travel, and daily life.
Storytelling, hands-on learning, and
sensory experience come together to
show how camels carried people, goods,
and knowledge across the region - and
shaped the communities along the way.
Course Content
Includes: camels through past, present & future societies camel welfare, diet & habitat guided interaction & and observation camel anatomy & desert heritage
Program Details
- Timings: October to March
- Duration: 2 hours
- Age Group: Grade KG2– 12
- Curriculum: History, Social Studies, Animal Science
Junior Camel Care Taker
Playful immersive introduction to camels, animal welfare and heritage
ADCRC's ground-level, no-riding
introduction to camels, built around care
and curiosity. Students follow a working
camel yard's morning routine: grooming,
preparing feed, a short lead-walk, and
the basics of saddling - each step paired
with simple storytelling about camel
biology and life in the UAE.
Course Content
Includes: hands-on grooming & feeding. camel welfare & daily care guided interaction & observation
anatomy & desert heritage take-home course booklet
Program Details
- Timings: October to April
- Duration: 2 hours
- Age Group: Grade KG2–12
- Curriculum: History, Social Studies, Animal Science, Physical Education
Interested in booking or learning more?
Our educational programs can be adapted to suit your school’s needs and learning objectives.
Celebrating Teachers’ Day at ADCRC
This Teachers’ Day, Arabian Desert Camel Riding Center invites educators to step out of the classroom and into Al Marmoom for a relaxed afternoon with our community.
Meet the camels, enjoy tea and refreshments, get creative with a planting activity, connect with fellow teachers and discover our curriculum-integrated educational programmes.
It is our small way of saying thank you to the teachers who give so much every day.
4 October 2026 | 4:00–6:00 PM | ADCRC, Al Marmoom
Goodie bags for the first 30 teachers.
Registration via below link:
