many of you may wonder what a high school student is doing on such a
school student is doing on such a
school student is doing on such a prestigious stage what was the spark
prestigious stage what was the spark
prestigious stage what was the spark that got me here don’t worry I’m not
that got me here don’t worry I’m not
that got me here don’t worry I’m not sure either one thing I am sure of is
sure either one thing I am sure of is
sure either one thing I am sure of is that this video may help explain it I’ll
that this video may help explain it I’ll
that this video may help explain it I’ll comment hi I’m Melissa a remote
comment hi I’m Melissa a remote
comment hi I’m Melissa a remote terracotta cousins this is the Hooton
terracotta cousins this is the Hooton
terracotta cousins this is the Hooton Chandler runs on the most supreme
Chandler runs on the most supreme
Chandler runs on the most supreme manuscripts in the entire world personal
manuscripts in the entire world personal
manuscripts in the entire world personal favorite of mine a true masterpiece men
favorite of mine a true masterpiece men
favorite of mine a true masterpiece men in the 1530s
in the 1530s
in the 1530s it was finished in time for toughness
it was finished in time for toughness
it was finished in time for toughness whilst I was in Persia as a gift for the
whilst I was in Persia as a gift for the
whilst I was in Persia as a gift for the audience it returned to the second 1915
audience it returned to the second 1915
audience it returned to the second 1915 it was bought by the one thing is
it was bought by the one thing is
it was bought by the one thing is supporting it is not the book an option
supporting it is not the book an option
supporting it is not the book an option to its many pay this one of which is
to its many pay this one of which is
to its many pay this one of which is this one right here this specifically
this one right here this specifically
this one right here this specifically illustrates Melissa for every residents
illustrates Melissa for every residents
illustrates Melissa for every residents death and police assess that when that
death and police assess that when that
death and police assess that when that formal security is no speed and magical
formal security is no speed and magical
formal security is no speed and magical sea horse comes out of the water if you
sea horse comes out of the water if you
sea horse comes out of the water if you sink them close in strength is still
sink them close in strength is still
sink them close in strength is still enough what do you think I’m sure you
enough what do you think I’m sure you
enough what do you think I’m sure you felt the distinct difference between the
felt the distinct difference between the
felt the distinct difference between the beginning and the end and the beginning
beginning and the end and the beginning
beginning and the end and the beginning there was a still silent and voiceless
there was a still silent and voiceless
there was a still silent and voiceless object however afterwards there was two
object however afterwards there was two
object however afterwards there was two tie rods of docents explaining the
tie rods of docents explaining the
tie rods of docents explaining the objects origins purpose and unique story
objects origins purpose and unique story
objects origins purpose and unique story so what is at a garage of docent at a
so what is at a garage of docent at a
so what is at a garage of docent at a branch of docent as a high school
branch of docent as a high school
branch of docent as a high school student who voluntarily gives tours and
student who voluntarily gives tours and
student who voluntarily gives tours and interns at the tyre project Museum I am
interns at the tyre project Museum I am
interns at the tyre project Museum I am the founder of the tire garage of docent
the founder of the tire garage of docent
the founder of the tire garage of docent program the first student-led
program the first student-led
program the first student-led docent program in Kuwait and maybe even
docent program in Kuwait and maybe even
docent program in Kuwait and maybe even in the Middle East established in May
in the Middle East established in May
in the Middle East established in May 2016
but why does this matter history art and
but why does this matter history art and culture are the gems of every city and I
culture are the gems of every city and I
culture are the gems of every city and I believe that these treasures should not
believe that these treasures should not
believe that these treasures should not sit idle but have the voice they deserve
sit idle but have the voice they deserve
sit idle but have the voice they deserve because the physical manifestations of
because the physical manifestations of
because the physical manifestations of our past make up a crucial part of our
our past make up a crucial part of our
our past make up a crucial part of our identity museums are keepers of a
identity museums are keepers of a
identity museums are keepers of a priceless legacy but they’re only empty
priceless legacy but they’re only empty
priceless legacy but they’re only empty lifeless spaces if it’s not filled with
lifeless spaces if it’s not filled with
lifeless spaces if it’s not filled with people eager to learn and embrace ones
people eager to learn and embrace ones
people eager to learn and embrace ones culture and heritage Steve Jobs one of
culture and heritage Steve Jobs one of
culture and heritage Steve Jobs one of my personal heroes while introducing the
my personal heroes while introducing the
my personal heroes while introducing the iPad once said it’s not technology alone
iPad once said it’s not technology alone
iPad once said it’s not technology alone its technology married with the liberal
its technology married with the liberal
its technology married with the liberal arts technology married with the
arts technology married with the
arts technology married with the humanities that yields the results that
humanities that yields the results that
humanities that yields the results that make our hearts sing now I’m a teenage
make our hearts sing now I’m a teenage
make our hearts sing now I’m a teenage student who like the most of us is
student who like the most of us is
student who like the most of us is trying to live a balanced life
trying to live a balanced life
trying to live a balanced life juggling between studies and sports and
juggling between studies and sports and
juggling between studies and sports and extracurriculars and musical instruments
extracurriculars and musical instruments
extracurriculars and musical instruments and family obligations and somewhat of a
and family obligations and somewhat of a
and family obligations and somewhat of a social life I was always more into
social life I was always more into
social life I was always more into science and math art was never my thing
science and math art was never my thing
science and math art was never my thing I realized this when I did my year seven
I realized this when I did my year seven
I realized this when I did my year seven art exam I was asked to draw a spoon and
art exam I was asked to draw a spoon and
art exam I was asked to draw a spoon and although I thought it was pretty good
although I thought it was pretty good
although I thought it was pretty good when I got my results I got the cool
when I got my results I got the cool
when I got my results I got the cool solid 28 percent that’s what I realized
solid 28 percent that’s what I realized
solid 28 percent that’s what I realized maybe art is not the way for me but the
maybe art is not the way for me but the
maybe art is not the way for me but the museum served as my gateway to explore
museum served as my gateway to explore
museum served as my gateway to explore an interest in art and history that I
an interest in art and history that I
an interest in art and history that I never even thought I had it so turned
never even thought I had it so turned
never even thought I had it so turned out to be my place of imagination and
out to be my place of imagination and
out to be my place of imagination and contemplation let’s backtrack a bit when
contemplation let’s backtrack a bit when
contemplation let’s backtrack a bit when I was in year 9 the dark authorities
I was in year 9 the dark authorities
I was in year 9 the dark authorities Lemire museum was giving out
Lemire museum was giving out
Lemire museum was giving out applications for people to come and
applications for people to come and
applications for people to come and become docents I applied because I was
become docents I applied because I was
become docents I applied because I was told like most other kids my age were
told like most other kids my age were
told like most other kids my age were look good for university applications
look good for university applications
look good for university applications yes I fell into that Chiapas one but I
yes I fell into that Chiapas one but I
yes I fell into that Chiapas one but I soon realize it wasn’t a trap at all but
soon realize it wasn’t a trap at all but
soon realize it wasn’t a trap at all but one of my best life decisions so I got
one of my best life decisions so I got
one of my best life decisions so I got accepted and I went into my first
accepted and I went into my first
accepted and I went into my first introductory meeting in that meeting I
introductory meeting in that meeting I
introductory meeting in that meeting I discovered two very important things one
discovered two very important things one
discovered two very important things one museums do not come alive at night like
museums do not come alive at night like
museums do not come alive at night like the movie Night at the Museum had
the movie Night at the Museum had
the movie Night at the Museum had depicted and two volunteering means that
depicted and two volunteering means that
depicted and two volunteering means that you’re not getting paid anytime soon
you’re not getting paid anytime soon
you’re not getting paid anytime soon both of which were usually deal-breakers
both of which were usually deal-breakers
both of which were usually deal-breakers – a 14-year old to make matters worse I
– a 14-year old to make matters worse I
– a 14-year old to make matters worse I was given a big blue binder filled with
was given a big blue binder filled with
was given a big blue binder filled with pages and pages and even more pages of
pages and pages and even more pages of
pages and pages and even more pages of information about the museum and the
information about the museum and the
information about the museum and the objects you can imagine my reaction to
objects you can imagine my reaction to
objects you can imagine my reaction to that who wants to learn all that hence I
that who wants to learn all that hence I
that who wants to learn all that hence I appropriately nicknamed it the dreaded
appropriately nicknamed it the dreaded
appropriately nicknamed it the dreaded binder I was bored at our Saturday early
binder I was bored at our Saturday early
binder I was bored at our Saturday early morning meetings what had some
morning meetings what had some
morning meetings what had some perseverance I did end up learning the
perseverance I did end up learning the
perseverance I did end up learning the content of the dreaded binder soon I was
content of the dreaded binder soon I was
content of the dreaded binder soon I was giving my first tour to a family that
giving my first tour to a family that
giving my first tour to a family that had entered the museum and before I knew
had entered the museum and before I knew
had entered the museum and before I knew it I was giving tours to friends
it I was giving tours to friends
it I was giving tours to friends teachers corporate executives and
teachers corporate executives and
teachers corporate executives and diplomats something strange started
diplomats something strange started
diplomats something strange started happening I started liking it I started
happening I started liking it I started
happening I started liking it I started enjoying it because I had the power to
enjoying it because I had the power to
enjoying it because I had the power to share my knowledge and impact people’s
share my knowledge and impact people’s
share my knowledge and impact people’s ways of looking at different objects in
ways of looking at different objects in
ways of looking at different objects in their culture and history in a way that
their culture and history in a way that
their culture and history in a way that lets them related to their own life
lets them related to their own life
lets them related to their own life situations I met people from different
situations I met people from different
situations I met people from different countries speaking different languages
countries speaking different languages
countries speaking different languages believing in different religions all
believing in different religions all
believing in different religions all with their own unique stories I still
with their own unique stories I still
with their own unique stories I still intern there today now for over three
intern there today now for over three
intern there today now for over three years but I wanted to spread my passion
years but I wanted to spread my passion
years but I wanted to spread my passion into a museum that I hold dear the dark
into a museum that I hold dear the dark
into a museum that I hold dear the dark Raja
Raja
Raja museum so consequently in January 2016 I
museum so consequently in January 2016 I
museum so consequently in January 2016 I had an idea to make a team and form a
had an idea to make a team and form a
had an idea to make a team and form a docent program with one special feature
docent program with one special feature
docent program with one special feature that was completely and utterly
that was completely and utterly
that was completely and utterly student-led letting 15 year olds loose
student-led letting 15 year olds loose
student-led letting 15 year olds loose in a museum with expensive objects may
in a museum with expensive objects may
in a museum with expensive objects may not sound like a good idea to most
not sound like a good idea to most
not sound like a good idea to most people but the directors of the tyre
people but the directors of the tyre
people but the directors of the tyre project Museum dr. Z hadn’t missed nor
project Museum dr. Z hadn’t missed nor
project Museum dr. Z hadn’t missed nor completely supported us with our crazy
completely supported us with our crazy
completely supported us with our crazy idea so we went forth I found my role
idea so we went forth I found my role
idea so we went forth I found my role reversed this time it was my than my
reversed this time it was my than my
reversed this time it was my than my team’s turn to create and share a
team’s turn to create and share a
team’s turn to create and share a dreaded binder it was hard to find
dreaded binder it was hard to find
dreaded binder it was hard to find students to join our program at first
students to join our program at first
students to join our program at first because they couldn’t digest our vision
because they couldn’t digest our vision
because they couldn’t digest our vision just like how I couldn’t when I first
just like how I couldn’t when I first
just like how I couldn’t when I first joined Darla Tharp what inspired by our
joined Darla Tharp what inspired by our
joined Darla Tharp what inspired by our founders Tariq and Johan Roger our team
founders Tariq and Johan Roger our team
founders Tariq and Johan Roger our team was formed and our team came to love the
was formed and our team came to love the
was formed and our team came to love the museum and with the program we had one
museum and with the program we had one
museum and with the program we had one main aim which was to spread our passion
main aim which was to spread our passion
main aim which was to spread our passion and knowledge to the community in a way
and knowledge to the community in a way
and knowledge to the community in a way that benefits us together fortunately
that benefits us together fortunately
that benefits us together fortunately this goal became a reality one of the
this goal became a reality one of the
this goal became a reality one of the ways we did this was by hosting a
ways we did this was by hosting a
ways we did this was by hosting a fun-filled event in which we shared our
fun-filled event in which we shared our
fun-filled event in which we shared our knowledge with the public I’ll never
knowledge with the public I’ll never
knowledge with the public I’ll never forget the team huddle before the event
forget the team huddle before the event
forget the team huddle before the event that started we knew that a small
that started we knew that a small
that started we knew that a small mistake could ruin all the hard work we
mistake could ruin all the hard work we
mistake could ruin all the hard work we had put in for months well to quote our
had put in for months well to quote our
had put in for months well to quote our museum director every international
museum director every international
museum director every international ambassador and all the other visitors
ambassador and all the other visitors
ambassador and all the other visitors had nothing but praise for our
had nothing but praise for our
had nothing but praise for our performance hosting an event of that
performance hosting an event of that
performance hosting an event of that caliber in the first year of our
caliber in the first year of our
caliber in the first year of our establishment was thought to be an
establishment was thought to be an
establishment was thought to be an impossible task
impossible task
impossible task what does ambitious students do time and
what does ambitious students do time and
what does ambitious students do time and time
time
time we persevered and sort through I’d like
we persevered and sort through I’d like
we persevered and sort through I’d like to share one special story of a docent
to share one special story of a docent
to share one special story of a docent ronica swanny
ronica swanny
ronica swanny in fact she’s a TEDx volunteer here
in fact she’s a TEDx volunteer here
in fact she’s a TEDx volunteer here today
today
today she was quite timid at first didn’t like
she was quite timid at first didn’t like
she was quite timid at first didn’t like the idea of public speaking and wasn’t
the idea of public speaking and wasn’t
the idea of public speaking and wasn’t confident to do her first tour but soon
confident to do her first tour but soon
confident to do her first tour but soon after a few weeks and months into
after a few weeks and months into
after a few weeks and months into training she became a very confident
training she became a very confident
training she became a very confident speaking today gives him credible
speaking today gives him credible
speaking today gives him credible towards that our museum
towards that our museum
towards that our museum what started as a nerd club perceived as
what started as a nerd club perceived as
what started as a nerd club perceived as a meeting place for students to come out
a meeting place for students to come out
a meeting place for students to come out and talk about history soon became so
and talk about history soon became so
and talk about history soon became so much more than that
much more than that
much more than that we went well beyond a dreaded binder we
we went well beyond a dreaded binder we
we went well beyond a dreaded binder we curated fun workshops great
curated fun workshops great
curated fun workshops great brainstorming sessions and awesome
brainstorming sessions and awesome
brainstorming sessions and awesome learning games in the museum itself we
learning games in the museum itself we
learning games in the museum itself we were able to spread our wings into a
were able to spread our wings into a
were able to spread our wings into a realm that would never be explored in a
realm that would never be explored in a
realm that would never be explored in a usual classroom setting our program
usual classroom setting our program
usual classroom setting our program today plays a key role in promoting our
today plays a key role in promoting our
today plays a key role in promoting our art history and culture to students of
art history and culture to students of
art history and culture to students of diverse nationalities this is
diverse nationalities this is
diverse nationalities this is illustrated by the entire Jannetty of
illustrated by the entire Jannetty of
illustrated by the entire Jannetty of our docents who hail from six countries
our docents who hail from six countries
our docents who hail from six countries and speak at least seven languages hence
and speak at least seven languages hence
and speak at least seven languages hence you’re able to create a family of
you’re able to create a family of
you’re able to create a family of students make anything exhilarating
students make anything exhilarating
students make anything exhilarating exciting and cultural melting pot and
exciting and cultural melting pot and
exciting and cultural melting pot and however we had our fair share of
however we had our fair share of
however we had our fair share of problems it wasn’t always rainbows and
problems it wasn’t always rainbows and
problems it wasn’t always rainbows and bunny rabbits we had problems deciding
bunny rabbits we had problems deciding
bunny rabbits we had problems deciding on content for the dreaded binder
on content for the dreaded binder
on content for the dreaded binder scheduling meetings and students getting
scheduling meetings and students getting
scheduling meetings and students getting a bit too loud in our heat debates the
a bit too loud in our heat debates the
a bit too loud in our heat debates the museum nevertheless as a team we managed
museum nevertheless as a team we managed
museum nevertheless as a team we managed to pull through and overcome the
to pull through and overcome the
to pull through and overcome the problems we know since talk about beauty
problems we know since talk about beauty
problems we know since talk about beauty we doses talk about power and rather
we doses talk about power and rather
we doses talk about power and rather selfishly with docents talk about
selfishly with docents talk about
selfishly with docents talk about ourselves part of the reason why I’m
ourselves part of the reason why I’m
ourselves part of the reason why I’m clear today but we saw a challenge in
clear today but we saw a challenge in
clear today but we saw a challenge in the music
the music
the music that did have a docent program but we
that did have a docent program but we
that did have a docent program but we saw this as an opportunity to benefit
saw this as an opportunity to benefit
saw this as an opportunity to benefit the community and we took it
what started as a quiet museum was today
what started as a quiet museum was today more than tripled the number of visitors
more than tripled the number of visitors
more than tripled the number of visitors a vibrant place for sharing ideas a
a vibrant place for sharing ideas a
a vibrant place for sharing ideas a colorful center of learning the perfect
colorful center of learning the perfect
colorful center of learning the perfect place for dreaming furthermore in the
place for dreaming furthermore in the
place for dreaming furthermore in the next academic year we plan to expand the
next academic year we plan to expand the
next academic year we plan to expand the program into the tagged Rajab Islamic
program into the tagged Rajab Islamic
program into the tagged Rajab Islamic calligraphy museum as well we plan to
calligraphy museum as well we plan to
calligraphy museum as well we plan to recruit more docents hosts more fun for
recruit more docents hosts more fun for
recruit more docents hosts more fun for the vents and write more you guessed it
the vents and write more you guessed it
the vents and write more you guessed it dreaded binders so going forward we
dreaded binders so going forward we
dreaded binders so going forward we envision the program going growing even
envision the program going growing even
envision the program going growing even further and we have succession plans
further and we have succession plans
further and we have succession plans ready and we envision the program
ready and we envision the program
ready and we envision the program playing an integral part of our
playing an integral part of our
playing an integral part of our community
community
community now the tarp art museum has a docent
now the tarp art museum has a docent
now the tarp art museum has a docent program
program
program Darla’s thor museum as a docent program
Darla’s thor museum as a docent program
Darla’s thor museum as a docent program and by January of 2016 the tired batch
and by January of 2016 the tired batch
and by January of 2016 the tired batch of Islamic calligraphy museum will also
of Islamic calligraphy museum will also
of Islamic calligraphy museum will also have a docent program now imagine as
have a docent program now imagine as
have a docent program now imagine as there was 25 dedicated student docents
there was 25 dedicated student docents
there was 25 dedicated student docents in every Museum in Kuwait and in every
in every Museum in Kuwait and in every
in every Museum in Kuwait and in every Museum in the Middle East taking time
Museum in the Middle East taking time
Museum in the Middle East taking time out of their schoolwork and homework to
out of their schoolwork and homework to
out of their schoolwork and homework to learn about their art history culture
learn about their art history culture
learn about their art history culture and to share it with people from inside
and to share it with people from inside
and to share it with people from inside and outside the country doing this as a
and outside the country doing this as a
and outside the country doing this as a family as a community as a society now
family as a community as a society now
family as a community as a society now that would be cool and with little
that would be cool and with little
that would be cool and with little perseverance that goal is not too far
perseverance that goal is not too far
perseverance that goal is not too far away now I don’t ask you all to go
away now I don’t ask you all to go
away now I don’t ask you all to go forward and make your own docent
forward and make your own docent
forward and make your own docent programs but I challenge you to do three
programs but I challenge you to do three
programs but I challenge you to do three things one I challenge you to explore a
things one I challenge you to explore a
things one I challenge you to explore a field that you weren’t too interested in
field that you weren’t too interested in
field that you weren’t too interested in before
before
before because the results may surprise you to
because the results may surprise you to
because the results may surprise you to find a challenge facing your community
find a challenge facing your community
find a challenge facing your community you know the ones we always complain
you know the ones we always complain
you know the ones we always complain about and implement a solution
about and implement a solution
about and implement a solution beneficial to everyone and three trust
beneficial to everyone and three trust
beneficial to everyone and three trust and support the youth trust and support
and support the youth trust and support
and support the youth trust and support the youth with our crazy ideas you never
the youth with our crazy ideas you never
the youth with our crazy ideas you never know what amazing solutions we may
know what amazing solutions we may
know what amazing solutions we may provide onto the table to end I’d like
provide onto the table to end I’d like
provide onto the table to end I’d like to port my inspiration my hero the
to port my inspiration my hero the
to port my inspiration my hero the person who made me believe in myself and
person who made me believe in myself and
person who made me believe in myself and the person that maybe do what I do today
the person that maybe do what I do today
the person that maybe do what I do today Elon Musk once said when something is
Elon Musk once said when something is
Elon Musk once said when something is important enough you do it even if even
important enough you do it even if even
important enough you do it even if even if the odds are not in your favor
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