Office of Her Majesty
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Jordan’s Queen Rania visits school in Brunei
(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Darussalam) Her Majesty Queen Rania
Al Abdullah, a keen advocate of promoting universal access to quality education,
was accompanied by the princess of Brunei for a visit to the Yayasan Sultan Haji
Hassanal Bolkiah (YSHHB) School, Wednesday, where the Queen toured the state of
the art facility.
Queen Rania, who is accompanying His Majesty King Abdullah on an official visit
to Brunei, was joined by Her Royal Highness Princess Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak
Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah as well as members of the Jordanian
Royal Family Their Royal Highnesses Princesses Basma bint Talal and Zein bint
Hussein.
The royal entourage was greeted by cheering children waving both Jordanian and
Bruneian flags. They observed several classrooms where children were learning a
variety of skills from computer literacy to Arabic language and arts and crafts.
The Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah School, which hosts over 900 students
from nursery school to secondary school, offers educational services as a
contribution to the development of education and manpower in the country. The
school further provides financial support for research and development projects
by institutions of higher learning like technical colleges.
The school is part of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation, which
was established in 1992 to serve as the channel for charitable endowments by His
Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and members of his
family as a symbol of the Sultan’s care for the well-being and welfare of the
people of Brunei.
The foundation operates on the basis of the five principles of education,
welfare, religion, development and finance.