Where We Are Going Today: Bear Hugs: A place where learning is fun

Updated 04 May 2018
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Where We Are Going Today: Bear Hugs: A place where learning is fun

  • Since its inception in Jeddah in 2003, it has offered a diverse educational curriculum that revolves around helping children to learn while they enjoy themselves
  • Bear Hugs believes play is an important part of learning

Bear Hugs was one of the first preschool services in Saudi Arabia to provide an all-encompassing, fun and nurturing learning environment for children. 

Since its inception in Jeddah in 2003, it has offered a diverse educational curriculum that revolves around helping children to learn while they enjoy themselves. 

The unique teaching philosophy is based on giving the youngsters practical experiences and opportunities for self-discovery within carefully monitored and safe indoor and outdoor environments.

The motto of Bear Hugs is “A place where learning is fun.” For more than 15 years, its multinational faculty and staff of assistants have maintained a fun and safe learning environment for more than 120 students each year, between the ages of 2 and 6 years old, across four levels.

Mindful that the children are having their first schooling experiences, Bear Hugs lets the values of kindness and patience dictate each child’s learning curve, in the belief that the best way to foster a bright future for a child is simply to create the right atmosphere to inspire one. Faculty and staff members constantly encourage the youngsters to develop the strong foundations of social skills, self-esteem and self-confidence, while sharing their excitement about learning, and praising successes.

For children to successfully acquire knowledge at such a young age, Bear Hugs believes play is an important part of learning, which is why each day is carefully planned to support a child’s growth and development with frequent fun outdoor themed activities to supplement the time in classrooms.


Princess Reema’s Wave unveils ocean regeneration platform

Updated 03 March 2026
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Princess Reema’s Wave unveils ocean regeneration platform

  • Upgraded platform provides deeper, more comprehensive data on the state of the world’s oceans and the impact of human activity
  • Features an enhanced user experience, including an integrated tool powered by artificial intelligence

JEDDAH: Wave, powered by the Future Investment Initiative Institute and founded by Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud, has unveiled version 2.0 of its Ocean Central data platform, oceancentral.org.

The upgraded platform provides deeper, more comprehensive data on the state of the world’s oceans and the impact of human activity.

It features an enhanced user experience, including an integrated tool powered by artificial intelligence, to guide users through queries and analysis. A new ocean news section also offers English-language summaries of the latest ocean-related developments and reports from around the world.

“The evolution of Ocean Central moves us a step closer to our collective goal of ‘Ocean Regeneration within a Human Generation’,” said Princess Reema.

“The future of our oceans depends on advances in accurate data, allocating resources more strategically and making informed decisions that protect marine environments, and Ocean Central plays an important role in enabling us to focus efforts.”

The enhanced platform will be on show at the 13th annual World Ocean Summit, organized by Economist Impact, which takes place in Montreal from March 4-5. The event brings together international government ministers, policymakers, investors and business leaders from sectors including shipping, energy and tourism.

The platform integrates global targets from the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement. It monitors progress towards these goals, highlights successful initiatives and identifies critical knowledge gaps.

Wave is a collective action platform dedicated to restoring a thriving ocean by 2050. Powered by the Future Investment Initiative Institute, it delivers targeted interventions across four pillars — engagement, insights, sectoral activation and innovation — to advance ocean regeneration.