Samar Al Ansari Award for Analytical and Critical Thinking in Economics

Honor Society Ceremony

School Year 2015-2016

Samar Al Ansari Award for Analytical and Critical Thinking in Economics

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Dear Parents, Teachers, Students and distinguished guests, good morning.

Never have I felt more honored than when I was asked to write this speech about Samar Al Ansari Award in Economics.

At first I wasn’t so sure what I should include because I didn’t know much about Samar.  But after coming across a website her mother has kept running for the past 10 years and reading almost all of her stories and the poems written about her, I felt as though I knew Samar, as though she was one of my dearest friends. I also came across this quote that I felt was very significant, “Words are one of the most effective mediums of expression,” Samar wrote this in an essay when she was in the 11^th grade and I couldn’t agree more.

As a role model, Samar inspires us to be unique and to be passionate about our interests.  Each of us has a unique contribution to make to the IKNS community and we should set our minds to achieve it.  Samar took a particular interest in Football and Economics and excelled in both of them. Critically and carefully she overcame any obstacle in her way. 

Samar was also known for her kind-heartedness.  She inspires us to be humble, considerate and thoughtful. With these qualities, a good academic background can flourish and be put to good use.

In loving memory of Samar’s ambition, Samar’s family, in association with the school, has designed an Economics Award given to a Grade 12 student who excels in the subject. 

The winner of this Award, Samar Al Ansari Award for Analytical and Critical Thinking in Economics, is someone who can think outside the box and can critically apply the Economics theories to real life situations and evaluate their applications.  He or she is able to transfer the knowledge gained from the textbooks to concrete situations in the news, and can assess how well the models fit the reality and where they fall short; life-long skills that will pave the way to success at university and beyond.

We would like to kindly ask Professor Randah Hamadeh, Mother of Samar Al Ansari, to present the award to its tenth recipient.

The winner of the tenth ‘Samar Al Ansari Award for Analytical and Critical Thinking in Economics is Noor Albosta