100% FREEDubai 2040: The Smart Tree — build with circuits, lights and motors
Design and build a Smart Tree using simple circuits, lights, motors and creative materials. This two-and-a-half-hour School of Life STEM workshop with Usraty Labs connects practical making with ideas for greener future cities.
Handmade cards incorporating simple copper-tape and LED circuits, photographed by Mosborne01 (2016). Representative craft-electronics photo; not the Smart Tree design or this workshop.
Al Rashidiya, Dubai · Al Rashidiya Public Library, Al Rashidiya, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
When to go
15 November 2026, 15:00–17:30 (UAE time).
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
Ages 6–15 · Ages 6–15 · English · free advance registration
The official November 2026 programme explicitly lists Age Group: 6 - 15 years.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Ages 6–15; the listed workshop language is English.
- This is a children’s workshop. Participating adult places are not advertised; confirm any supervision arrangements with the organiser.
- The event explicitly uses circuits, lights, motors and creative materials. The organiser does not promise a take-home kit.
- Free advance registration through the individual Dubai Culture event form; places remain subject to organiser confirmation and availability.
- Public-library membership is not required. The registration form offers a Guest option; UAE Pass is an alternative. Guest registration asks for attendee details, but Emirates ID is optional in the live form.
- Arrive on time: the form says a reserved seat is held only until 20 minutes after the session starts.
- No purchase or paid-course trial is required. Transport, parking and refreshments are not advertised as included.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 6 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
6 November 2026: current official November programme supplies exact age range, language, date, time, facilitator and venue. Individual form explicitly says Fees: Free and describes the substantive hands-on programme. Fully loaded live Chrome guest form showed attendee fields and Submit with no displayed sold-out or waiting-list notice. No attendee details entered, terms accepted or form submitted; capacity remains subject to organiser confirmation. Emirates ID optional in live guest form and HTML flag; FAQ Q9 confirms library membership is not required. Official venue map resolved to exact place coordinates. A distinct physical STEM making workshop with its own registration and curriculum, rather than an extra branch or repeat of IoT, coding or AI digital-prototype sessions.
Dubai Culture — Dubai 2040: The Smart TreeSchool of Life November 2026 programme: dates, language and ages
School of Life FAQ: session fees vary; library membership is not required
Photo: Mosborne01 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP, retaining the full composition. Derivatives remain CC BY-SA 3.0.