As part of its commitment to reduce single use plastics in the United Arab Emirates, marine conservation group, Azraq recently announced a campaign specifically targeting plastic cutlery in the region, which has been turned into art by students in Dubai. The campaign, entitled #uselessutensils enabled residents to provide their leftover plastic cutlery to Freedom Pizza delivery drivers or at collection […]
Arc Skills, the world’s first lifelong learning company, has developed a unique gamified programme to teach a comprehensive set of 21st century skills in UAE schools, and it is showing its first, extremely positive, results. Every one of the 1,200 children taught across nine UAE schools – including Our Own English High School, Al Ain; […]
India’s premier business school, the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, has launched its flagship executive programme for the working professionals in the UAE. Designed and delivered by IIM-Indore in association with Anisuma Training Institute, the 22 days comprehensive programme will be delivered over the next 8 months. Established last year, Anisuma Training Institute is Jacky’s […]
GEMS Education students studying International Baccalaureate (IB) have continued to perform above international averages, as confirmed by the latest IB examination results released on 5 July 2019. This year’s cohort achieved the best ever results for GEMS Education, in terms of both pass rate and average points. The students’ performance continues to surpass international benchmarks, […]
Rahul Binyani, a graduate of Bachelor of Architecture at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), is helping to realize the theme of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ as one of the masterminds behind the design and build of visitor facilities at the fast-approaching Expo 2020 Dubai. Securing the dream job directly following his graduation from CUD, Rahul, […]
GEMS Education students participated in the youth dialogue at the Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting for the UN Climate Action Summit, an initiative by the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in collaboration with the Federal Youth Authority and the United Nations. Over 50 students from GEMS Education attended the Youth dialogue programme- “ENABLING YOUTH […]
Two teams of GEMS Education students excelled at the recently concluded The Assembly, the region’s first Smart Lab-Maker Space and Community Learning Initiative based in Dubai. Students from Our Own English High School, Sharjah – Boys and GEMS Millennium School, Sharjah were declared the first and third prize winners respectively at the second ‘Show & […]
GEMS Education schools are the first in the UAE, and four of only thirteen schools worldwide, to have been accredited as High Performance Learning (HPL) World Class Schools. Jumeirah College, Royal Dubai School, Jumeirah Primary School and GEMS Wellington International School have been recognised with the prestigious status based on their exceptional and consistent performance […]
Ivy Camps USA has partnered with Esol Education to bring its first-rate summer camp to Dubai, for children ages 5-12. Hosted at the state-of-the-art Dunecrest American School near Al Barari, Ivy Camps USA combines diverse academic and fun activities to offer an innovative educational experience led by an elite team of instructors hailing from the […]
Over 165 graduates walked the stage in recognition and celebration of their accomplishments on TELLAL’s teacher training programmes at a ceremony held at GEMS World Academy. The graduates were awarded for their qualifications by Dr. Linda Rush, Senior Vice-President of TELLAL Institute, and Reverend Canon Professor Kenneth G.C. Newport, Pro Vice-Chancellor & Executive Dean of […]
