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Dunes International School rethinks teaching and learning for a changing world
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (615+ words) At Dunes, we've always believed that preparing children for exams is only half the job. The other half the more important half is preparing them for life. For the unexpected. For the moments when there's no textbook answer. So we've…...
How 21st-century skills are embedded in school life
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (136+ words) In conversation with Dr Bhavna Gupta, Principal, Bhavans Al Saad Indian School, Al Ain Our greatest strength lies in a culture that prioritises wellbeing, safety, and student agency. From every member of staff to the leadership team, we model shared…...
Did the i Phone help drive a global baby bust?
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (563+ words) US researchers find a striking link between smartphone adoption and falling birth rates Washington: As governments around the world struggle with ways to reverse plunging birth rates, new US studies suggest they have ignored a key culprit - the smartphone. For…...
How the UAE raised Dh10. 6 million to help a boy fight a rare disease
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (350+ words) 10-year-old receives one of the world's costliest therapies after campaign Dubai: For years, the mother of 10-year-old Iraqi child Youssef Haider lived with the fear that her son's body was weakening faster than help could reach him. That fear finally…...
Parents cannot raise resilient children in a society that leaves them to struggle alone
1+ week, 3+ day ago (405+ words) From digital exposure to financial stress, modern parenting demands stronger support Every parent knows the quiet pressure of wanting to get it right. It is there in the morning rush before school, in the late-night worry after a difficult conversation,…...
Every child's question deserves an answer
1+ week, 6+ day ago (409+ words) Listening to children today may determine how they communicate tomorrow There is something profoundly beautiful about a child asking a question. It reflects curiosity, trust, wonder, and the desire to understand the world around them. Yet, in many homes and…...
Why unsupervised children's use of delivery apps raises safety risks
2+ week, 2+ day ago (611+ words) Parents urged to set clear rules, supervise digital activity, strengthen safety habits Dubai: The Child Safety Organisation, affiliated with the Sharjah Family and Community Council, has issued a warning to parents across the UAE about the growing use of delivery…...
The marks you're upset about are someone else's dream
2+ week, 6+ day ago (524+ words) Board exam results now carry far more than academic meaning in a competitive world How much did you score in your board exams " and did it feel, even for a moment, like you were on top of the world when…...
65 lifesaving heart surgeries give Bangladeshi children a second chance at life
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (401+ words) Sharjah Charity team treats 160 children, opens orphan home and delivers food aid Sharjah: A volunteer medical team from the Sharjah Charity International has performed 65 cardiac catheterisation procedures for children suffering from heart diseases in Bangladesh as part of the "Little…...
UAE-based Varkey Foundation awards $500, 000 Global Schools Prize to Lebanon's refugee-led project
3+ week, 2+ day ago (616+ words) Alsama Project kept displaced teens learn through war, helped students earn scholarships London: Lebanon's Alsama Project, a refugee-led organisation that kept more than 1, 100 displaced teenagers in classrooms through two rounds of conflict, has won the inaugural Global Schools Prize worth…...