COVER STORY
GEMS Cambridge International Private School Sharjah: Award-winning Education System Catering to Holistic Development
Editorial Team
GEMS Cambridge International Private School Sharjah prides itself in students’ positive behavior for learning and the close student, teacher, and parent relationships that have been established. The values-based House system (Honesty, Integrity, Kindness, and Respect) is a key driver of the school’s ethos and approach to teaching and learning....
FEATURED SCHOOLS
Crown Private School: Creating a Dynamic & Interactive Learning Environment
A dynamic learning environment is characterised by change, activity, and progress. It is purposely designed to meet the needs of all students while enhancing existing skills, interests, and understandings and challenging them to build meaningful new ones. Crown Private School (CPS), located in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, promotes a...
Richmond International School Doha: Nurturing Future Global Leaders Through Best Possible Care and Learning Experience
Located northwest of Doha city centre, Qatar, Al Markhiya Street thrives with activities and opportunities. Richmond International School Doha, which welcomed its first students on 1 October 2019, decided to open its campus on Al Markhiya Street for a reason – a sheer demand from parents to have access...
MENTOR’S OPINION
Promoting Teacher Agency Through an Instructional Evaluation Process
Marwa Elgezery, School Principal, Kansai International Academy, Japan
Marwa is a whole school principal at Kansai International Academy, Kobe-Japan. She holds a Master of Education (MEd), in Educational Administration from Concordia University, Nebraska-USA. Where she also earned her principal credentials. Marwa has been leading accreditation visits to schools in Japan, China, Indonesia, India, and the Middle East...
ACADEMIC VIEWS
Why COVID-19 Needs to be More Than a History Lesson
Julia Knight, Head of Primary & Senior Girls, Beech Hall School Riyadh, Bahrain
Julia Knight, Head of Primary and Senior Girls, Beech Hall School, Riyadh. She has been working internationally since 2012 and is a passionate advocate for children’s well-being in and out of the classroom as well an advocate for teacher development and research-based practice. Having worked extensively across all phases...
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Why Video Games are Good for Kids!
Catherine O’Farrell, Co-Founder, Incluzun.com
Catherine O’Farrell is one of the founders of Incluzun.com, an organisation supporting people of determination in a holistic way across the MENA region. Catherine has been working in education and inclusion for almost 20 years, she has degrees in Education, Psychology and a masters in Engineering. She is passionate...
What would it Take to Put Nature on Your School Board?
Benjamin Freud, Co-Founder, Coconut Thinking
Dr. Benjamin Freud is a learning dialogist, advisor, writer, and podcaster. He is the co-founder of Coconut Thinking, an advisory that supports educators, schools, and learning organizations answer the question: how do we design systems that contribute to the thriving of the bio-collective? Benjamin’s first career was in consulting...
Integrating the School’s Vision in School’s Culture
Yogesh Dalvi, School Operations Manager, A’soud Educational Services Company LLC
Yogesh Dalvi is Post Graduate Diploma holder in Business Administration from a leading university in India, with over 16 years of experience in handling Nationwide Business Operations while employed in the capacity of Operations Head in leading educational institutes...
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