Parents

How do you know which school is right for your child? We shed some light on factors to help you understand what matters the most when it comes to education this year. The UAE education guide 2018 will give you an overview of the newly revamped educational model, list of...

The essence of childhood has changed over the last decade. Not so long ago, childhood meant playfulness, innocence and beatification. Today it is all about added pressure, extra tuition, music classes, tennis classes, after school extracurricular activities and competitiveness to be better than the rest. How much can a young...

Schools all around the world rant about the importance of grading systems within the education in founding the next generation of leaders and pioneers, yet the word “education” is still widely misunderstood, or more accurately, the concept behind it misrepresented. Is fighting anxiety over long, sleepless nights to meet...

Mobiles and more specifically online apps, are helping students in getting a lot of homework assignments done better and faster. Preparing students for a better skill-set and language prowess became very convenient with technological advancements and mobile applications in this day and age. It's not surprising to see that digital...

They say that the biggest of surprises can come from the smallest packages. And this is exactly what elementary school, Arcadia Preparatory, in Dubai is trying to harness from its little students. A ‘Junior MBA’ program is being offered at The Arcadia Preparatory School for children as young as six-years...

Many schools offer extra-curricular activities for students, either before school, after school, or on the weekend. While this might be seen as a lot for children to have to do, extra-curricular activities can be important in their development, and can improve social skills, further their future careers, and much...

While being a student can be fun – for many people, it’s a chance to be independent before they have to grow up and face the responsibilities of being an adult and having a job – it can be very easy to have too much fun. It’s often the...

Parents have to understand the nature of the situation. Like any other person experiencing bereavement, children deal with pet loss in a very intense manner. They tend to be repetitive in the queries about the subject, that’s why as adults we got to be very understanding. Going through the ordeal...

Paradoxically, there are many novels and books of the decade that made it in and out of the educational system throughout the region. You have books like “to kill a mockingbird” which turned into a film starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. There are a plethora of novels that...

As a way to keep students healthy during recess, schools should teach them about the importance of reading nutrition labels label as they provide a valuable insight on the serving sizes. Information about nutrients such as unsaturated fat, sodium, sugar, and fiber will signify a great deal of importance...