By Nivriti Butalia

Here’s the thing. A week is too little for a show of this calibre to stay in the city. Don’t go just yet, I want to yell at it. I’m not done with you! Continue reading Why you need to go check out the Global Grad Show →

By Omar Roan

Three weeks ago, I walked my daughter through the gates of her new school for the first time. Nervous, shy, and crippled by the significance of the moment, I quietly squeezed her hand for reassurance. We greeted her teachers, plundered her bag for a hat and water bottle and headed to the playground while we waited for the bell to ring. There she set about playing and making quick-fire friends, while I went for a walk through the corridors of my own school memories. A juvenile heaviness took over as I reflected on the quirks of that abnormally rigid place, a place that bore so little resemblance to life as an adult. Continue reading It’s nice when schools are fun places that foster curiosity →

By Sallyann Della Casa

It makes them feel at home. It makes them more receptive and engaged in their lessons and how can that ever be a bad thing? Not to mention the reduced costs of wear and tear on furniture

Continue reading Why kids should kick off their shoes in the classroom →

By Michael Petrillose

After decades of challenges, ‘vocational education’ is experiencing a global renaissance and surge in popularity. But many students, parents and teachers, especially in the UAE, remain unaware of this type of training, and the benefits and the corresponding career opportunities that it can bring. Continue reading You can study anything you like to become whatever you want →

Nargish Khambatta

The admission process has undergone a metamorphosis over the past decade. You can register your child, book a tour and get a virtual feel of the school while comfortably ensconced in your favourite armchair, two continents away. And that, perhaps, is precisely what the young parents waiting to join the workforce in Dubai are currently doing. Continue reading Parents, remember this when picking a school for the kids →