When India went into lockdown, Delhi-based Rajat Setia found juggling working from home with full-time parenting very stressful. “There were many instances when my little daughter would demand my attention, or where I had to leave in…
This article is published in The Guardian, UK
Jobs that have a direct, positive impact on the planet traditionally involve renewable energy, electric transport, energy efficiency or nature conservation. But right now, as more sectors…
A Dubai computer programming prodigy has set out to decode the subject for his fellow pupils after turning author at the age of 12.
Amritesh Banerjee, an eighth grader at Cambridge International School, felt children were being discouraged…
Frontline workers in the UAE are saving tens of thousands of dirhams a year on school fees for their children under a government initiative created to support them.
Almost 2,000 medics treating Covid-19 patients have been enrolled…
A team of researchers at Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa University have developed a promising new testing kit that can detect coronavirus in 35 minutes.
The portable device, which is slightly larger than a smartphone, is undergoing clinical…
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a surge in people wearing single use items such as face masks and gloves.
The proliferation of such disposable personal protective equipment has raised major concerns about the environmental toll created.…
School Calendar for the academic year 2020-2021
For private schools with foreign curricula
Status
Date
Duration of Vacation
Beginning of attendance of the Academic body
23/8/2020
Beginning of the Students’ attendance
30/8/2020…
UAE students attending universities in the UK are concerned the rising number of Covid-19 cases will lead to the grounding of flights again and prevent them from returning to the Emirates over the Christmas holiday.
The students, whose…
Pupils are being thrown into confusion as government leaders delay decisions on how exams should be carried out next year.
Head teachers and education unions are warning that changes being looked at do not go far enough.
Thousands of…
UAE leaders on Monday united to extol the virtues and importance of teachers, in recognition of Unesco's 16th World Teachers' Day.
"The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, was sent as a teacher," Sheikh Mohammed bin…
