British is the most common school system in Dubai, and for good reason. It’s structured, it’s respected pretty much everywhere, and it travels. A kid who sits their GCSEs...
We picked our first school in Dubai off a list. Good KHDA rating, nice photos, a name people recognised at dinner parties. By October my daughter was getting carsick...
Moving to Dubai with kids is a lot. You’re sorting the visa, the apartment, the bank account, the car — and somewhere in the middle of all that you’re...
When you ask families in Karama where their kids go to school, Apple International Community School comes up a lot. Not in a promotional way. Just matter-of-factly, the way...
Karama has a lot of things. Good food, easy Metro access, the kind of neighbourhood feel that most of Dubai charges a premium for. What it doesn’t have is...
Okay, let’s talk about the British curriculum for a second. EYFS, Key Stages, SATs, IGCSEs… if you aren’t used to the system, it sounds like absolute nonsense. It’s like...
The search started at 2 AM on a Tuesday. My son had woken up with a nightmare, I’d gotten him back to sleep, and then I made the mistake of checking my...
My wife and I had the fight in the car park at Carrefour. Not a proper fight – more like an intense disagreement while unloading groceries. She wanted to send our twins to...
On a Sunday while talking to my daughter about choices of career , she suddenly announced in March that she wanted to study medicine. She’s thirteen. Last year she...
Trying to find a legit British school in Dubai is exhausting. Honestly, it is a nightmare. Everyone slaps a fancy crest on a navy blue blazer, hires a few...