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...
My son threw up on his teacher’s shoes in March. Not relevant to school quality, but it’s what triggered this entire mess. The teacher – lovely woman, very understanding...
My son came home from Year 2 last April and announced he wanted to be an engineer. Not a train driver or a firefighter – an actual engineer who...
The school search started the way it does for everyone – someone at a dinner party asked where we were sending Aisha for Year 1, and I froze. We’d...
A candid look at choosing British curriculum schools in Dubai from AICS If you’ve spent any time in Dubai’s parent WhatsApp groups or school gate conversations, you know the question comes...
An honest look at choosing schools in Oud Mehta from inside Apple International Community School I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard parents say, “We just want somewhere close to...
We Spent Three Months Researching top rated schools in Dubai-Here’s What We Found About Apple International Community School My daughter turned four last September. That’s when the panic set in. Every parent I knew was...
Finding the Right British school in Dubai? Let’s Talk About the British Curriculum The usual drill for a parent . You’re scrolling through endless school websites, comparing fees, reading mission statements that all...