School

ICSK Senior organizes yuletide festivities and holiday carousing

Kuwait - Emirates voice

Christmas was celebrated at the Indian Community School Kuwait (ICSK), Senior on 21 December with splendour. The spirit of festivity was rife among the staff and students of ICSK and the message that ‘Christmas gives Hope’ was expressed through the posters and artwork that decorated the walls. Costumed students took the audience on a delightful journey to the past in their blissfulRead more

Driver fired after 5-year-old left on school bus

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A Massachusetts school bus driver has been fired after leaving a 5-year-old boy alone on a bus for about five hours. School officials and police in Lowell says the kindergartner did not get off the bus when the driver dropped off students on Wednesday morning and the driver failed to follow protocol by checking to make sure all students hadRead more

Mexican authorities deny girl trapped in rubble

Mexico City - Emirates Voice

Mexican authorities denied Thursday that a girl was trapped inside the rubble of a school that collapsed in a powerful earthquake, highlighting the confusion that still reigns two days on. "We have carried out a full count with the directors of the school and we are sure that all the children are either safe at home, in the hospital orRead more

25 people, mostly students, killed in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur - Emirates Voice

Twenty-five people, most of them students, were killed when a fire tore through a religious school in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, an official said. "The number of confirmed dead are 23 students and two wardens," Khirudin Drahman, director of Kuala Lumpur's fire and rescue department told AFP.Read more

Dubai girl gets the perfect IB

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A Dubai-based student at Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS) has achieved a perfect 45 point score in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for the 2016-2017 academic year. The student, Sara Dube, also achieved an A grade in both Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge. This feat was made more difficult by her choosing four higher level subjects, instead of theRead more

Two dead in school shooting in Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Two people were killed and another injured when a man opened fire inside a private school's administration building in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on Wednesday, but no students were present, the head of the school told Reuters. The shooting was "a case of a disgruntled employee," said Talal al-Maiman, CEO of Kingdom Holding and chairman of Kingdom Schools, which operatedRead more

Parents welcome boarding school in Dubai

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A new survey has revealed that a large portion of parents would consider enrolling their children in a boarding school in Dubai. The survey, which was carried out by YouGov, revealed that 79 per cent acknowledged that Dubai is well placed to offer boarding facilities to students. Boarding at school is a familiar concept worldwide with families sending their childrenRead more

Hassabo informed on overall situations in North Darfur State

Khartoum - Arab Today

Vice-President of the Republic, Hassabo Mohamed Abdul-Rahman was briefed on overall security situations and progress of work at development projects in North Darfur State. This came when the Vice-President met in the Republican Palace, Thursday , with the Wali(governor) of North Darfur State, Abdul-Wahid Yousif Ibrahim who pointed out that the meeting reviewed visit recently paid by the Vice-President toRead more

Biodomes bring flora of UAE to the classroom

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

Pupils will soon be able to learn about the country’s natural habitat when biodomes are built at their schools. To help educate the youth of the nation on plant science, local company Indkarta and the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi will erect biodomes – a form of greenhouse – planted with local mangroves, at schools. The company started the project atRead more

a mother in Abu Dhabi brings much-sought education to Syrian children

Beirut - Arab Today

Rudayna Abdo knows the importance of continuing an education despite war and exile: the Abu Dhabi resident was once a refugee herself. Back in 1976, she was a young girl living in a town in the hills above Beirut when Lebanon’s descent into civil war arrived at her family’s home. To escape shelling, her family hid in the basement andRead more