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Latest post on 07 December 2015 - 16:31

Hi You should look at Al Raha Beach Area - Al Muneera or Al Zeina, apartments there are spacious and there are facilities on your doorstep such as supermarkets, cafes, beach and pools. Ive just moved to Al Muneera and love not having to drive everywhere. Its only about 10 minutes from the airport door to door, and not too bad a commute for your husband either. Only 10 minutes to Yas island with Yas Mall, lots of hotels and the marina, so definitely a good location for that. For schools, its a bit of a drive - I am 35 minutes to my daughters school, (BSAK) there is also Cranleigh school on Saadiyat Island, in fact Saadiyat apartments would be another good option for you to look at, and right on an awesome beach. Its hard to find somewhere that ticks all the boxes but I'd say do some research on Al Muneera, Al Zeina and Saadiyat. There's also Reem Island which is closer to the city, but I think with the outside areas and the general feel of the place, Raha Beach is more family friendly. Hope that helps! I second Al Raha beach (Al Zeina or Al Muneera), its very family friendly and really great community. I live in Al Zeina, we have private beach, pools, etc. And as mentioned above we're only 10 mins away from Yas mall, and the airport. There are plenty of schools in Khalifa City, within 15mins drive (Al Yasmina, Al Raha international school, Gems, Brighton college, etc) Good luck!

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Latest post on 01 December 2014 - 16:52

BSAK and Brighton College are probably at the top of the list for British schools. People also like the Aldar schools (Pearl, Yasmina, Al Muna). And Cranleigh is a brand new one - tbd - but there are some promising things about it. Cambridge I wouldn't put in the same group at all. I don't know anyone who has kids there and have heard mixed things. The only positive I've heard is that the tuition is low. As for getting places - your timing is right as schools are accepting applications now so I would move fast to get them in! Thank you so much for your help! I have contacted all of the above schools today except the Aldar schools ( I couldn't get through to them), I was told there are no spaces for January, but I can register for September 2015. As for Cranleigh they are way too expensive :-( I have contacted some nurseries as well to see if I can get a space at least for the two remaining terms, and most of the nurseries don't have FS2 This is very stressful :cry:

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