Hi, I had a tour of the school and although very small, I really loved it.
And they did mention that they have a system for helping children catch up very fast.
If they see one lagging behind, they take him/her aside and do some extra hours in consultation with parents of course, and it seems they do this pretty often. Their philosophy is that you need to catch it fast, before the child looses too much ground and starts feeling stupid and overwhelmed.
I really loved the way they presented the school.
I visited a few others but they did not give me the same feeling of being thorough and thoughtful and really having children's interest first. I have the feeling most schools in Dubai are primarily business oriented.
I also asked how much time are parents expected to spend with the children on home assignment and they said none! I really love that as I am of the opinion that doing all of these complex projects that are way above a child's ability are of no use to either them or the over exhausted parents and that they should be as independed as possible as early as possible. Plus I'd rather spend time reading a book or playing for those few hours at home rather than doing homework with them. And 5-6 hrs a day is more than enough for a child to study, they really do not need more than that.
We passed by the library and there was a group of children perusing the books and I saw these two girls in a sort of tent on one side, each one sitting in a corner with their book while all the other children were on the opposite side of the room. I also found this really great as it provides an outlet for the introvert children out there, not only for the extroverts.
My daughter is on the waiting list so I do hope we will get in. I was truly impressed with this school.
So please, once your child starts school there, do let us know your impressions(:
Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding nannies as I am searching for one and the process is really stressfuly and frustrating.
I got in touch with a recruitment compnay who ensured me it's completely legal to hire a nanny on someone else's visa and was almost on the point of doing that until I got confirmation from different sources (like ministry of interior) that it is absolutely illegal, the fines are huge and you can even go to jail.
My question is, how is it possible that these companies continue to fucntion and thrive while lying to people?
I am sure I'n not the first nor the last one to have paid money and gotten nothing in return.
By the way, one of the candidates was on a sales visa, so I am pretty sure it is illegal to work as a maid if you're on a sales visa. Another one said that the best first aid action for a chocking baby is to shake the baby...I am serious...she showed me how to do it!!!
The majority of these girls though are good people and really want to find a good job and someone to pay them well...of course this is up to each one's pocket. But they are lied to by everyone, by the recruitment companies who probably take money from them to list them as candidates and ensure them it's legal for them to work on someone else's visa, and most probably by the sponsors as well, who charge them double or more of the cost of visa and most probably a lot of them know it's illegal.
I wonder why nobody is taking action on these companies.
Hi Ritta,
I've been looking for a nanny for a while and it's a tough process.
Be careful with the companies, you need to check the laws. They tend to assure you they've been in the business for many years and you can rely on them, and then they feed you wrong information.
If you hire a nanny from a company, make sure you have a proper contract with the company and that the nanny is on their visa.
if they steal or if you need to call the police for any reason, you need to make sure the process is legal...make sure you get second source of information at least, that's all I'm saying.
good luck!
Trusting your baby with someone you don't know is really difficult and scary.
