K-12 leaders from across the GCC weigh in on their expectations for the event, its impact on the sector and recommendations on what they believe will add value to such events.
Category: Press Release
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UAE schools break from classrooms and move to project-based learning to teach real-life skills
Some UAE schools are moving away from the age-old model of traditional classrooms and subjects in a bid to reform education, revamp learning and properly prepare pupils for the future.
Considering it outdated by today’s standards, they no longer want to mirror the system of separating subjects or having pupils sitting behind desks memorising what they have been taught.
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Education Reimagined: Citizens School Partners with GHD to Renew Entrepreneurship Curriculum for Years 1-8
Citizens School Dubai partners with GHD, a global professional services company, to redevelop its Entrepreneurship curriculum for learners in Years 1-8, launching in the upcoming academic year.
Leveraging design thinking and project-based learning as core teaching methodologies, the redeveloped curriculum immerses learners into real world challenges, preparing the future generation for a world that values entrepreneurial skills and future-ready mindsets. Key topics covered in the curriculum closely tie to emerging global issues that have a significant impact on future generations. Prominent among these are Sustainability and Digital and AI Literacy, alongside other essential themes such as Growth Mindset, Global Citizenship, and Health and Wellbeing.
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Citizens School Becomes First School Globally to Complete Impactful Mentorship Programme Reaffirming its Commitment to Redefining Education
Eight participants from Citizens School completed the ‘Advanced Diploma in Coaching and Mentoring in Educational Settings’ on 28 June 2024, marking the end of a transformative six-month journey.
Citizens School is proud to be the first institution globally to implement this programme, reaffirming its commitment to redefining education by prioritising educators as coaches and mentors. Citizens recognises the vital role mentors play in transforming education. By emphasising coaching and mentoring as a pedagogical approach, trained mentors empower learners with essential life skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and confidence.
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Citizens School and Incyte International Initiate Mentor-Driven Learning to Redefine Education
Marking a significant milestone, Citizens School, in collaboration with Incyte International and Dr. Stephen Hopkins offers the Advanced Diploma in Coaching and Mentoring for Educational Settings to its faculty. Upon completion, mentors will receive an Advanced Diploma in Coaching and Mentoring in Educational Settings, accredited as a Level 4 equivalent by the International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring (IAPCM).