It is 42°C outside. School ended last week. Your child has already watched everything on Netflix. Sound familiar? Every parent across all seven UAE emirates faces this exact problem every summer — and
UAE school vacations run July 6 to August 31, 2026. Eight weeks. That is a long time for a screen to babysit your child. Or — it is the perfect window to give them
If your child is in Year 8 or Year 9 at a UAE school, the question arrives almost inevitably: IGCSE or IB Diploma? Both qualifications are internationally recognised. Both are offered across some
If your child attends a full IB continuum school in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or Sharjah, you are likely familiar with the IB Diploma Programme that runs in Grades 11 and 12. But the
The IB Internal Assessment is one of the most consequential pieces of work a student produces during the IB Diploma Programme — and one of the most consistently mismanaged. Worth between 20% and 30%
