The highlight of the week was our amazing Winterfest. My thanks to Ms Amanda, our Facilities Team all parents, staff and students involved for a wonderful occasion. The student stalls and all the musical performances were first rate. Huge numbers attended and the community spirit was running high. It was a lovely way to round off the long term.

Our Tareeqi pathway students excelled themselves through their creativity, preparing a range of interesting goods to sell. I bought a beautiful plant, and enjoyed the sales techniques involved!

Sport has played a large part of the week. Our swim squads were celebrated by Ms Hadeel and it was good to see such support for this popular sport at GIS. I was particularly pleased to see the students so happy for each other’s successes.

On the subject of sport, our students relish a sporting fixture against the staff and this week we saw both cricket and football matches played out in a really friendly yet competitive way. The results fell in favour of the staff this year, although the crowd seemed to enjoy both occasions!

We also enjoyed a special event this week organized by Mr Barry. On Monday evening, a big screen was set up in the outdoor amphitheater and students, parents and staff were able to share a World Cup atmosphere while watching Japan v Croatia. We are grateful to Mr Ranjit and our Facilities Team for making this possible and Mr Barry for the idea of bringing the community together. The game ended in penalties and Mr Shunske was not happy but otherwise a very successful event!

It remains for me to thank you for your ongoing support for GIS and to wish you a restful holiday with your families, and safe travels if you are not staying in Dubai.

Kind regards,

Term 2 ECAs

Please find all ECA and Jaguar Squad information for Term 2 HERE. Please note that the Term 2 offerings on SOCS are currently being populated and will not be finalized until January 6^th, however we are delighted to have had some brilliant additions to the program.

Dates for your Diary:

January 2: External ECAs sign up window opens

January 6: Internal ECAs sign up window opens at 4pm

January 9 (W/C): Term 2 squad trials (Sign up and info to be sent out prior)

January 9: First day of External ECAs

January 16: First day of internal ECAs and squad sessions

Winter Camps

Please see below for a selection of winter camps that our Sports Providers are offering.