Our final dive of this WWW trip was a trash pick up in a nearby harbor. Nice work DAA divers! Some color houses might have also earned some bonus points for the most junk picked up GEMS DAA DAA Middle School Divers Down

Hiring great teachers is one of the most important roles a principal has… We are looking for some superstars to join our middle school team in Dubai! Check out the link or pass it along to someone you know! ⁦GEMS DAA⁩ linkedin.com/posts/activity…

A great last Expo trip! The Mobility pavilion was a beautiful journey. The kids’ favorite country pavilion was Hungary (although I loved Mexico’s immersive display!) @expo2020dubai DAA Middle School

To improve wellbeing this Ramadan, school timings have changed. In line with students’ recommendations, schools will start at ‘whenever’ and finish at ‘soon after that’. Staying awake is optional for both students and teachers.

Our autopsy of the Roman Empire is fully under way (with a little sprinkle of fun). Stay tuned to see if these examiners can determine the lifestyle and cause of death of Rome GEMS DAA DAA Middle School #sschat

Women are the pillar of our nation. And as we look forward to a more sustainable future, Emirati women have proven there is no task that is impossible. Today, we celebrate all Emirati women on their various achievements as they continue to promote the bright image of women

Year 7 at GEMS DAA and back with Grade 7. Looking forward to a great year! DAA Middle School

Thankful for a healthy, and safe, past few years in school. Thankful for finally seeing smiling faces this morning #onemasktime ⁦DAA Middle School⁩

Sometimes I get too focused on tech and creating digital resources. Today, this student decided that an off-line graphic organizer was going to work better for her. Loved to see it #studentchoice #unplugged

I’d binge watch these! Advertising student-made P.S.A’s with a little xᴉlɟʇǝu flair. Would you tune in to learn about one of the community issues we are investigating in this #civics unit? Shoutout to Michelle Ward for the template 👏🏻👏🏻 DAA Middle School

What Great Leaders say... Do you?

It’s giving me “embrace the World Cup Fever” meets “but make it Social Studies enough to justify a bulletin board” vibes #FIFAWorldCup GEMS DAA DAA Middle School

Checking out the beautiful Al Shindagha Museum in golden hour. Can’t wait to get our kids down here for a field trip!

We made 3D museums to showcase what we learned about the founding of the Arabian Peninsula, and how both Geography and Religion influenced the region. I love seeing a different side of the kids’ creative brains 🤓 GEMS DAA DAA Middle School #sschat

So much representation from the DAA Middle School Social Studies department in the Dubai Marathon this morning! Dorothy and I participated in the 10k run, while Kevin casually crushed another marathon GEMS DAA

Our first international Week Without Walls trip post-pandemic was such a success! I spent 8 days in Nepal with 47 middle school students hiking, climbing, abseiling, adventuring, learning, and bonding. What an exhausting but exhilarating week ☺️ DAA Middle School GEMS DAA Camps International

7 years at GEMS DAA has come to a close. Leaving my community at DAA Middle School was a hard decision to make, however, we are so excited for the journey to come. I will be joining TISABaku in August as an I&S teacher and Head of Year for MY 2 and 3. AZ here we come!

We are so excited to welcome new teachers to TISA this week! They are busy learning about TISA and preparing for a new school year. They will be joined by the rest of the faculty next week. Look out for posts all next week to introduce each new member of the TISA faculty!

Scenes of settling in at TISABaku

Tuesday was launch day for the M3’s Community Project. This will be my first experience with the IB community project, and in guiding students through a long term service learning experience. Excited to see the impact they will have 🤗 TISABaku