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Congratulations to Fairgreen’s Katie Williams for being chosen as a future leader by one of Dubai’s leading education media WhichSchoolAdvisor.

Katie is a Science Teacher, IB Careers Programme Coordinator and Head of the Urban Farming Programme at Fairgreen. Her colleagues nominated her for WhichSchoolAdvisor.com’s Future School Leader interview series. In this feature, Katie shares the exciting experiences she’s had in growing Fairgreen’s Urban Farming programme, the new IBCP and IBDP she’s helping to develop, and her perspective as a teacher in the UAE.

To read more about Katie and Fairgreen International School, click on the link below:

https://whichschooladvisor.com/uae/school-news/future-school-leaders-katie-williams

The International Baccalaureate gives students distinct advantages by building their critical thinking skills, nurturing their curiosity and their ability to solve complex problems. The IB offers curricular flexibility and tends to be interdisciplinary in nature. Students learn to apply concepts and thinking on a topic to a variety of subject matter, building creativity and critical thinking. 

In this blog post from IB World magazine, Fairgreen’s Head of Science Anthony Copeland shares how important it is that students are learning computational thinking and how we are “Integrating Computational Thinking in the MYP Science Curriculum” at Fairgreen. 

To read the article in it’s entirety, please visit:

https://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2021/02/02/integrating-computational-thinking-in-the-myp-science-curriculum/

When schools were shut down, many parents, students and teachers were left wondering when things would go back to ‘normal’. Distance Learning brought about many challenges for the education community and while wellbeing has always been important, we saw many schools ramp up their efforts to make sure everyone was well taken care of. In our exclusive interview with Graeme Scott, Director of Fairgreen International School, we look at the school’s wellbeing programme and why schools across the country need to prepare students to use technology safely.

Fairgreen International School is excited to announce a partnership with the Sustainability Management School (SUMAS) of Switzerland (SUMAS) in the development and implementation of its International Baccalaureate® Career-related programme (IBCP). The program will commence in the 2021-2022 academic year, in tandem with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) after the expected IB authorization in June 2021.

SUMAS Career-related Studies® (CrS) programme is based on coursework and practical sustainability-focussed projects guided by industry professionals and SUMAS professors, delivered via live streaming and with the use of interactive online platforms. Fairgreen students will be able to embrace an international network of experts in sustainability by choosing tracks in: Nature Conservation, Sustainable Hospitality (Switzerland), or Sustainable Fashion (Milan, Italy) and more. In addition, the SUMAS Eco-Club provides a wider connection via a network of IBCP students across the world to share experiences and support to create, develop and implement projects that increase sustainability at Fairgreen and beyond in the broader community.

In keeping with their culture of care, Fairgreen’s Wellbeing Programme encapsulates the many ongoing efforts the school has initiated since its inception to prioritize student wellbeing. To support the overall wellbeing of its students, parents and faculty, Fairgreen International School has developed a robust wellbeing programme, led by Head of Counselling Jackie Greenwood with the support from Inclusion Lead Alison Scott, as well as the school’s Wellbeing Team. 

Fairgreen’s ‘DREAMS’ Wellbeing Programme has been the root of the school’s culture of care since its inception only two years ago, offering support to students as they return to campus post-eLearning.