Message from the Principal

As you would have seen in my letter, this is certainly the feeling behind our vision statement.  Here at BIS Abu Dhabi, we are “Empowering & enriching lives for future success”.  This is not only the lives of our students, but also the community, our parents and our teachers alongside the many good causes we support.  Even more than that, it is individuals whose lives will be improved because of the young people who graduate through our doors and the impact they can have in the future. 

• World Happiness Day on Monday, saw our Year 12 students challenging us as a community to come together in unity, to highlight their call to action with “One People, One Planet”.  The voice of youth was empowered to drive their passion project and they created an event where the youth smiled and acted.  The next challenge is to ensure all future events focus on being environmentally friendly and sustainable.  We learnt that this is a cause the youth want us to acknowledge.
• EYFS united to celebrate and give thanks to the ‘Women in our lives’.  This beautiful event allowed our young people to thank the women they hold dearest, who ensure that the young have a beautiful, safe, and positive life.  It was one of the most emotive experiences I have had to date; and allowed me to reflect as a father, a husband, and a son on all the amazing women who I am eternally grateful to who have helped me on my journey.  Observing the strong bonds and connections that exist, is one of life’s greatest gifts.
• Our Year 1 and Year 2 students created wonderful experiences with our year 2 showcase and our beautiful Year 1 performances and Fairy Tale ball.  Celebrating the success and talents of our students is so important and with the auditorium to open soon, they will have a new environment in which to hone their performance skills. 

I also wanted to acknowledge the academic success that Mr. Lowe discussed in his newsletter last week; I am very proud of the achievements recently reported across the school.  Academic success comes from creating a climate conducive to quality learning, by recruiting the best teachers and enabling them to bring learning to life.  Therefore, to support our vision statement our mission highlights our ambitions ‘Our mission is to create world class learning experiences that recognise and nurture empathetic, resilient and talented individuals.’ 

We have lots to look forward to over the next term, including GCSE and IB exams, Graduation, the school production, guest speakers and a new Creative Arts Centre.  We also have our first in-school Iftar created by our Community Group that will take place on Monday, 10th of April.  

Ramadan Kareem, wishing you a blessed and happy month. 

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