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Message from the Vice Principal, Mike Wolfe.

With the sad passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, it seemed unlikely that the school would be able to hold this year’s Graduation Ceremony. However, with permission granted at the eleventh hour, staff had just enough time to pull together a slightly adapted version of the previously planned event, now in the school’s Main Hall rather than Abu Dhabi University auditorium.

In Year 6, the students have been learning about animals including humans in their Science topic.

BIS Abu Dhabi recently hosted staff from the University of Nottingham.

Each week we will feature a member of our community across all areas of the school including students, teachers, parents, support staff and more, to get to know members of our family a little better. If you would like to be featured, please email: newsletters@bisad.ae.

The BIS Abu Dhabi community has donated a substantial amount to Red Crescent.

It has been an exciting time to have dance back on the Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) programme. The return to dance allowed students to participate in the choreography challenge for the British Schools Middle East (BSME) Dance Festival 2022.

Science, Science, Science! Thursday, 26th May brought an array of scientists to the school (who knew scientists could come in so many different forms)!

A message from the Head of Primary, Alan Cocker.

BIS Abu Dhabi has developed a co-curricular program ‘Project Minerva’ as a way to celebrate and champion the Gifted and Talented individuals across the Secondary School. Project Minerva was designed for and is delivered to gifted and talented students on a weekly rotation, at lunch times or after school. It provides secondary students with the opportunity to develop their analysis, reflection, and deeper critical thinking skills beyond the classroom.

On Thursday, 19th May, BSAD vs BSAK chess tournament went ahead with great results achieved from students in both schools who played some excellent chess and were great sportsmen and sportswomen, congratulating each other on GG (good games).

The secondary Biology specialists shared their expert skills in dissecting an animal heart with the Year 6 teachers.

Students enjoyed enhancing their learning in Science by bouncing out of the classroom!

BIS Abu Dhabi’s first chess tournament against another school in 2 years was a fantastic success.

Today was an exciting day hosting the first in-school parent coffee morning since the pandemic began.

BIS Abu Dhabi students were super busy across the Holy Month of Ramadan carrying out random acts of kindness and spreading the joy throughout their communities.

Running from the 9th till 15th May, Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 focuses on the theme of loneliness. See some suggestions on how we can tackle loneliness together!

Each week we will feature a member of our community across all areas of the school including students, teachers, parents, support staff and more, to get to know members of our family a little better. If you would like to be featured, please email: newsletters@bisad.ae.

We are pleased to announce that Kate Raison from UK Study Options will be holding another Zoom webinar for BIS Abu Dhabi students, offering tips and advice on how British citizens can avoid losing the ‘Home’ fee status eligibility.