St Mary’s and Choueifat set up final showdown.

Dubai, UAE, 22ndJanuary 2012 – The Final Four Knockout stage of the High School Basketball Championship tipped off on Friday with two semi-final games that pitted two undefeated teams St. Mary’s (STM) and Choueifat (ISC) against Al Mawakeb (AMS) and JESS respectively. In the first game, STM looked to avoid an upset by limiting the [...]

Our Family Adventure with SABIS

” January 2012 Dear Sir In August 2009 my wife, daughter and I embarked on our adventure to the UAE. Having secured positions with SABIS as advisors for the PPP Project, we were filled with excitement but also fear and trepidation. We were leaving our support structures and comforts of our home in South Africa. [...]

SABIS students recognised by University of Cambridge

Outstanding students recognised by University of Cambridge Staff report LAHORE: More than hundred students from different schools and colleges of Lahore are to be awarded with the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award by the University of Cambridge on their outstanding performance in the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). The awards celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of secondary [...]

SABIS Regional Tournament 2011

International School of Choueifat Al Ain

This is an extract form a recent article posted on http://www.alainenthusiast.com ; Our first choice for schooling was the Al Ain English Speaking School, but by the time we booked in the summer of 2009 there were no places for our boys, so we signed them up at our second choice, the Choueifat School in [...]

From New York to Sharjah

I have just completed three years at the International School of Choueifat, Sharjah, and what an experience it has been! Leaving New York to come to the Middle East was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make, but every day I am thankful that I did. In the last three years, [...]

SABIS , PPP and ADEC

Who would have thought it possible to find a country boy from St. Thomas, Jamaica WI here in the Middle East? Since arriving here in August 2008 I have gained valuable experience towards my ultimate goal of opening a school for disadvantaged boys in my homeland, Jamaica. I have had the opportunity of leading professional [...]

How to prepare for an interview with SABIS

I would like to share the recent experience I had with a SABIS recruiter. The conversation that I had with my recruiter went very well. I was truly happy to hear a number of aspects that the recruiter and I went over. I understand the SABIS point system and I feel that it is quite [...]

Richard Lee Wilkin, III during the Heritage Day Celebration at Bu Rahma School for Boys in Beda Al-Motawah (Al-Gharbia/Western Region), UAE

        Growing up in rural Virginia in the United States, I never dreamt that my life’s journey would lead me here to the sands of Arabia.  After matriculation from Howard University, I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in South Africa for two years and then spent four more years working in [...]

Judith Aromin-Muqbel (mother of Aubrey Aromin- G10S)

When my husband and I were trying to scout for the best school for our daughter Aubrey who came to join us here in Ruwais from Philippines, it was difficult for us to choose the best school for her because of too many factors….language ,  the curriculum, adaptability to a mixed culture of students and [...]