Sports fiesta marks SABIS’ 125th anniversary (Oman Observer)

Sports fiesta marks SABIS’ 125th anniversary Sun, 24 April 2011 THE International Schools of Choueifat (SABIS) in Adma and Choueifat hosted the 8th Annual SABIS Regional Tournament which attracted over 1,000 participants from twenty-three SABIS schools from 13 countries. The event was particularly special for SABIS this year as it coincided with the 125th anniversary [...]

SABIS® Celebrates 125 Years of Education

From tree-planting ceremonies to concerts, schools in the SABIS® School Network have organized, and are continuing to plan, festive celebrations in honor of the organization’s 125th anniversary. Some of the highlights from recent celebrations across the network include a celebration by the International Schools of Choueifat-Egypt, which gathered together more than 4,000 students, teachers, and [...]

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 [...]

Jolanta Duggan-English Teacher (MHS AL AIN)

Having taught English for over thirteen years in European schools, I was initially surprised at the rigidity of the SABIS® System teaching methodology here in the Middle East. This method was something completely new and took a little time to get used to. The weekly workload was also quite high, which required thorough lesson preparation [...]

Moh’d Khatib- The International SChool of Choueifat Dubai

I have joined Sabis Schools in September 2001 as a teacher in  for one year then moved to The International School of Choueifat Dubai where I occupied the position of both a Mathematics teacher and Academic Quality Controller. Like anyone joining a new job, I had so many questions coming to my mind; whom am [...]

Rohina Rauf KG-2 Teacher ISC-Erbil, Kurdistan

I was contacted by KS for an interview, after I applied for a teaching position at the Choueifat School in Erbil, Kurdistan. It was actually RL’s wit and a great sense of humor that put me at ease, and within days I was ready to fly out. I was most pleasantly surprised, when I was [...]

SABIS RECRUITMENT or should I say, how they got me.

I am sure that nobody is particularly interested in how I was recruited, in fact it isn’t very interesting at all. However, I feel compelled to write about it as I have seen its method criticised elsewhere on the web. I answered an ad in a newspaper (I know now that they use the internet [...]