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School Questions – Print the List
Checking out schools is high on a family's list of priorities, taking up quite a bit of time. Here's an aide memoire of school questions....
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The Role of Sport in Education
Sport helps in every area of life. Everyone loves playing, regardless of age. Dr Silverwood writes about the benefits of sport and its role in education...
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Gifted and Talented Program – Martin Stephen
Hartland is pulling out all the stops to ensure your child is in the best of hands. Martin Stephen is Project Leader of their Gifted and Talented Program...
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Where has all the Creativity gone?
Vanessa Temple, Head of Foundation Stage at Hartland International School, believes in encouraging children's creativity and curiosity....
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Meet Vanessa Temple
An excellent education is one of the building blocks of a child's life. Meet Vanessa, an integral part of Hartland as Head of Foundation Stage....
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New Schools & Old Schools
We're lucky to have both new schools and old schools in Dubai. Should we appreciate the differences and applaud the similarities? ...
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Exceptional Schools
Proving that teamwork really does work, Hartland's Executive Director, Head of Primary & Head of Foundation Stage, consider what makes an exceptional school...
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Hartland International – Construction Update
Dubai's school horizon is changing with the addition of new schools bringing a fresh approach to education. Here's a construction update....
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Hartland International – Jenny Stephen
Hartland International School can only go from strength to strength with Jenny Stephen as the Executive Director. Congratulations Jenny. ...
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More than an Education
Melissa McBride believes a child should be valued as an individual, learning the benefits of positive inclusive communication throughout their education....
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