How to Communicate Effectively with Children Emma Freese, a Positive Education Teacher at Fortes discusses how to communicate effectively with children. A wise old owl lived in an oak The more he saw the less he spoke. The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird?...

Mastering Mathematics at Sunmarke Historically, maths has been perceived as a ‘performance’ subject, divided into those that ‘can do’ and those that ‘can’t’. Sadly, by the end of their first week in many traditional classrooms, children as young as 4 years old are ‘labelled’. They may have been put into the ‘green group’ because they...

3 Ways to Help Your Teen Manage School Stress Academic Pressure for teenagers today is an insurmountable, necessary evil. To beat fierce competition and surpass mediocrity to reach new levels of excellence is an everyday hurdle.  A hurdle that needs to be conquered, in the course of which they build a strong foundation for their...

5 Reasons to Teach Children to Read Aloud Teaching children to read aloud is important to their development not only as readers but also as overall individuals as it helps children practise and develop a variety of sub-skills. Reading out loud is more than just asking a child to stand up and read in front of...

How Learning Foreign Languages Affects the Overall Growth of the Student There are some clear-cut benefits to learning a new language, but new research shows that these benefits extend well beyond the familiarization with a new culture through the spoken word. So how and why does learning foreign languages affect the brains of those who...

Bringing Life to Education – Benjamin Atkins Our Teachers Don’t Just Teach. They Inspire! Inspirational teaching creates learning experiences that last a lifetime.  At Fortes Education’s schools – Regent International School, Sunmarke School and the Jumeirah International Nursery Schools – we select our teachers not only for their teaching skills, but for their ability to spark the...

Bringing Life to Education – Harvey Trump Our Teachers Don’t Just Teach. They Inspire! Inspirational teaching creates learning experiences that last a lifetime.  At Fortes Education’s schools – Regent International School, Sunmarke School and the Jumeirah International Nursery Schools – we select our teachers not only for their teaching skills,but for their ability to spark the...

Bringing Life to Education – Allen Bird Our Teachers Don’t Just Teach. They Inspire! Inspirational teaching creates learning experiences that last a lifetime.  At Fortes Education’s schools – Regent International School, Sunmarke School and the Jumeirah International Nursery Schools – we select our teachers not only for their teaching skills,but for their ability to spark the...

A Quick Guide To Understanding Your Child Understanding your child is one of the most important things that you should learn as a parent. It is very helpful in becoming effective in guiding and nurturing your child as they grow and mature. You need to bear in mind that your child has a unique personality...

Third Culture Children According to many sources and researchers the term “third culture kid” was a term first used by researchers John and Ruth Useem in the 1950s, to describe the children of American citizens working and living abroad and their children who were raised outside the culture in which their parents had grown up...