Register for the Dubai Cares Volunteer Globally 2017 initiative through the UAE Volunteer Platform and help build a school in Nepal this October.…
Tummyfish: An App to Make Kids Drink Water
Four to six year-olds in the Middle East now have access to a “virtual pet” encouraging them to drink more water, with the launch of the Tummyfish book and App – home to a fish appearing to swim in a …
GEMS Announce Their Best School Yet: Nations Academy
Opening in September 2016 in Al Barsha, the school will offer an enhanced American curriculum that combines rigorous academic preparation and innovative teaching methods. GEMS Nations Academy will pro…
4 Things You Only Learn at the End of High School
After receiving the eagerly awaited [or dreaded] results of the CBSE 2015 finals a few weeks ago, I came to terms with the fact that I’m not in high school anymore; this realisation was obviously acco…
Where Would You Be Without..
Julius was 19. He worked for a seafood restaurant in posh street-side Seattle, popular as ‘Walrus and Carpenter’. Every weekend flocks of overworked businessmen and chatty women dropped their anchor h…
A Word on the Back-to-Work Blues
You’ve bathed in the sun, frolicked on beaches, gone snorkelling and spent all your time without a to-do list or the urgency of a deadline. Blue skies, rainbows and butterflies. Waking up withou…
Were You Forced Into Your Career Choice?
You have company amongst the greats, my friend. Michelangelo, the famous creator of the Sistine Chapel, was always interested in sculpture and it is well known that he despised painting. Regardless, h…
Were You Forced Into Your Career Choice?
YOUR NAME YOUR FIRST NAME YOUR FAMILY/LAST NAME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS YOUR TITLE YOUR BRAND art tid bits,artsy,b-artsy,career,career choices,college,engineering,forced,local artists,medicine,michelangelo,painting,parents,school,sculpture,sistine chapel,stream selection,universityYou have company amongst the greats, my friend. Michelangelo, the famous creator of the Sistine Chapel, was always interested in sculpture and it is well known that he despised painting. Regardless, he was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by the Medicis [a powerful family back then] and the Pope [He had […]