Update from the Principal
Dear Parents,
Wow – an incredible year comes to an end.
A great week to wrap things up with movie afternoons, exit points and prize day! – It is always a wonderful way to finish the year with celebrating student successes, saying thank you and also having lots of fun! Throughout the year we have had plenty of opportunities to do this.
Prize day yesterday was an amazing success. Thank you. The prize day was to recognise our amazing students. They have had an excellent year and each week we have been impressed, proud and overwhelmed by their passion, talents and efforts across all subjects, projects, activities, trips, and events. They have embraced all challenges this year, approached them with a smile, together with friends and it has been an absolute privilege to watch them grow, develop, and now receive awards from our fantastic teachers.
We are very fortunate to work with such amazing teachers. I can safely say that the teachers we have in school are incredible, the time, dedication, and energy they put in each and every day for the students is truly astonishing. They care deeply about all students every single day and ensure that there are many exciting opportunities for all students. Through the enthusiasm, energy, and joy from our staff, you can feel how happy students are to attend school each day. Thank you very much to our teachers for what you have done all throughout this year and for creating such a positive atmosphere.
We are very grateful for how our parents have worked closely with our teachers, giving all children thoughtful help, and guidance especially throughout this year. Thank you to everyone in the community for supporting the school, encouraging the students and for your unwavering commitment to the team throughout this entire year. It is very much appreciated.
It has been a year of transition into our new campus and we are overall happy with the way in which our students, families and staff have settled into our new community here in Dilmunia. We started off prioritising Safety, Students and Learning Opportunities and slowly and steadily built from there.
Moving into a new school location, new campus, over 50% new students, routines, new subjects/specialist areas and extra events has gone relatively smoothly overall. Welcoming all of these new students into the school and maintaining this caring, purposeful and supportive approach has been a magnificent achievement. The students have been wonderful and the way they have made others feel welcome has been a joy to see!
We should all feel very proud as members of the Nadeen School community. From drop off at the start of the day, to lessons, learning and wider experiences beyond the classroom it has been a real team effort. With over 150 events throughout the year, many after school activities, fixtures and weekends we have offered something for everyone.
These 12 months have seen a whole host of firsts. These would not have been possible without the hard work, dedication and commitment by everyone. As mentioned we have had a multitude of events, offering students exciting opportunities, experiences and further promoting the school beyond the outstanding lessons in the classroom. We’ve had winter, spring and summer performances, an amazing sports season, and set up a comprehensive ECA program in which 80% of the students participated in at least one ECA per week. This shows incredibly high levels of engagement in what we offer.
The student and parent surveys have shown a tremendous amount of positivity, support and trust throughout all of these challenges and changes. We have some good strengths to maintain and areas identified to keep working hard on, step by step and together we will keep improving.
We are excited to be hosting numerous summer camps at Nadeen this year. Please click here to view the summer camps on offer. If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to contact the summer camp providers directly.
Please remember the first key dates for the next school year:
Sunday 25th August: Orientation Day
Monday 26th August: First Day of School
A full calendar for all term dates for next year can be found here.
On a personal note, thank you for making this such an enjoyable, interesting and successful 2 years. I am very grateful for all of your help, patience and support. We have an incredible group of families at Nadeen School and the community will continue to go from strength to strength.
Have a restful, relaxing and recharging summer!
With sincere thanks,
Dr Paul Walton
Principal
p.walton@nadeenschool.com
The photo below is from the Student Summer Recital.
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Nadeen School – All Events for 2023 – 2024: For a printable PDF click here
Key:
● Whole School Dates (bold)
● Awareness Days (Italics)
● Parent Presentations/Open Days (highlighted blue)
● Nadeen Community Association Events (highlighted green)
● Weekend Events (highlighted yellow)
● Half-Terms/End of Term
Click here to see Google calendar for 2023/24
Click here to see 2024-2025 A4 Landscape calendar with all days and holidays
Urgent Communication 
All urgent updates continue to be sent via email or SMS for emergencies (School Closure).
Please monitor your emails for future updates as this continues to be the best way to send out clear and consistent communication to all parents. Check that you are receiving emails, have enough space in your email folder, that they do not go to your ‘junk’ folder and if you are unsure, please contact info@nadeenschool.com, see reception or phone on +97317728886 to personally check your contact email and phone number on record.
If you change any contact details, please inform the school immediately.
Health and Safety
All urgent Health and Safety announcements will be sent directly to parents via email.
We will continue to work together to follow all health and precautionary measures to prevent the spread of diseases as recommended by the Ministry of Health specialists. Together with your constant cooperation and taking responsibility by keeping your children at home when feeling ill, will also have a significant impact in limiting the spread of diseases. Thank you to all members of the community in advance for this.
Please keep your child at home if he/she is ill, has flu or cold symptoms
Previous Updates
Please find all of the previous updates below.
All updates are sent out at the end of the week and published in the ‘Latest News’ section of the website.
20th June – Update from the Principal
13th June – Update from the Principal
6th June – Update from the Principal
30th May – Update from the Principal
23rd May – Update from the Principal
16th May – Update from the Principal
9th May – Update from the Principal
2nd May – Update from the Principal
25th April – Update from the Principal
18th April – Update from the Principal
28th March – Update from the Principal
21st March – Update from the Principal
14th March – Update from the Principal
7th March – Update from the Principal
29th February – Update from the Principal
15th February – Update from the Principal
1st February – Update from the Principal
8th February – Update from the Principal
1st February – Update from the Principal
25th January – Update from the Principal
18th January – Update from the Principal
11th January – Update from the Principal
14th December – Update from the Principal
7th December – Update from the Principal
30th November – Update from the Principal
23rd November – Update from the Principal
16th November – Update from the Principal
9th November – Update from the Principal
2nd November – Update from the Principal
19th October – Update from the Principal
12th October – Update from the Principal
5th October – Update from the Principal
28th September – Update from the Principal
21st September – Update from the Principal
14th September – Update from the Principal
7th September – Update from the Principal
31st August – Update from the Principal
24th August – Update from the Principal
Virtual Learning
Last year it was announced that it is no longer mandatory for schools to provide Virtual Learning for students, shared by the Ministry of Education in August 2022.
The Ministry of Education has announced that the syllabus system for the coming academic year 2022/23 in all kindergartens, schools, universities, government and private educational institutions at all stages will be mandatory attendance for all students. The ministry clarified that there would be no choice for parents to attend their children to receive in-person or remotely learning, assuring its keenness to provide for all the requirements for a successful back to school.
At Nadeen School, following the announcement from the Ministry above, our provision for learning will be on site.
