The Sharjah Archaeology Museum and Sharjah Science Museum hosted about 250 students from the 24th annual Police Friends Course, organised by the Sharjah Police General Directorate. This visit by students to Sharjah’s Archaeology and Science Museums is in line with the Sharjah Museums Department’s (SMD) strategy of maintaining active partnerships and cooperation with individuals and corporations both locally and internationally,Read more

Prevention is better than cure, so the health ministry is taking solid steps to disseminate in-depth lessons on prevention of chronic diseases among the residents, catching them up as early as they start their life at schools. Nationwide programmes have been implementing to curb the number of chronic diseases in the UAE, specially targeting the school students to help themRead more

Everyday in the United States, 25 million children ride to and from school in bright yellow buses driven by mom and pop drivers. The chauffeurs for millions of kids are farmers, like Russ Altizer, who drives a yellow bus to and from the same school in Montgomery County, Virginia, that he went to, or moms like Kimberly Rodriguez, trying toRead more

Maintenance work projects are being carried out in various schools affiliated to the Ministry of Education across the UAE. Engineer Hassan Mohammad Al Marzouqi, head of the maintenance department at the ministry, said all these projects are carried out by the Ministry of Public Works through contracting companies. He said all schools will be ready before the beginning of theRead more

The sound of a child reciting passages from the Holy Quran lilts across the marble courtyard of the Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Drawing closer, one can see a group of young schoolboys engrossed in their recitation lessons in one of the mosque's majestic prayer halls. It is officially their summer holiday, but the boys are clearly enjoying the class. "IRead more

The 18-year-old German contestant Lisa Sauermann won the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2011 with a perfect score of 42 points, announced the IMO 2011 organization board on Friday. This is her 4th golden medal in IMO in total, which made her the best participant in the history of the IMO. Jeck Lim from Singapore came second with 40 points. LinRead more

The education ministry said Saturday that errors have taken place while processing the final exam reports of middle and high school students in the national education information system (NEIS), sparking massive confusion among applicants and schools. Due to miscalculated test rankings of some 20,000 high school students caused by source code errors, the ministry plans to reissue grade reports toRead more

Outside the classroom a hot summer day beckons, but fourth-grade teacher Yeon Eun-jung's students are glued to their tablet PCs as they watch an animated boy and a girl squabble about whether water becomes heavier when frozen. The small scene in this rural town is part of something big: South Korea is taking a $2 billion gamble that its studentsRead more

New rules set down earlier this year by the UK Home Office for its Tier 4 student visa system has been regarded with some apprehension and confusion by prospective students and parents. However, Consul General Guy Warrington from the British Embassy in Dubai wants to send a message that the new rules are not meant to turn away genuine students.Read more

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he and his wife this autumn will send their children to private schools instead of Chicago's public schools. Leah, Ilana and Zach Emanuel will attend the University of Chicago Lab School -- the same school President Barack Obama's daughters attended before their move to Washington after their father was elected, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.Read more