The children are constantly learning lots of new words in both Arabic and French at Blossom. Click here to keep up with your budding linguist and help them to practise at home!
Blossom has an International School Book Club school group order online! This means that you can order books for your little one in your Book Clubs leaflet (to be found in the Office) and many more at http://world.clubs-school.scholastic.co.uk/the-blossom and have the books delivered directly to the nursery free of charge.
Please place your order by Monday 20th February 2012.
Once the books have been delivered, they will then be handed out in class. Orders can be made directly online or you could use one of the catalogues available in the office and provide cash and order slip to the office. Please note that cash must be in USD or in DHS at an exchange rate of 1 to 3.675 DHS.
Every book you buy from ISBC helps us to earn commission to spend on much-needed books for our classrooms!
Thank you for your support.
The Blossom Nursery has been awarded as WINNER of the prestigious Arabian Child Award in the category of Early Childhood Service Provider of the Year. This was given by Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi at an awards gala on November 16, 2011.
There were over 120 nurseries nominated and many who were shortlisted but Blossom was chosen for it’s commitment to high safety standards, a curriculum that is linked to the British Early Years Foundation Stage and a space that truly impacts learning.
Blossom continues to work on a number of initiatives to increase safety standards in nurseries in the UAE. Some key factors are ensuring stairs are lined, slipproof, have low level rails for children and magnetic gates that do not “trap” children in spaces as well as ensuring windows are safety lined and shatterproof. In outside areas, children should be in shaded spaces, pools must be gated and locked, floors lined (no concrete!) and equipment should be of an international safety standard. Zahra Hamirani, Esq., founder of Blossom continues to advocate for these safety standards through her work at The University of Dubai where she is a Law professor and in the many organizations she works with, including the International Montessori Foundation and the National Association for Early Years Practitioners (www.naeyc.org).
Zahra also participated in The Future of Learning institute in 2011 at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Boston, Massachusetts where she discussed knowledge destinies and new ways of learning in the early years. These together with Blossom’s green focus and commitment to ensure children learn key skills through their proprietary skygarden curriculum mean that the nursery experience in Dubai is rapidly setting standards of international excellence.
Just two weeks ago, Blossom hosted a halloween festival which raised over 12,500 DHS for WWF and Poshpaws charities and events like these are planned throughout the year to ensure that children’s first educational experiences are both exciting and engaging. Advocating high standards and creating viable learning experiences ensures children have a safe and stimulating nursery experience and that families can rest assured that their children are getting the best early years start.
Many of the Blossom initiatives are being highlighted in a video that The Ministry of Social Affairs in Dubai (the nursery licensing body) will be releasing in the coming weeks and will be published on National Day in the UAE. We look forward to sharing this with our families in the coming weeks.
Blossom is carbon neutral – we have worked hard to ensure we offset our carbon footprint and the Swiss company myclimate has now certified us. We are the first school in the UAE to get this honour – to see more click on the story at myclimate here or locally at greenpages - a great place to go green. The Skygarden themes and topics we have started this week help children understand the importance of actions and reactions – and doing to help the planet means it here for all of us in the future. What green changes can you make? Share them with us on our facebook page where we ask: What “green” activities
Don’t miss out on the fun, all are welcome so tell your friends and be sure to let them know it’s green themed and dress up is compulsory, the more recycled costumes, the better!
Entrance is free and tokens (5Dhs each) can be purchased to use at all the special stands so bring plenty of change to raise money for WWF and PoshPaws
See you there for some super spooky fun!
