Our Stories
Read our success stories below
Be Amazing at WIS
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At the ‘Fore’ Front of Golfing Excellence
Dominic Morton, Year 10 student, is excelling in golf after years of practice and determination. He was recently given the opportunity to play in the Pro-Am, professional golf event, at Jumeirah Golf Estates and played really well.
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John Haffar - Sport Scholar
John Haffar is another one of our Sport Scholars. His main sport is basketball, but he is also a sporting enthusiast and takes part in many other sporting activities.
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Christina Rach - Sport Scholar
Meet one of our Sports Scholars, Christina Rach. She specialises in Swimming and Basketball. Click here to read Christina's comments.
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Developing a performance mindset culture
At GEMS Wellington International School in Dubai, they have been using HPL to help them to develop a performance mindset culture over the last academic year.
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GEMS X Noon Winners 2020
We are so proud of our Global Innovation GEMS X Noon Winners 2020, Janvi Gupta, Nikhita Singh and Sangini Agarwal from Year 9.
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The Largest Painting Ever Created on Canvas
As the world went into lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic, artist Sacha Jafri embarked on an extraordinary project.
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Cricket Sensation
Year 12 student Aditya Prakasan is a Cricket sensation who plays professional Cricket for the Kerala State U19 Cricket Team.
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Experience to Develop (E2D)
E2D was launched by five of our current Year 13 students as a new, innovative learning platform.
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International Chess Competitor
Year 4 student, Ziana Singh is an International World Chess Competitor, challenging fellow Chess Champions around the world!
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Performing at the Toronto Music Festival
Ekaterina Belyaninova speaks about her journey as a young dancer turned piano prodigy.
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An All-Round Violin Prodigy
Winning several music and academic awards, Taejas Venkataraman is one of our exemplary Outstanding students.
Teacher Stories
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Remote Learning with Miss Amira Aladhal
Miss Amira Aladhal shares her experience during Remote Learning as a Mathematics Teacher
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Remote Learning with Mr Steven Cullen
Mr Cullen shares his experience teaching Science during Remote Learning
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Remote Learning with Miss Sophie Gathercole
Miss Gathercole shares her experience with remote learning as a History and Politics Teacher & Head of Year 12.
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Remote Learning With Miss Claire Smith
Miss Claire Smith shares her experience with remote learning as an Art Teacher.
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Captaining the UAE Touch Rugby World Cup Team
WIS PE teacher, Greg Campbell is a Touch Rugby Superstar and has captained the UAE Touch Rugby World Cup Team.
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The Thamarai Project
Louise Horkan, Year 3 Teacher and Lower School Curriculum Leader, visited India in Summer 2019 to work on the Thamarai project.
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Completing the Athens Marathon
One of many inspirational teachers here, Claudia Ghavami tells us about her experience at the prestigious marathon in the Greek capital of Athens.
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Performing with the Dubai Festival Chorus and Dubai Wind Band
WIS Music Teacher Joe Steede tells us about his Tuba playing experience across the globe.
