GEMS Students Starting to Head Back to School

Press release

Published September 6th, 2017 - 09:46 GMT

First day back to school at GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail

After a long summer break, GEMS Education has started to welcome excited students who went back to school.

Returning students were eager to begin the new academic year as seen at GEMS Wellington Academy, Al Khail, where the principal, teachers and staff welcomed both students and parents to another year of quality education.

Sir Christopher Stone, Chief Education Officer, GEMS Education, said: “The new academic year brings a fresh wave of enthusiasm as the first day is always an exciting time for students, teachers and parents. It’s lovely to see our children running into school and racing into life.”

Background Information

GEMS Education

In 1959, two teachers, KS Varkey and his wife Mariamma, arrived in Dubai.

At the time, Dubai was a burgeoning trade centre on the Arabian Gulf. The Varkey family had left Kerala, India to seek a better life for their family. What they found was a real need to educate children arriving in the city from around the world.

Their son, Sunny, added a visionary’s ambition to a practitioner's experience. From simple roots in a family of teachers, GEMS Education, is today an international company with schools and education services across the Middle East. We still share the same mission - to provide a quality education to everyone.