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The three R’s of education (reading, writing and arithmetic) will soon have to make space for a new skill – coding.  In today’s digital world, coding is a fundamental skill, but one which has yet to make find its way on to the school curriculum.  Coding skills are in huge demand and potential employers are looking for this skill in almost every career path.

The Education Portfolio held a poetry recitation competition for children between the ages of 5-14. The purpose of this competition was for children to learn the art of elocution and public speaking while building their self confidence. 

Harvard Club of the UAE (HC UAE) and Harvard South Asia Institute (SAI) hosted the first annual Liberal Arts Education Workshop at the Ismaili Centre Dubai

Music has long been considered the language of the gods: the earliest philosophers have noted its capacity to move us towards the highest realms. Most religious traditions incorporate the use of music as as a means of religious expression and prayer.  One only has to listen to the rapturous singing of the choir in a church or the devoted singing of bhajans in a Hindu temple, to realize the potential of music to give flight to the soul. Music, according to Plato is a moral law: it gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.