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Two UAE schools shortlisted for global awards over environment and health initiatives
The Dubai International Academy Emirates Hills was named in the top 10 shortlist for Environmental
Action while Gems Legacy School was named in the top 10 shortlist for Supporting Healthy Lives.

Founded by T4 Education in collaboration with Accenture, American Express, and the Lemann
Foundation, the award is across five categories – community collaboration, environmental action,
innovation, overcoming adversity and supporting healthy lives.

This year’s winners will share a $50,000 prize fund and will be invited to the World Schools Summit, to
be held in Dubai on November 23 and November 24.

Adding trampolining to the curriculum

Gems Legacy School is going all out to develop health plans for their entire community – pupils,
teachers and parents.

From plans to add trampolining to the curriculum to hosting sleep hygiene workshops, to breaks for
eating fruits to nutrition literacy programmes for pupils and parents, the school has developed unique
programmes to promote good health.

Asha Alexander, principal of Gems Legacy School, said: “We are working to make sure trampolining is
built into the curriculum, so children go every quarter.

“We are not just promoting healthy lives for our pupils but also for our teachers who have diabetes.

“We worked with Bounce [a trampoline park in the UAE] and got Fitbits for all the teachers, and they
had challenges to make sure they were reducing weight.

“We also had a doctor come and speak to them about diabetes reversal, so several teachers are on a
programme to reverse diabetes.”

The school also works with underprivileged children in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh through

the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (Save girls, Educate girls) Organisation.

“We have been educating them about cleanliness and sanitation and the importance of good nutrition
and exercise,” she said.

“We also do something called walk for water to bring home the importance of drinking clean, safe
drinking water across the world.”

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