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PRESSR: UAE’s Nargish Khambatta named finalist for inaugural Asia education medal — TradingView News
Having integrated technology and entrepreneurship into its curriculum, the

school has seen a 37 per cent year-on-year rise in student participation and

national and international collaborations with the likes of DFC, SAP and
Microsoft.

Recognising the need to prepare students for an uncertain future, GEMS

Modern Academy introduced a number of technological innovations into its

curriculum and practices to include the region's first online report card

system, developed entirely by students and teachers. The school also

introduced a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programme, as part of which
students from Grade 2 onwards bring their own learning devices.

In 2015-16, after sending teachers to Carnegie Mellon University for training

in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) and technology

integration, the school incorporated the disciplines into classrooms.

Furthermore, after partnering with Harvard Project Zero, the school

developed thinking routines and a multidisciplinary approach

towards innovation, known as the future’s curriculum method, which has

been adopted by several other schools.

Altogether, this has led to an entrepreneurial mindset that the school fosters.

Starting in primary school with Unit of Inquiry projects and moving on to
Challenge-Based Learning in middle school and the school’s Prism Project and

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme in senior school, GEMS Modern

Academy provides what it calls a scaffolded strategy for developing critical

thinking, problem-solving, design thinking and a growth mindset.

Khambatta’s outstanding leadership led her to receive the first-ever GEMS

Exceptional Head of School Award in 2018.

Her philosophy is that all children should be given ample opportunity to
discover their self-worth, interests and passion in a secure and happy

environment, which helps them grow into confident young adults with a

sound intellectual and moral compass to guide them to their goals.

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