Latest Stories

GIS students excel everyday. Here are some of their stories. 

  • Grade 10 Personal Project

    The MYP personal project represents more than an assignment, it's an invaluable opportunity for our Grade 10 students to consolidate their learning and develop crucial skills for their future endeavors in education and beyond.

  • Sustainability Management School (SUMAS)

    GIS is thrilled to announce our new partnership with the Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), enhancing our Career-Related Programme offerings. 

  • Interdisciplinary Unit 2024

    MYP students actively engaged in their Interdisciplinary Unit (IDU), which is a mandatory week set by the IB designed to strengthen connections between different subjects.

  • GIS Innovation Hub

    The state-of-the-art Innovation Hub at GIS is a centre of excellence designed to nurture creativity, critical thinking, and innovation through the power of design thinking.

  • NASA

    A small number of GIS students met astronauts and the NASA Administrator at a conference in the Museum of the Future.  

  • TEDx

    Our very first TEDx was a triumph! Technology, Entertainment and Design Exhibition (TEDx).

  • GEMS Roadshow to COP28

    On November 4th, GIS had the honor of being invited to showcase all the Eco-environment and Sustainability projects we've actively participated in and initiated internally.

  • WINNER Best School in the UAE for STEAM

    We are proud to announce that GIS has been awarded with The Schools Compared Top Schools Award for the Best School in the UAE for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).

  • GEMS IB Conference 2023

    On 28 October, GEMS World Academy – Dubai became the epicenter of IB educational excellence

  • GIS 10th Birthday 2023

    Happy 10th Birthday GIS! The celebration marked a significant milestone in the school's history, offering an opportunity to reminisce about the past decade's growth and achievements. 

  • Top Schools awards 2023-2024

    We are delighted to announce that our school has been shortlisted for the Top Schools Award for Best International Baccalaureate School in the United Arab Emirates 2023-2024.  

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    STREAM Competition 2023

    A GIS team participated in the 22/23 STREAM competition. The goal of the competition was to build an Amusement Park style, Rube Goldberg machine, using sustainable materials. 

  • Interdisciplinary Unit 2023

    MYP students participated in their Interdisciplinary Unit (IDU). This is a compulsory component of MYP schools as it enhances the interdisciplinary links between subjects.

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    GIS Swim Champ

    Aliyy Eloraby won five gold medals in the Egyptian National Swimming Championships in April 2019

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    Innovator, leader, changemaker

    Tanvi Dhingra has caught the eye thanks to her achievements across several design projects and the GIS Model United Nations

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    World Scholar’s Cup Superstars

    Three teams of bright young minds from GEMS International School - Al Khail (GIS) took part in the Global Round of the World Scholar’s Cup held recently in Manila, Philippines.

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    Focus on Fitness

    The GIS MYHealth program is driving awareness of health, fitness and diet across the school

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    A Different Planet

    GIS wins ‘Best Overall Project’ in Philip Harris STEM Competition, tasked with creating a fully functioning school community in space

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    Behind the Lens

    Meet Grade 9 student Nourhan Ibrahim, winner of National Geographic Abu Dhabi Kids’ ‘Felsora’ competition

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    An Eye for CAS

    Moeen engaged with multi-national companies to arrange eye surgeries for impoverished areas of Pakistan.

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