cambridge or choueifat

mdmini · Feb 15, 2009

Dear Richa

you are right in a way, but i dont' want to keep changing his school and then he might be uncomfortable, by tthe time he adjusts to a school change him from there. i dont really want to do that. but i was thinking of Giggles school, i heard they have till grade 5 or 6. is that true? how's the school and the teachers?

Richa_05 said: ↑

No racism that I know of.......actually, you may say that Choueifat is not a parent-friendly school. There are no PTA meetings. We cannot meet the teachers at any point of time and discuss about our kid except if we just happen to meet them by chance in the school premises or when we go to drop off or pick up our kids. They have an AQC (Academic Quality Controller) for each level and it works fine. They do respond well in case we have doubts or need to fix a meeting regarding our child. They are the middle-persons for the teachers and parents. So, that way it's a bit different from other schools hence I would recommend Giggles or Sesame St/Al Yasat for initial years.

Also, the timings at Choueifat can be too long for kids ages 3-6 or even 7. I intended to enrol my son at KG level at Choueifat but decided otherwise, then when he was in Grade 2, I went once again but changed my mind. I went there repeatedly just to get a feel of the school and it's atmosphere and only then I decided finally, when my son was nine, that he's ready to join Choueifat. No school is good or bad, it's just that we, as parents, need to decide what suits our kid/s. All the very best. I hope the info given by me helps.
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Richa_05 · Feb 15, 2009

My son was in Giggles during the Nursery year. I feel that you should visit the school and get a feel yourself. Every kid is different and it's better if a parent checks out the school himself/herself. All the very best.

Umm_maryam · Feb 15, 2009

mdmini said: ↑

HI Richa

i also want to know i heard there is some racism problem there in Choueifat. is that true? i'm worried 'cos my son is a little dark skinned. i dont want problems for him. i know am being very silly here but he's my only one!! bonk and one of my coolleagues, a pakistani was saying that for games they select the arabs first and then they look for asians, is that true?

how about Giggles school? i was wondering if he doens't get admissions in KG2 for choueifat, then try giggle??
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Hi there-- Just adding my two cents here. My nephew and niece has graduated from Choueifat and they have turned out to be very well behaved and confident young kids MashAllah. But I preferred to put my kids in Cambridge for a number of reasons-- #1-the atmosphere was a good mix of Indian and British values, less of Arabic dominance and the fee at that time was much more affordable than Choueifat. However, today both Choueifat and <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Cambridge</st1lace></st1:City> are more or less equal in terms of fee and reputation. As someone said-- its eventually how adaptable the child is and can gel in the crowd. My daughter is very happy with <st1:City w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:City> as was my older son-- but I'm having second thoughts about admitting my toddler to KG in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Cambridge</st1lace></st1:City>( because of the distance).. Giggles is a good option ---close by location and is a decent school. Like you I've got to make this decision ASAP since the admission applications are closing!

mdmini · Feb 15, 2009

thanks a lot, i will apply in all the three schools. i need a take a day off for this from office. school is a big tension!!! :rotfllet me know when you apply.

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Hi there-- Just adding my two cents here. My nephew and niece has graduated from Choueifat and they have turned out to be very well behaved and confident young kids MashAllah. But I preferred to put my kids in Cambridge for a number of reasons-- #1-the atmosphere was a good mix of Indian and British values, less of Arabic dominance and the fee at that time was much more affordable than Choueifat. However, today both Choueifat and <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Cambridge</st1lace></st1:City> are more or less equal in terms of fee and reputation. As someone said-- its eventually how adaptable the child is and can gel in the crowd. My daughter is very happy with <st1:City w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:City> as was my older son-- but I'm having second thoughts about admitting my toddler to KG in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Cambridge</st1lace></st1:City>( because of the distance).. Giggles is a good option ---close by location and is a decent school. Like you I've got to make this decision ASAP since the admission applications are closing!
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Umm_maryam · Feb 16, 2009

Just wanted to add that Giggles are presently welcoming only name registrations-in-waiting-- i.e they shall confirm a seat only in the first week of March.
So go ahead and fill in your child's name and contact details if you are considering Giggles as an option.

mdmini · Feb 17, 2009

thank you so much, i will register asap. thank u! where are you from? been in uae long tiem i guess!

Umm_maryam said: ↑

Just wanted to add that Giggles are presently welcoming only name registrations-in-waiting-- i.e they shall confirm a seat only in the first week of March.
So go ahead and fill in your child's name and contact details if you are considering Giggles as an option.
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Umm_maryam · Feb 18, 2009

Hi! Yup--I'm here for almost two decades now! My complete khaandaan is here-- but my parents got bored here and moved back to B'lore a few years ago.

pafatia · Jan 23, 2011

dear friend

i just came through yr post and i found it v intresting as i also went through a same phase an year back.decideing a good school for the kids is really a v daunting task.so which school did u finalise nd how is yr kid able to cope with it..
my 2 daughtrs study in chouiefat khalifa city.

wish u good luck

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