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DUBAI COLLEGE

A tradition of quality in education

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Shamal Foreword If education is what is left when you Shamal have forgotten everything you Foreword have learnt in school then the class of 2018 have certainly left their mark. Dubai College has a great reputation for being a trustworthy and secure school within the ever changing landscape of Dubai but what is more important is that our students remain as bold and passionate as ever to embrace the opportunities we offer. For the past 40 years the Shamal has been a record of this offering; it is not, however, a slick marketing pitch rather an authentic account from the student perspective. The voice of the articles is that of our young charges and not that of the formal institution and through this voice we get to enjoy their timeless charm, ambition and mischief through the ages. This academic year really has been a worthy tribute to the College in its 40th year and staff and students have shown why the school remains so popular. Our PE department have officially enlisted more students to play more sports for more teams than any other school within the DASSA league and thatâ€™s a fact. Letâ€™s reflect on that for a little: if you want to play sport there is no other school within the emirate where you have a greater chance of representative honours than here at Dubai College.

Mr Michael Lambert, Headmaster, Dubai College

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It can often seem like the same 20 or 30 elite sportsmen and women represent the College over and over again and it is true that our elite athletes do have plenty of opportunities to involve themselves in sport. However, our Sport for All philosophy means that everyone who wants to play for DC gets to play for DC and the sports pages reflect just that. Students continue to thrive in the creative arts too. Performances in over two dozen concerts this year, culminating in the spectacular Carmina Burana in time for the 40th anniversary weekend, have stretched staff and students to their full potential. The collaboration between the Music and Drama departments for both the afternoon tea in December as well as the spectacular and show-stopping performances of Guys and Dolls raised the creative bar to yet another level. Furthermore, visitors to the recent Art and Design Exhibition also suggested that we charge the public for tickets to our annual art and design exhibition now that DUCTAC is closing down, so inspired were the works on display. Our philanthropic endeavours also continue to raise more than just money. They raise spirits, awareness and most of all a smile. Through old favourites such as World Food Day, Music Charity Love and non-uniform days Dubai College students continue

Mr Edward Quinlan, Chairman of the Board of Governors

to support charity both at home and abroad through all the official channels available to us. Much of the year has also been spent exploring the opportunity to establish a new school, a Dubai College overseas if you like. As the year draws to a close we are one step away from setting up the Dubai College Foundation in International Humanitarian City which in turn will allow to build a school in Nepal in partnership with United World Schools. Coupled with our ongoing support of Harmony House orphanage in Delhi the College remains more committed than ever to supporting sustainable education across the world. Last and by no means least this has been a watershed year in the evolution of the academic offering in the school. Teaching and learning is firmly back at the top of the agenda and the development and opening of the new English block, as well as the refurbishment of the Centre for Learning and Leadership in the old admin block, the addition of writable walls, Harkness tables, digital devices for staff, action research for teachers, an enhanced professional development budget, video lessons and robust professional review, have all ensured that our classroom provision is as strong as it has ever been. With this in mind I would like to thank my colleagues, our parents but most importantly our students for supporting Dubai College. We are all on a journey together and it is the mutual support, the open communication channels and good nature which enable us to achieve so much so often. The journey will continue next year and we look forward to seeing so many of you here again. To our departing colleagues and students, however, please remember that once you are DC, you are always DC. For now please relax, unwind and enjoy the remarkable record which is the Shamal, our very own whirlwind of accomplishment.

40 Years of Dubai College The Foundation of Dubai College

“Chai, Mister Tim?” I sat with my cup of deliciously sweet tea in the Ruler's Office having been asked to come in and collect a letter. When I was teaching in Sharjah the previous year, I had driven a very battered Land Rover out to Dhaid to try and recharge the rather depleted teaching batteries. Surrounded by the buzz of insects, the sound of trickling water, and the smells and humidity of the steep-walled wadi, I sat in in a microcosm of reflection, with time suspended. My mind turned to what I talked over with expatriate parents: education at a junior school level was available to a high standard in the principal Emirates. Then, in a strange moment of enlightenment, the thought – no – a certainty there would be a school founded on the principles of academic excellence, collaboration, and the pleasure of discovery that I had experienced, both in ten years teaching in a central London Prep School and much earlier in my own education. Some instinct took me to explore Dubai as the base for research. I discovered Hamriyah with its narrow dusty streets, the wonderful abras in the busy Khor, and the specialist separate open-air markets for food and the fascinating logistical needs of a trading city. I met parents on fixed three year assignments with international companies, their children separated back in the home

countries; I met junior school governors and heads, bankers in limestone block offices with barasti-shaded windows: I met a core group of discreet long-term participants in the complex Dubai government, and business community. Without exception, they were encouraging and patient: “Come back with your plans, and we shall see what can be done next year.” I returned to England, sold my house and got married on the same day, and we drove my Land Rover for nearly three months through Europe, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and finally Dubai. “Yallah, Mister Tim. Quickly, the Sheikh will see you now.” I left the majlis, the letter of authorisation and the ground plan in my shaking hand.

“A tree begins with a seed.” “‫"ةرذب ةرجشلا لوأ‬ Mr Tim Charlton, Founder

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Credit: Motivate

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40 Years of Art

1990 Elaine Cairns

1985 Michael Ellison

1991 Rania Hassan

1989 Shamistra Nadarajah

1993 Azfar Ud Deen 1991 David Brook 1993 Matthew Pirie

1995 Yasmeen Al Awadi

1998 Karen Pickering

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1995 Samira Nodjoumi

1998 Shivani Talwar

1997 Hannah Jones

1996 Remeez Saleh

2002 Julie Tazey

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2004 Claudia Merhej

2000 Lizzie Allen 2001 Emma Moore

2007 Michelle Harvey

2008 Marcus Oâ€™Connell

2005 Sarah Crawley

2009 Rosie Ryan

2012 Genna Daya 2006 Jill Macphersom

2013 Clara Townsend

2015 Joe Blakemore

2016 Emma Murray

2017 Charlotte Style

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1985 Dracula Spectacular

1989 Bugsy Malone

1986 A Servant and Two Masters

1991 Alice

1988 Oliver

1992 Ramajazz

1994 Sweeney Todd

1995 Twelfth Night

1999 Sweet Charity

1997 Grease

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2000 Still Life

2001 Accidental Death of an Anarchist

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2003 Blood Brothers 2007 Les MisĂŠrables

2013 Punk Rocl

2011 Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2010 Evita

2008 Daisy Pulls it Off

2013 The Tempest

2015 West Side Story

2012 Hairspray

2014 Alice in wonderland

2016 The Odessey

2017 Showtime

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40 Years of Dubai College Dubai College 40th Anniversary Ball

On Friday 4th May 2018, 900 parents, alumni, governors and current and former staff gathered at the stunning Asateer Tent, Atlantis Hotel, Palm Jumeirah to celebrate 40 years of educational excellence at Dubai College. The evening started with a fizz and oyster reception, before everyone took their seat in the beautifully decorated ball room. Mike Lambert, Headmaster, welcomed everyone before asking our Founder, Tim Charlton, to say a few words. Alumna and former Head Girl Anna Zickerman then spoke about her journey through the school as both a student and a parent and her continued support of the school. Following dinner, the very talented Hasan Malik, performed Louis Armstrong’s ‘What A Wonderful World’ before the band, The Boxtones, took the stage. The dance floor filled up and DJ Catboy took over and kept everyone on their feet, dancing until the early hours. Sincere thanks to all our patrons and supporters of the anniversary celebrations as well as to the many parents and staff involved in the Ball Committees.

40th Anniversary Ball thanks Amwaj Rotana, Armada, Atlantis The Palm, Atmosphere Burj Kahifa, Bob’s Fish & Chips, Celine, Coya, East Coast Shellfish LLC, Family Pass, GÜNAYDIN, JA Bateaux Dubai, JA Resorts & Hotels, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Katana, Kukri, La Serre, Lounge Café Italiano, Luigia, Maison Imperiale, Molecule, Nexus, RÜYA, Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera, SensAsia Urban Spa, Shampooch, SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker, TOKO Downtown, 800° Pizzeria. Parent patrons:: Fiona Ashton, Salma Ganchi, Anju and Manoj Madnani, Sharmila Roy, Mamta Valrani Parents of: 7CRI, 7CSI, 7LOB, 7LRU, 7MAB, 7NBE, 7RQU, 8AYO, 8OKU, 8SBR, 9ADA, 9DRI, 9NMN, 9SGA, 10BPH, 10JCO, 10KWI, 10MHA, 10MRU, 10TSO, 11SME

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Front Row: Mr A Jones, Mrs V Holmes, Mr N Bernaz, Miss R Quigley, Mrs C Penney, Mr J Salisbury, Mr M Donovan, Miss P Tragett, Mr R McGrory, Mr C Agent, Mrs D Saran, Mr M Lambert, Miss D Jones, Mr B Trivic, Mr J Tate, Mr M Woolley, Mrs S Hall, Miss R Shah, Mrs N Bland, Mrs R Dabbagh, Ms M Doherty, Mr R Miles.

Second Row: Mrs F Lett, Mrs K Thompson, Mr S Forsyth, Ms J Lee-Foster, Mrs G Malik, Miss J Jalal, Mrs J Bailey, Mrs S Abdulhadi, Mrs S Chandler, Ms H Bastable, Mrs C Riordan, Mr A Crawford, Mr M Abs, Mr C Monks, Mrs A Ashby, Mrs K Greenlees, Mr J Kimber, Mrs O Kuznetsova, Miss M Cooper, Mrs D Blessing, Miss T Sopaul, Miss K Winters, Mrs L Ruddell, Mr R Dennis.

Third Row: Mr R Verma, Mr S Zaghlowl, Mr D Jackson, Mr M Rushworth, Mr C House, Mr J Cottam, Mr R Deba, Mr A Davidson, Mr B Christopher, Dr B Stormont, Mr R Ashby, Mr J Benade, Mr M Yacoub, Mr G Roberts, Mr S Briggs, Mr J McIlveen, Mr S Gale, Dr A Mousa, Mr L O’Boyle, Mr G Case.

Back Row: Mrs R Maguire, Mr G Jeffcote, Mrs S Lambert, Ms T Drake, Mrs L Hodge, Mrs S Turner, Miss E Caunt, Miss R O’Dwyer, Mr C Temple, Mr J Bailey, Mr P Sparks, Mr J Almond, Mr M Hadi, Mr M Wood, Ms R Dibble, Mrs C McMenamin, Mrs S Palmer, Mrs E Keeley, Mr D Laws.

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Front Row: Mr P Vallillath, Mr G Bhat, Mr S Lee, Ms S Yip, Mr M Samways, Ms D Manghnani, Mrs J Jago, Mrs L Benade, Mr K Dempsey, Mr M Lambert, Mrs A Kirkaldy, Mrs V Banks, Mrs L MacKinnon, Mrs S Savant, Mrs C Woodworth, Mrs J Williams, Mrs T Helsby.

Second Row: Mr P. Yesudhas, Mr S Chakma , Miss J Tilos, Mrs A Shaikh, Mrs T Reddy, Mrs S Koilakandadai, Mrs M Redley, Mrs K Gardner, Mrs R Norbe, Mrs B Hickey, Mr T Quilang, Mr O Rodrigues, Mr A Kareem, Mr A Mhanna, Mr U Aashik, Mr A Castro, Mrs N Oâ€™Reilley, Mrs S Campos, Mrs N DeAlwis, Mrs S Dempsey, Mrs V Machado, Ms B Shamsuddin, Mrs I Arafat, Mr G Ravi, Mr M Colaco.

Third Row: Mr P Singh, Mr A Purayil, Mr S Sunasara, Mr J George, Mr A Gomes, Mr M Hussain, Mr R Pothanka, Mr M Lukman, Mr S Karri, Mr D Quandras, Mr M Gomes, Mr H Singh, Mr N Yelawala, Mr S Panchal, Mr P Kadali, Mr A Tari, Mr S Ahmed, Mr H Mir, Mr N Sharma, Mr M Fernandes, Mr S Kharan.

Back Row: Miss L Simon, Mrs D Fabito, Miss E Soringa, Miss B Abrazaldo, Mrs L Mayo, Miss J Junio, Mrs J Baquero, Mr C Sousa, Mr M Bathrudeen, Mr V Rodriques, Mr S Muhammed, Miss S Rodriquez, Miss L Quinonez, Miss M Buliag, Miss R Aquino, Miss R Jinon, Miss N Soriano, Miss V Gonzales.

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Goodbye Maâ€™a as-salaama Auf Wiedersehen Au Revoir Adios Valete And now, the end is near. And so I face the final curtain...

and the sheer number of concerts throughout the year; my favourite being the festive Music and Mince Pies every December.

I can't quite believe how rapidly my four years at Dubai College have sped by. Whoosh! Like a high-speed train!

Personal highlights include playing double bass in Dubai Opera for the winning performance of Choir of the Year (having only learnt the instrument the week before), playing violin in West Side Story, meeting Gary Barlow (I am his number one fan!), conducting A-ha's 'Take on Me' in Concert Band (my number one song in the world!), running Barbarossa House and getting thrown in the swimming pool by my Year 7 tutor group!

Francesca Lett

What a wonderful place to work; filled to the brim with wonderful students and even more wonderful staff. I have loved every minute of it, although maybe not the report writing at the end of each year (200+ students' reports take an eternity to write!)! I have been most fortunate to work with a very supportive and talented Music department with wonderful teachers, peripatetics and supporting staff. It is outstanding the amount of ensembles that take place every week

No day is ever the same here and I will take with me so many fond memories. A huge thank you to Jennie, Alan, Jacki and Gordon and to all my other colleagues.

This is not 'goodbye', just 'see you soon', as I will be just down the road in Jebel Ali School.

Like many people who come to work in Dubai, I was Jeremy only coming for Salisbury three years; 29 years later and I am leaving. Leaving with many happy memories and no regrets about working and living in Dubai. During my time in Dubai I have had the chance to meet so many interesting people, some of whom have become long term friends. Both my children, Michael and Catrina, have had the opportunity to have a Dubai College education which gave them such a good foundation for their studies at university and, Dubai College made such a big impression on them, they are now both teachers! Michael teaches Geography and Catrina, following her inspirational teaching at Dubai College, teaches Art. To complete the family connection with Dubai College, my wife, Yvonne was a part-time member of the English Department for a year before taking early retirement. Like all really good schools, Dubai College leaves a deep impression on all those who are part of or have been part of the community and evidence of this was clear at the anniversary ball earlier this year when we gathered to celebrate 40 years of secondary education in Dubai.

with you and many of these involve our days out in the field. Year 8 racing to the top of big red, the time that we arrived at our Hatta fieldwork site to find out it had been turned into a reservoir, numerous encounters with the local wildlife, meeting local people in mountain villages, when I got the school minibus stuck in the sand and Dubai Police came to my rescue, getting a school bus grounded at Jebel Buhais...the list could go on! Fieldwork is something that I will always remember with great fondness; the chance to get

out of the classroom and into the unique environment that comprises Dubai and the UAE is something that I really valued and I hope my students did too. I hope that this tradition of enjoying and celebrating the local environment will continue to form the cornerstone of geographical education at Dubai College.

Of course, having been at the College for this length of time there are many anecdotes and stories which I could share

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Mrs Francesca Lett, Teacher of Music and Head of Barbarossa House

Mr Jeremy Salisbury, Head of Geography

Goodbye Ma’a as-salaama Auf Wiedersehen Au Revoir Adios Valete I hate saying goodbyes and I cannot believe Katie it is time to Weiner say goodbye to Dubai College. Having lived previously in Riyadh, we used to daydream about the possibility of moving to the metropolis of lights and action called Dubai. And then we did! And not only did we move to this great city but I was lucky enough to get a job at the best school anyone could hope to be in, Dubai College. I have loved every minute of my time here and could quite happily have stayed watching slightly nervous new Year 12s grow

into confident mature Year 13s ready to go out and greet the world each year. I can say for sure, Sixth Form Administrator is THE best job in the school. Not many people are lucky enough to be surrounded every day by such wonderful students and be supported by THE best colleagues, Bobby, Rachael and Jon. I will, of course, miss all the staff so much, it has been such a pleasure to work here and I know my heart will break a little every time I see what you are all up to after September. Good luck to the Y13 leavers, and thank you to all who have made my time here so special.

I can’t believe the time has Gulshan finally come to say goodbye to Malik DC. When I came to Dubai 7½ years ago, I never imagined that I would end up at such an amazing institution nor that I would be staying as long as I have and make the best friends! When I sent my CV to DC in February 2011, I thought that it’s just another school that I would look at to see if they had jobs going, but within days I learnt exactly what and who DC were. As we settled, I forgot about the CV I had sent and concentrated on getting unpacked, kids sorted at schools etc until one morning in April, walking to the British Embassy to sort out paperwork, I got that phone call - “Mrs Malik, we were wondering if you were interested in working at DC if you’re still available?”…was I available? Of course I was available!! It was the Easter holidays, but I came in to school and saw the then Head of Department, Mr Lakiss, and the Headmaster, Mr Hill, and was fortunate to be offered the job. My next task was to convince my son that he should take the entrance exam and come to school here, instead of Dubai British School. But as he rather eloquently put it at the tender age of 10, I had already “ruined his life” by moving him from pillar to post between UK, Kuwait and Dubai. Not wanting to push my luck, I left him to it, until he also heard the hushed and reverent whispers alluding to going to

school at the hallowed Dubai College and then quickly decided that maybe he’d give it a go after all! What has been most surprising to me has been my elevated social status, everyone is keen to know you when they find out you’re a teacher at DC! Since then, I’ve never looked back. I have seen students come and go, been tested and challenged by the geekiness of some outstanding students; impressed that despite all the brain power our students are instilled with character, integrity and promise of a great future with the nurturing and support from all the fantastic staff. In the Mathematics department, everyone has been absolutely amazing, and we’ve had the best meetings

Mrs Katie Weiner, Sixth Form Administrator where I’ve enjoyed too many baking treats over the years - although we still haven’t managed to convince Mr Cottam that carrot cake is a thing and tastes good! I had been hoping to take a little break and travel, but having got a job at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, I am looking forward to the new and exciting challenge ahead. I will miss everyone here, but will be back with family and who knows, maybe I’ll be able to share the good news of grandchildren soon! Good luck everyone and thank you for everything. Mrs Gulshan Malik, Teacher of Mathematics

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Goodbye Maâ€™a as-salaama Auf Wiedersehen Au Revoir Adios Valete I have not always been grateful for things in life. I Patrick typically wished Farmer that I had more or that I could have done better or that a setting could be more beautiful. When I started to reflect on my time at Dubai College I was surprised at my emotions. I was flooded with gratitude. I am grateful for the extraordinary students at DC who have been a privilege to teach and by their kindness and empathy they show that the future is hopeful.

me through personal tragedy and celebration. I am particularly grateful to Captain Richard Higgins. I am grateful to Mrs Nawal Nasir for the many hours we spent talking about Dubai, the UAE, the Gulf and Islam. She taught me much in these conversations but taught me even more in the quiet dignity by which she demonstrated her faith. I am grateful for the wonderful ladies in central administration who poured sunshine on my every day with their cheerful â€œgood morningsâ€? and their endless humour and helpfulness.

I am grateful for my colleagues at DC. I have never worked with a more committed staff who embrace their role as teachers with joy and fulfillment. They energised me and renewed my faith in education.

I am grateful for the ladies and gentlemen in blue. Everyone at Dubai College knows how invaluable their dedication and long days of work are to the success of the school. I am particularly grateful for their sincere kindness and for being so caring.

I am grateful for every member of the leadership team, past and present, who challenged me through success and failure and who supported

I am grateful for the IT team. As I approach the sunset of my working life, I can honestly say that I cannot imagine anyone who could be as

It is with a heavy heart that I now say goodbye to Michele Dubai College Redley after 15 years service. I feel blessed to have been a part of the DC Community, to have met such a diverse number of people whilst being on the front desk at Reception and to the friendships made. The plan is to stay in Dubai for a while as

my husband works on his retirement and I may also be popping into to Dubai College from time to time. We look forward to some travelling and interesting times ahead before finally leaving the UAE. A rather sad farewell but I take with me many fond memories.

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Mrs Michele Redley, Receptionist

fortunate as I am to have worked with a more capable, dignified and committed team of professionals who are supremely decent human beings. Finally, I am grateful for my wife, Julie, for her extraordinary love and support in the challenging times at DC. We will return to the New World to live a new dream with an immense sense of achievement from our time here and with a deep gratitude for the extraordinary friendships we have created. Mr Patrick Farmer, Director of IT Systems

Class Photographs Mr G Case Back Row: Hussein Elzaafarany, Jad Oklany, Kellen Foo, Mahika Gaur, Nicholas House, Uzayr Baig. Middle Row: Shona Flett, Gaura Sharma, Yuchen Zhou, Scarlett Brown, Ayra Naqvi, Alexis Beaumont, Mr G Case. Front Row: Alessandro Villa, Annabel Dodd, Joshua Cheng, Edward Reynolds, Anay Bindroo, Mischa Kee, Ilham Kanji.

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Absent: Michael Killa.

Mrs C Riordan Back Row: Saam Abrichami, Hannah Burnett, Jemima Barton, Fletcher Reid, Salinaa Naik, Harry Johnston. Middle Row: Jodie May, Polina Savelyeva, Scarlett Slow, Trisha Raichura, Zachary Grundy, Mustafa Sherwani, Zayd Bawany, Mrs C Riordan. Front Row: Henry Stear, Juha Leinonen, Thomas Payne, Keira Liew, Killian Featherstone, Yasmin Shah, Sophia Nielsen.

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Mr C Simpson Back Row: Sunaina Nambiar, Maisie Weddell, Tarn Timmermans, Salaar Ferozie, Ansh Bindroo, Oliver Stanton. Middle Row: Giulia Bocciardi, Dylan Sharma, Aryaansh Rathore, Stefan Fourie, Natasha Murphy, Maxine McKellar, Maria Payne, Mr C Simpson.

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Front Row: Janya Shah, Ayush Sahoo, Zainab Mahmood, Aliya Karmally, Daniel Blair, Kumail Nakhoda, Zara Chohan.

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Class Photographs Mr L O’Boyle Back Row: Jasim Yousaf, Cara Gilbert, Nirvaan Chadda, Maia Jafar, Shyan Teoh. Middle Row: Kiho Hirosawa Lum, Hella Page, Conor Air, Harvey Baker, Ella Davidson, Adam Essa, Zara Suchdev, Mr L O’Boyle. Front Row: Ali Zaidi, Louis Mulcahy, Anoushka Johar, Himakshi Shastri, Nyall Sharif, Juliette Maillet-Freixanet, Douglas Groves.

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Absent: Aaron Walder, Asad Tariq.

Mrs L Ruddell Back Row: Ryiah Simon, Eleanor Withers, Edward Winsor, Theodor Stockmeier, Mihir Kumar, Hamzah Masud. Middle Row: Azka Aqil, Rania Hans, Josh Manuel, Jannat Javaid, Ayaana Javeri, Grace Woolnough, Anim Choi, Mrs L Ruddell. Front Row: Isabella Batten, Connor Mahesan, Zayan Aka, Diya Saikhom, Vansh Gadhia, William O’Keeffe, Lara Teja.

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Mr M Abs Back Row: Lara Hall, Lia Warren, Anthony Whittall, Raphael Sibuet, Ananya Navalekar, Riley Norton. Middle Row: Marcos Marmarchi, Inigo LeBlanc, Ronan Mewawalla, Ziyad Dhaduk, Jemma Eley, Aisha Mohammed, Maen Halabi, Mr M Abs.

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Front Row: Yacine Zribi, Harriet Davies, Hannah Flanagan Egelman, Amber Rahman, Tara Grover, Bhing Bhing Turongpun, Aiden Black.

Class Photographs Mr N Bernaz Back Row: Sophie Ashford, Charlotte Symington, Katie Park, Mohammed Husain, Saif Shaikh, Thomas Clerkin. Middle Row: Nishk Moorjani, Thomas Stringer, Aditi Prabhu, Mark Agent, Noorulain Hussain, Jack Beasley, Aashrut Agarwal, Mr N Bernaz. Front Row: Sebastian Hillebrand, Julia Butres, Kitty Harland, Angus Wheatley, Danielle Guerin, Shuruthii Chandrasegaran, Anannya Siraj.

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Miss R Quigley Back Row: Kushaan Sainani, Aoife Palmer-Oâ€™Riordan, Joy Chirchir, Alexis Au, Ottavio Ricciardelli, Ned Brady. Middle Row: Vuk Milovanovic, Rabab Tariq, Zoe SandersonDavies, Zuhair Shawl, Matthew Wells, Yasmin Edwards, Miss R Quigley. Front Row: Sophie Hickman, Anikait Johar, Kanav Seth, Eun Park, Hyder Ali, Zahraa Muhammad, Lavinia Skandalis.

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Absent: Charlie Pollard.

On Wednesday 6th September. 160 new Year 7s Induction descended on Dubai College. Day Nervous yet excited (and that was just the parents), they were addressed in the morning with an inspirational speech from the Headmaster and were given a fantastic introduction to life at Dubai College. After that it was down to business. The students were given a tour of the campus, met the majority of their teachers, and participated in some Form bonding with their tutors and liaisons; and that was all before lunch!

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In the afternoon, we saw what our new cohort was truly made of as our traditional team building games went down a storm. After a lot of running around in the Sports Hall, some critical thinking, construction of straw towers and perhaps a little bit of cheating (no names mentioned), 7LOB were finally crowned winners and raised the prestigious Year 7 Cup aloft. I am guessing that there might have been some very early nights had that evening, more so from the teachers than the students. A great start to yet another busy and successful year! Mrs Kate Greenlees, Head of Year 7

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Activities Year 7 Induction Day

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Activities

Year 7 BBQ

The annual Year 7 barbecue organised by our Sixth Form students took place on Thursday 24th November. There were lots of competitive and fun games, finishing with a Dance Off. Congratulations to 7MAB who were the winning Form.

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Class Photographs Dr A Mousa Back Row: Ruby Sheehan, Kabir Mulani, Max Ridout, Pranav Sangwan, Zain Rana, Amara Habib. Middle Row: Miss A York, Sophie Duce, Nandan Dhanesh, Viha Kedia, Foteini Kalamatianou, Sahil Kewalramani, Cian McElligott, Caitlin Mackenzie, Dr A Mousa Front Row: Alberto Pamias Lopez, Beste Akkaya, Mohammed Seth, Joshua Gustaveson, Ben Morgan, Oliver Clifford, Amelia Burton.

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Absent: Henry Ashford, Noor Chaudhary,

Mr M Wood Back Row: Jaya Rati, Amal Dhanesh, Luka Crowcroft, Monty Quinlan, Yeonju Woo, Casey Camball, Yasmeen Shahin. Middle Row: Mira Kothari, Zach Saldanha, Abi Plumtree, Yasmine Caraiscos, Henry Beer, Tithira Wijayathilake, Lucas Pullinger, Saahil Ramjoo, Mr M Wood. Front Row: Samah Tabba, Charlie Gould, Aman Burman, Jasmine Wharton, Max Edmunds, Maharu Gunasekara, Ana Dinu.

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Mr M Yacoub Back Row: Maddison Tetley, Nicholas Smith, Samuel DeveneyDouglas, Joshua Killa, Ashray Zutshi, Thomas TurnbullJackson, Liang Liu. Middle Row: Sneha Janardhan, Arjun Sisodia, Shrishti Tandon, Nicholas Tsen, Sophia Arthur, Isaac Schotte, Ameya Koul, Simra Yousaf, Mr M Yacoub. Front Row: Zakariya Pirzada, Zaara Mohamed, Xiaolin Zhang, Aditya Sridhar, Annika Lind, Oliver Hall, Amelia Parry.

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Absent: Anoush Nathwani, Inaaya Salim.

Class Photographs Mrs O Kuznetsova Back Row: Sara Aggarwal, Katherine Bowtell, AliMahdi Meghji, Jacob Woollard, Dylan Parekh, Thomas Haigh, Kyana Aryanpad. Middle Row: Toby Burnside, Jodie Qursha, Evie Fuller, Saira Haider, Namya Manghnani, Aliyyah Khan, Tess Ruddell, Arnab Ghosh, Mrs O Kuznetsova.

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Front Row: Maya Bridgman, Ben Sherriff, Krshna Kakar, Joaquin Segal, James Ashton, Laura Iorini, Amolika Madhavan.

Miss R O’Dwyer Back Row: Anna Johnstone, Callum Parker, Eloise StewartSmith, Mikhil Yadav, Jasmine Keenan, Louis Darbandi, Filip Popivoda. Middle Row: Shreya Bhatt, Nikhil Menon, Zaara Ahmad, Ayman Sharif, Matthew Campbell, Nicholas Reynolds, Eman Habib, Massimo Vianello, Miss R O’Dwyer. Front Row: Raghav Awasthi, Natasha Pilkington, Michael Cordahi, Sabie Cipriani, Dhimira Advani, Paridhi Bhandari, Mia Ammanath.

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Mr S Briggs Back Row: Sanaa Carrimjee, Annabelle Garner, Shaan Sethi, Benjamin Garvey, Ali Haroon, Zachary McGuigan. Middle Row: Amelie Mayne, Advay Chawla, Simon RhysMaitland, Nakul Pillai, Ananya Gupta, Tatum Muller, Sophia Granello, Mr S Briggs. Front Row: Soumil Mukherjee, Jamie Wilkinson, Devika Jadeja, Max Skelton, Brandon Hammond, Isaam Noor, Alesha Anees.

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Absent: Lily Saunders, Aishwarya Srinath.

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Class Photographs Mr A Davidson Back Row: Tamara Bratchik, Ellis Baker, Kaelan Bhojnani, Scarlett Joshi, James Passey, Mariam Siali, Juna Oklany. Middle Row: Tiana Lane Williamson, Thomas Eley, Una Milovanovic, Omar Belselah, Vedant Bhansali, Sanyukta Joshi, Madilyn Allen-Paver, Maya Gardi, Mr A Davidson.

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Front Row: Aryan Wadhwani, Karina Valrani, Emma Dix, Lauren Agent, Cameron Richardson, Callum Rose, Sufian Al Alami.

Mrs C McMenamin Back Row: Priyanka Israni, Eddie Zickerman, Jamie Annand, Shrish Janarthanan, Allie Craig, Andrew Bezzina, Ashrita Ganesh. Middle Row: Sarah Aswani, Lilly Geldhof, Georgia Vintcent, Maxwell Rollitt, Jawad Asaria, Chiamaka Mezu, Tara Aksoy, Euan Fernandes, Mrs C McMenamin. Front Row: Aditi Asarpota, Ansh Tandon, Maansi Kotecha, Samuel Baldock, Josh Morgan, Ayla Tosun, Farah Saleem.

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Mr D Riordan Back Row: Aditya Tolani, Catrin Taylor, Tom Rietjens, Maya Makhoul, Megan Gilbert, Lilli Dean. Middle Row: Tarini Tipnis, Zakaria Doleh, Raees Raie, Fergus Deans, Emma Wade, Zia Mussa. Front Row: Khwaish Lakhiani, Jared Consiglio-Cockle, Harry Stringer, Lidian Cheong, Raja Sriramoju, Maryam Al Anani, Megan Theocharis. Absent: Meriam Sharkawi, Mr D Riordan.

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Class Photographs Mr J Kimber Back Row: Lily Barnett, Pratyush Dwivedi, Dominic Morrison, Arjan Vohra, Joey Karlsson, Emily Davidson, Jahanara Siddiqui. Middle Row: Inaya Nagji, Gracie May, Dana Soleimani, William Farrow, Tareq Al Alami, Ella Davies, Tara Malhotra, Mr J Kimber.

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Front Row: Alisha Ahmad, Thomas Hadden, Simran Barve, Maya Holly, Megan Levitt, Liam Mountain, Cara Mitchell. Absent: Pritvik Sinhadc.

Mrs N Madison Back Row: Zainab Hussain Syed, Taimur Shaikh, Leonardo Walton, Nikola Pandurovic, Jafar Jafar, Aman Doshi, Lucy Browning. Middle Row: Seoyoon Lee, Georgia Levitt, Simran Garg, Layal Halabi, Mark Bezzina, Demira Thaker, Emma IngramJohnson, Mrs N Madison. Front Row: Thomas McLaughlin, Zeenat Javaid, Auxane Faye, Ben Clarke, Amara Singh, Mia James, Sasha Bernaz.

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Mr S Gale Back Row: Aakriti Singh, Nathan Russell, Lorcan Fallon, Harry Withers, Aurelien Carretta, Farasha Alimohamed. Middle Row: Pareisha Sondhi, Olivia Ludden, Farhan Aka, Lucija Amizic, Abhay Nischal, Beatrice Varley, Advika Sengupta, Zara Saleem, Mr S Gale.

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Front Row: Nina Hindocha, Ellen Jones, Shehara Amarasekara, Dawud Latif, Virren Amarnani, Kian Kazranian, Patrick Debattista.

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Class Photographs Mrs B Phillips Back Row: Gaby Cordahi, Mish’aal Al Rais, Subhag Pandit, Inigo Mace, Jakub Skroban, Francis Evers. Middle Row: Sreshta Venkatesh, Aranya Gupta, Zara Edwards, Chloe Russo, Laith Al Nabhani, Lee Ann Lee, Rohan Khaleghian, Mrs B Phillips.

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Front Row: Maia Edmonds, Anais Deere, Chrissie Lowndes, Adam Jabri, Hessa Al Maktoum, Yana Mulani, Disha Kewalramani.

Mr J Cottam Back Row: Matthew Johnstone, Sophie Tillon, Ned Farrell, Arran Shah, Sebastien Springuel, Eleanor Baker, Anisha Johnson. Middle Row: Imaan Seth, Luke Surrey, Amy MacKenzie, Arjun Dhawan, Matthew Hardie, Brennan Mahesan, Lara Elliott, Mr J Cottam. Front Row: Anavi Madnani, Lara Begley, Anusha Muralidhar, Etherea Cipriani, Yousuf Yaqub, Marco Zaccaria, Meeral Tashfeen.

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Miss K Winters Back Row: Seán Ali, Georgia Allen, Jaiveer Chadda, Thomas Morris, Jack Gravestock, Jack Body. Middle Row: Ebba Zickerman, Nishka Keni, Innes Flett, Natasha Whittall, Oliver Duthie, Hashim Mirjan, Rayan Malik, Miss K Winters.

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Front Row: Manan Gupta, Erica Ryan, Alice MailletFreixanet, Veer Vohra, Rania Zimmermann, Aanya Tashfeen, Gabriella Shennan.

Class Photographs Mr M Hadi Back Row: Zeyad Salah, Jake Mustard, George Beer, Benjamin Morris, Amitav Samadhin, Ava Warren. Middle Row: Joe Jenkins, Nadja Suljkanovic, Aryaman Chawla, Mayansh Upadhyaya, Olivia Allen, Nidhi Sethi, Angelina Dooa, Mr M Hadi.

10 MHA

Front Row: Ibrahim Zaidi, Reva Poddar, Anoushka Ghosh, Megan Parks, Kashif Syed, Fleur Wharton, Tia Patel. Absent: Atunya Agrawal.

Mr M Rushworth

Back Row: Sourav Roy, Pranav Nanda, Madeline Lake, John De Vilhena Rees, Thomas Davidson, Davey Jackson, Thomas Rose. Middle Row: Tiya Bhatia, Mehak Rattan, Abdul Mirza, Divraj Singh, Jake Hewer, Arman Thariani, Eisa Hussain, Anna Campbell, Mr M Rushworth. Front Row: Greta Segal, Holly Hickman, Lucy Burrell, Winona Obee, Daniela Pamias Lopez, Yahvi Shah, Sanjana Mittal.

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Miss T Sopaul Back Row: Basil Lone, Krisna Bhargava, Bilal Hashim, Harrison Devereux, Siddhant Deodhar, Andreas Paschalis. Middle Row: Laith Mohajer, Catherine Smyth, Yousuf Islam, Dominic Marmarchi, Aryamaan Mohta, Katie Watson, Sahan Maclean Noor, Sumaiya Motara, Miss T Sopaul.

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Front Row: Eesha Yaqub, Abigail Anderson, Amelia Pearce, George Weddell, Melina Aggarwal, Sidonie Anderson, Riddhi Karani.

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Class Photographs Dr B Stormont Back Row: Wajih Zaman, Krish Gupta, Aryan Mehta, Alexander House, George Boon, Jacques Holmes, Nina Mul. Middle Row: Seyhan Khan, Anjali Menon, Catherine Withers, Kitty Davies, Jason Bushill, Inayah Hussain, Isabella Caraiscos, Dr B Stormont. Front Row: Arcadia Cipriani, Noa Consiglio-Cockle, Robert Stumbles, Katrina Webb, Maxwell See, Sophiya Joseph, Aakanksha Deb.

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Miss E John Back Row: Sean Oâ€™Gorman, Eoin Mountain, Isobel Thompson, Joel Harrison, Elena Caspall, Rima Makhoul. Middle Row: Viraj Ramakrishnan, Krish Vithani, James Morris, Casey Bell, Gabriella Helayel, Ibrahim Afshar, Miss E John. Front Row: Diptasri Gupta, Ella Verrall, Disha Narain, Maria Iorini, Mahe Samee, Jai Hindocha, Zainab Kashif.

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Mr J Salisbury Back Row: Armaan Flisher, Joshua Paul, Benjamin Jagtiani, George Hosking, Finn Page, Kyarash Aryanpad, Cameron Walker. Middle Row: Rhea Javat, Eliza Brown, Ethan Goddard, Tom Jarvis, Ben Skelton, Jessica Passey, Amy Storey, Lana Al Hajj, Mr J Salisbury. Front Row: Zunaira Nader, Gabriella Rajpoot, Ciara Corroon, Jaahnvi Shastri, Gabrielle Tode, William Allinson, Charmaine Kee.

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Class Photographs Mr R Deba Back Row: Ross Vintcent, Oliver Garner, Jack Craig, Ben Davies, Hamzah Raza, Ajay Anand, Ben Crowcroft. Middle Row: Rhea Kale, Lucy Graham, Elanor Wright, Suryansh Loya, Raphaelle Landais, Charlotte Hide, Nadir Mussa, Mr R Deba.

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Front Row: Almaz Razif, Sophie Oâ€™Keeffe, Hannah Mathew, Yasmine Farha, Daliya Habib, Mahira Jethwani, Casey Maloney-Pinto. Absent: Samuel Muller.

Mr R Verma Back Row: Dimitri Shukla, Kaivalya Vohra, Ritvik Ramnath, Ryan De Sousa. Middle Row: Michael Murphy, Shehza Shafeek, Oliver Reedy, James Craine, Roisin McElligott, Sophie Newbery, Mr R Verma. Front Row: Maya Sondhi, Grace Williams, Dana McCann, Nadia Shamsuddin, Hannah Burton, Anahita Kashyap, Yun Soo Park.

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Miss S Mennaai Back Row: Jake Wade, Omer Oce, Sebastian Snaas, Sebastian Sabania, Max Brett, Emma Robertson. Middle Row: Hannah Dawson, Ali Tabba, Zayed Doleh, Rishi Barve, Charlotte Haigh, Katie Mewawalla, Aanya Gardi, Miss S Mennaai.

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Front Row: Aparna Sridhar, Kathryn Beck, Kiyomi Hanson, Mallika Wadhwani, Gabriella Crick Lewis, Tricia Chua, Samar Aswani.

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Class Photographs Mr A Crawford

Back Row: Rafael Azmat, Edward Davies, Thomas Plumtree, Tahle Mukhtar. Middle Row: Sylvie Waft, Emma Janus, Armaan Tourani, Hugo Dolan, Yaamir Badhe, Mr A Crawford. Front Row: Jaimini Patel, Serena Lambert, Jessica Pollock, Victoria Ewert.

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Mr B Christopher

Back Row: Sohan Dhanesh, Luca Sackeyfio, Craig Buchan, Cameron Matthews. Middle Row: Eman Zeeshan, Shaan Nathwani, Aryan Malik, Pranav Ponvannan, Ellen Holmes, Mr B Christopher. Front Row: Georgina Holbrook, Rhea Kotecha, Jasmine Ahluwalia, Kimberly Miranda.

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Mr C House

Back Row: Josh Kotecha, William Treston, Kristian Kolandjian, Daniel Chen. Middle Row: Meeran Fehmi, Yasmeen Mohajer, Mikaeel Habib, Kasia Truscott, Zain Abu El Afieh, Mr C House. Front Row: Tara Mewawalla, Ellie Oâ€™Keeffe, Hireena Hans, Mehek Vohra.

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Class Photographs Mr C Monks

Back Row: Ed Joshua Mindanao, Hamzah Hashim, Mario Refalo, Ramzi Jalili. Middle Row: Sungyoung Kim, Vicky Stogiannidou, Safwan Malik, Jack Burrell, Maryam Siddiqi, Mr C Monks. Front Row: Jade Fernandes, Zahra Mandviwala, Alizeh Yahya, Malika Alidina.

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Mr C Temple

Back Row: Peter Irvine, Ariyike Oyelola, Khalid Belselah, Alexander Wiltshire. Middle Row: Sophie Shamsuddin, Omar Khan, Mustafa Lone, Francois Maureta, Parmida Shoaei, Mr C Temple. Front Row: Jasmine Liew, Alysha Alimohamed, Susana Domene Marin, Mylene SaitRosenberg.

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Mr G Jeffcote

Back Row: Blake Murphy, Marco Gabriel, Mohamed ElZeneiny, Robbie Pereira. Middle Row: Laura Murphy, Eleanor Reid, Tomos Roberts, Brendan McCann, Katie Gardner, Mr G Jeffcote. Front Row: Caitlin Theocharis, Sasha Verrall, Nitya Thawani, Rebecca Ludden.

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Class Photographs Mrs G Malik

Back Row: David Hunt, Hugo Barnett, Matty Russo, Angus Thompson. Middle Row: Tamsin Rose, Craig Dâ€™Souza, Luke Askew, Chloe Williams, Ruby Mae EbdonThomson, Mrs G Malik.

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Front Row: Hannah Parry, Alma Zickerman, Isabella Duthie, Claudia Young.

Mr G Roberts

Back Row: Elijah Mathew, Joshua Hetherington, Jacob Darbandi, Arnav Lahiry. Middle Row: Daisy Kirkaldy, Anders Mahesan, Oh Jun Kweon, Tara Desai, Rae Mitchell, Mr G Roberts. Front Row: Holly RhysMaitland, Hannah Nurmohamed, Nimrah Siddiqi, Mayuri Vinod.

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Mr J Almond

Back Row: Harvey Bullock, Luke Menezes, Satadru Sanyal, Jamie MacKinnon. Middle Row: Zakir Siddiqui, Olivia Brown, Hriday Mani, James Till-Nehme, Hannah Story, Mr J Almond. Front Row: Fatima Rasheed, Kara Catchpole-King, Rebecca Wilding, Lucy Skelton.

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Class Photographs Mr J Bailey

Back Row: Owen Wakeham, Oliver Tait, Mathieu Springuel, Arya Flisher. Middle Row: Amy Harrison, Jemma Shand, Keanu Boucher, Hasan Malik, Matthew Wane, Mr J Bailey. Front Row: Meiha Raja, Millie McMurray, Madeline Thomson, Mina Jenkins.

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Mrs J Bailey

Back Row: Murtaza Javaid, Matthew Denton, Alexander Smyth, Ishaan Arora. Middle Row: Rachel Choi, Geesue Abrichami, Angus Benstead, Isabella Lahdo, Cassia Middleton, Mrs J Bailey. Front Row: Sophie RhysMaitland, Tara Abdol Hossein Zadeh, Katarina Bell, Chloe Elliott.

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Mr J McIlveen

Back Row: Barney Holt, Yash Bhandari, Aaron Aspinwall. Middle Row: George Gunn, James Caution, Samuel Reedy, Mr J McIlveen. Front Row: Devina Popley, Maya Sandhu, Maryam Ahmed, Ibani Hattangadi. Absent: Hamilton Rogers, Malaika Nanda.

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Class Photographs Mrs L Hodge

Back Row: Etienne Tillon, Sahil Mordani, Cameron Graham, Aryan Oberoi. Middle Row: Magen Chadha, Kate Dodds, Harry Sheedy, Yash Bhansali, Kimiya Najafi, Mrs L Hodge.

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Front Row: Nadine Wain, Mitali Doshi, Lara Zaveri, Rhea Ganguli.

Ms M Doherty

Back Row: Chris Assimacopoulos, Jawad Jafar, Matthew Anderson, Siddhant Dâ€™Souza. Middle Row: Lauren Johnstone, Alex Newbery, Ethan Pearce, Gabriella Reynolds, Hyunji Kim, Ms M Doherty. Front Row: Rachel De Sousa, Amalie Aspinwall, Naoise Morgan, Isla Stewart.

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Mrs N Bland

Back Row: Hishaan Mahtani, Josh Bryant, Lucas MoonAlmaraz, Thomas Haigh. Middle Row: Francesca Hall, Arman Jasuja, Kristian Ryan, Louise Leijonberg, Mrs N Bland. Front Row: Victoria Tode, Ratan Kachwalla, Kimberley Sparrow, Maisie Harvey.

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Class Photographs Mr P Sparks

Back Row: Kabir Nanda, Joseph Plumtree, Benjamin Davidson, Arjun Bhushan, Mr P Sparks. Middle Row: Ishaan Alidina, Annabel Clifford, Seung Ho Lee, Polly Jones, Janvi Jethwani. Front Row: Habiba Al-Khatib, Sophie Ingram-Johnson, Emaan Ahmed, Sophie Scott.

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Ms R Dibble

Back Row: Thomas RyanMcGrath, Finlay Keegan, Ibrahim Yaqub, Joonwoo Jeong. Middle Row: Janne Meijer, Oliver Chohan, Iysa Qureshi, Navika Agrawal, Elizabeth Kidd, Ms R Dibble. Front Row: Georgina Peck, Rihana Al Nabhani, Anoushka Malhotra, Alisha Gupta.

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Mrs S Chandler

Back Row: Joe Page, Michael Reid, Benjamin Williams, Jordyn Hamilton. Middle Row: Anna Maureta, Amrita Vohra, Felix Firth, Leila Peacock, Mrs S Chandler. Front Row: Brianne Riewer, Sadhana Madnani, Ankita John, Shemica Adenwalla.

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Class Photographs Mr S Forsyth

Back Row: Annabelle Style, Alberto Viel, Max Holt, Thomas Williams. Middle Row: Emily Peck, James Taylor, Shumraze Fawad, Devansh Popley, Mr S Forsyth. Front Row: Anushka Menon, Mariam Shaikh, Aleyha Hameed, Diya Malhotra.

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Mrs V Holmes

Back Row: Akshit Goel, Jacob Camilleri, Arnav Mathur, Alexander Hall, Vishal Ayyagari. Middle Row: Maha Masud, Layla Haider, Emma Kelly, Vanessa Sumners, Mrs V Holmes. Front Row: Simrin Vaswani, Aleksandra Skroban, Wynona Barua, Anise Noor.

12/13 VHO

Sixth Form Review 2018 I like to think of the Sixth Form at DC as our very own royal family. Not, as some may see it, because it is an elite and privileged institution, but rather because it represents the pinnacle of one’s seven-year journey as a student, where the ascension to the Auditorium balcony is earned through years of sustained standards and graft. Not unlike the British royal family, our Sixth Form is an offbeat gathering of members from different backgrounds, with different beliefs and passions, yet united by the unshakeable pursuit of excellence in and leadership of

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all that we hold dear: theirs is an earldom of erudition, a duchy of decency. As we reach the end of the year in which we celebrate the DC ruby jubilee, we roll out the red carpet and reflect with all due pomp and pageantry on our crown jewels. The Windsors are not the only family to have introduced a groom this year, as the Sixth Form centre gained an impromptu new facility of the same name (Groom in Sixth Form slang is the Garden Common Room), in which our elders debated the topics of the day from the luxury of their outdoor sofas. That kind of lux just ain’t for all of us, though, as witnessed throughout a stupendously busy Term 1,

the termus horribilis for Year 13. University applications and personal statement perfection, entrance tests and admissions essays, HATs, SATs and UKCATs, CS50 and MMIs, all whilst keeping an eye on your BMI and your Raspberry Pi and the small matter of maintaining focus on three or four A Levels. A record number of almost 40 students managed to find the time to complete their EPQs in self-selected topics as wonderfully disparate as Stalin’s use of propaganda, the use of art therapy to overcome childhood trauma and the Fujimoto Approximation (no, I didn’t know either). The EPQ presentation week is a true celebration of scholarly endeavour.

Class Photographs For those who crave a different kind of buzz, and in another display of student-led innovation, we were treated by the senior dramatists to their devised piece Koma, a polyphony of troubled voices and a wonderful homage to the avant-garde. Our sportsmen and sportswomen pounded the courts and fields of the emirate, leaving them with a spring in their step and almost invariably victorious in their inexorable march to being crowned as the best sporting school in the UAE for the third year in a row. The senior musicians again lead by example, starring in more concerts than ever, and performing so well at the Young Musician of the Gulf competition. In yet another example of self-motivated initiative, ingenuity and drive, Mikaeel Habib deserves special mention for composing his own piece of music, ‘The Passing of a Willow Tree’, which was performed by the school orchestra at the Senior Showcase concert. Music, Charity, Love (starring, as happened 6 years ago, the masterful Hasan Malik) was the centrepiece of a full, varied and immensely productive charity arm of the school, shepherded by Sadhana Madnani, Josh Kotecha and Mitali Doshi. Their drive has inspired the entire school to attend, assist and donate at Games Day, World Food Day and visits to labour camps within Dubai, amongst many other initiatives. It is to their great credit that they also continued last year’s tradition of giving gift bags to our very own boys and girls in blue, a gesture of great humility and gratitude.

art and design showcased in June’s spectacular exhibition, the creative genius on show with our in-house newsletter DConstructed, the very many student-led societies, a menu to which this year we have added the STEM society and the Anatomy Club (which no doubt was, at times, humerus), the all-conquering debating teams and, last but not least, the tireless representation of the student leadership team, who constantly cajoled and coaxed their classmates, discussed matters of the day with wisdom and aplomb and ultimately oversaw a reform of the student council that will ensure students across all year groups can discuss what is important to them with greater ease and impact. I salute the students for all these endeavours and doing so with courtesy, humour and grace. I bid farewell and the very best of luck to our Year 13s as they depart and look forward to working even more closely with the Year 12s as they take to the high table in August. I would like also to mention the weekly diet of tutor time activities: the individual tracking sessions, tutor time discussions and campaigns, Wednesday projects (which seemed to lean heavily towards the creation of edible treats) and Home Alone sessions, university visits, talks from alumni, and a programme of TopUP lessons that has been richer and fuller than ever. For this and more, I would like to thank the Sixth Form staff: to the twenty tutors for their

attentiveness and their referencewriting craft; to Mr Tate for his acumen, sophistication and his brilliance with our US candidates; to Mrs Maguire for her positivity, poise and humour; and, finally, to our very own royalty, our princess of hearts, Mrs Weiner. After three years in the role of Sixth Form Administrator, Mrs Weiner will be leaving DC for her home in the duchy of Essex. No Sixth Form student (or parent) will have been untouched by her warmth, zest and judicious stewardship of all Sixth Form matters, no matter how big or small. She will be sorely missed. In her Christmas Day speech of 2017, Queen Elizabeth II spoke about the place we call home. It is a place that is not just a physical building, but rather a place of warmth, friendship and love, a place where memories are created and shared, and a place to which we will experience a timeless pull. Although our ‘royal family’ of Sixth Formers enjoy a diversity of thoughts, passions and deeds, and although our eldest are about to disband to disparate and esteemed destinations, Dubai College will always remain their place of friendship and memories and will always retain the timeless pull of home. When they return, I shall be sure to bring out the bunting. Mr Bobby Trivic, Head of Sixth Form

There is a theme developing here: individual drive and brilliance inspired by the thirst for providing for the collective good, be it a team sport, to entertain an audience or to make it think, or to help those who need it most. None of this, however, can come to fruition without hours of dedication and collaboration on the practice courts, in the weights room, the rehearsal studios, the planning committees. Nor could it transpire without the many others who perspire to make it possible, the selfless teachers for whom it means so much and the boys and girls in blue who are so big of heart and muscle. Yet, there is still more to mention: the Shamal 2018

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First Row: Holly Rhys-Maitland, Mehek Vohra, Rihana Al Nabhani, Jaimini Patel, Rebecca Wilding, Sylvie Waft, Yash Bhansali, Kristian Kolandjian, Mrs K Weiner, Mrs R Maguire, Mr B Trivic, Mr J Tate, Geesue Abrichami, Arya Flisher, Peter Irvine, Samuel Reedy, Shumraze Fawad, Shaan Nathwani, Meeran Fehmi, Ishaan Alidina

Second Row: Simrin Vaswani, Anise Noor, Anoushka Malhotra, Ibani Hattangadi, Ratan Kachwalla, Wynona Barua, Katarina Bell, Caitlin Theocharis, Lucy Skelton, Nitya Thawani, Rhea Kotecha, Alizeh Yahya, Maisie Harvey, Brianne Riewer, Shemica Adenwalla, Diya Malhotra, Mylene Sait-Rosenberg, Mailka Alidina, Hannah Parry, Rhea Ganguli, Jade Fernandes

Third Row: Layla Haider, Hireena Hans, Lara Zaveri, Zain Abu El Afieh, Jasmine Ahluwalia, Serena Lambert, Naoise Morgan, Millie Mcmurray, Madeline Thomson, Kara Catchpole-King, Alysha Alimohamed, Aleyha Hameed, Navika Agrawal, Tara Abdol Hossein Zadeh, Hannah Nurmohamed, Isabella Duthie, Francesca Hall, Polly Jones, Sasha Verrall, Emaan Ahmed, Maryam Ahmed, Maryam Siddiqi

Fourth Row: Oliver Chohan, Zakir Siddiqui, Arman Jasuja, Akshit Goel, Daniel Chen, Anders Mahesan, Elijah Mathew, Keanu Boucher, Omar Khan, Brendan McCann, Siddhant Dâ€™Souza, James Taylor, Hamilton Rogers, Jacob Camilleri, Sahil Mordani, Armaan Tourani, Pranav Ponvannan, Joonwoo Jeong, George Gunn, Jack Burrell

Fifth Row: Kimiya Najafi, Susana Domene Marin, Louise Leijonberg, Anna Maureta, Jemma Shand, Emily Peck, Tahle Mukhtar, Tara Desai, David Hunt, Joseph Plumtree, Joshua Hetherington, Marco Gabriel, Hamzah Hashim, James Caution, Thomas Plumtree, Annabelle Style, Leila Peacock, Gabriella Reynolds, Kasia Truscott, Lauren Johnstone, Tamsin Rose, Alma Zickerman, Eman Zeeshan

Sixth Row: Vishal Ayyagari, Owen Wakeham, Aryan Oberoi, Etienne Tillon, Hishaan Mahtani, Jordyn Hamilton, Edward Davies, Benjamin Williams, Alexander Smyth, Khalid Belselah, Matthew Russo, Michael Reid, Benjamin Davidson, Cameron Matthews, Alberto Viel, Finlay Keegan, Harvey Bullock, Jamie Mackinnon, Ishaan Arora, Tomos Roberts, Jawad Jafar, Matthew Wane

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First Row: Rachel De Sousa, Hyunji Kim, Daisy Kirkaldy, Laura Murphy, Sophie Shamsuddin, Ellen Holmes, Angus Thompson, Oh Jun Kweon, Mrs K Weiner, Mrs R Maguire, Mr B Trivic, Mr J Tate, Ellie O’Keeffe, Sophie Rhys-Maitland, Mina Jenkins, Craig Buchan, Oliver Tait, Joe Page, Angus Benstead, Yaamir Badhe

Second Row: Nadine Wain, Fatima Rasheed, Rebecca Ludden, Chloe Elliott, Anushka Menon, Zahra Mandviwala, Jessica Pollock, Claudia Young, Isla Stewart, Mayuri Vinod, Meiha Raja, Mariam Shaikh, Janvi Jethwani, Victoria Ewert, Janne Meijer, Kim Sparrow, Tara Mewawalla, Devina Popley, Victoria Tode, Georgina Peck, Sophie Scott

Third Row: Ruby Ebdon-Thomson, Nimrah Siddiqi, Sungyoung Kim , Sadhana Madnani, Mitali Doshi, Maha Masud, Kate Dodds, Emma Kelly, Yasmeen Mohajer, Isabella Lahdo, Rae Mitchell, Amy Harrison, Chloe Williams, Maya Sandhu, Vanessa Sumners, Elizabeth Kidd, Magen Chadha , Georgina Holbrook, Vasiliki Stogiannidou, Aleksandra Skroban, Rachel Choi

Fourth Row: Iysa Qureshi, James Till-Nehme, Josh Kotecha, Seung Ho Lee, Safwan Malik, Harry Sheedy, Kristian Ryan, Ed Mindanao, Thomas Ryan-McGrath, Hriday Mani, Thomas Haigh, Ibrahim Yaqub, Arnav Mathur, Arjun Bhushan, Ethan Pearce, Alexander Hall, Mario Refalo, Alexander Newbery, Devansh Popley, Craig D’Souza, Mikaeel Habib, Kabir Nanda

Fifth Row: Ankita John, Hannah Story, Olivia Brown, Roberto Pereira, Francois Maureta, Arnav Lahiry, Luke Menezes, Luke Askew, Amrita Vohra, Ariyike Oyelola, Parmida Shoaei, Aryan Malik, Felix Firth, Rafael Azmat, Satadru Sanyal, Lucas Moon-Almaraz, Blake Murphy, Eleanor Reid, Kaitlyn Gardner, Annabel Clifford

Sixth Row: Matthew Anderson, Matthew Denton, Thomas Williams, Aaron Aspinwall, Max Holt, Alexander Wiltshire, Jacob Darbandi, Mohamed Elzeneiny, Luca Sackeyfio, Cameron Graham, Joshua Bryant, Hugo Barnett, Mathieu Springuel, Yash Bandhari, Barnaby Holt, William Treston, Sohan Dhanesh

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Local and Overseas Trips

In the early hours of the final day of Classics the Spring Term, 22 students, Mr Trip to Kimber, Mr & Italy Mrs Lambert (and their two sons) set off to Italy for the third Dubai College Classics Trip. After a 6-hour flight we reached Italy – and how different it was from Dubai. For a start it was freezing! After checking into our hotel we took the metro into the city centre and visited the Time Elevator, which is a cross between a cinema and a rollercoaster! After that it was time for a gelato, even though it was freezing cold, because well, when in Rome... The next day we saw some of Rome’s iconic sights: the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Colosseum and Forum. At the Baths of Caracalla we had augmented-reality headsets that made it feel like we were walking around the baths in all their glory 2000 years ago! We survived cycling on the Via Appia Antica, although there were a few crashes and broken chains. We also visited the extraordinary catacombs of San Callisto where there are 20 km of underground passages on 5 levels where Christians buried their dead. We then transferred to Sorrento, near Naples. From here we had wonderful excursions. The first day we visited Vesuvius and we hiked right around the volcano’s crater, in the snow! Then we visited Herculaneum, a town that was buried by a pyroclastic flow from Vesuvius’ eruption in AD79. Much of it is well preserved including frescoes, mosaics and even wooden structures and artefacts.

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Pompeii has a different feel to Herculaneum – it is much bigger and there is the impressive Forum, and amphitheatre, theatres and some magnificent houses. To walk through the streets of this town is like travelling back in time. After so much sightseeing we felt that we had earned our relaxing day on the island of Capri, where we enjoyed great views, delicious food and, for some, a little bit of shopping.

year groups chatted and got to know each other, some played cards, most took photos, some may have updated their Instagram pages a few times...

We packed so much in to our week in Italy that I haven’t even mentioned yet the pizza, or the ten-pin bowling or the amazing statues in the Naples Museum. Students from different

Amara Singh 9NMN Mr Jim Kimber, Head of Classics

It was a great week and those of us who threw a coin in to the Trevi Fountain will of course return! Next year the Classics Trip heads to Greece: please contact Mr Kimber (james.kimber@ dubaicollege.org) if you would like more information about this trip.

Local and Overseas Trips Year 7 History Trip Al Fahidi and Dubai Museum and the Dubai Museum.

To see out the calendar year the History department went on its annual trip to Al Fahidi (once Bastakia)

Year 7 students thoroughly enjoyed this cultural and historical experience where they witnessed the craft of Arabic calligraphy in person, toured some of the â€˜oldâ€™ (but really new) Al Fahidi area with its art museums and Arabic coffee joints (which staff enjoyed!) as well as the museum that is housed in the old fort. Mr Matthew Rushworth, Head of History

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Local and Overseas Trips

Art Trip to Venice and The Venice Biennale: Via Arte Viva!

A collection of art students’ reflections:

“Long, lovely walks, tired feet. Cold weather and gelato to match. Tons of pasta, incredible architecture and stunning art.” “Today, in a world full of conflicts and shocks, art bears witness to the most precious part of what makes us human. Art is the ultimate ground for reflection, individual expression, freedom and for fundamental questions.” “I had such an amazing time on this trip. Here are my favourite memories from each day. Day 1: watching the

stunning sunset on Rialto Bridge. Day 2: looking at all the art at the Biennale (The Giardini) and sitting on the grass and drawing. Day 3: the art at Biennale (the Arsenale venue) Day 4: The Peggy Guggenheim Museum, the classical music and art in the mystical symbolism exhibition, the beautiful venetian house and making pasta there, sitting on the water’s edge. Day 5: the Damien Hirst exhibition, the blue sky and clouds, having a lovely lunch and a cute gondola ride.” “VIVA ARTE VIVA is an exclamation, a passionate outcry for art and the state of the artist. VIVA ARTE VIVA is a Biennale designed with artists, by artists and for artists, about the questions they ask, the practices they develop and the ways of life they choose.” “I am so grateful for this experience.” “Venice is a beautiful city and it feels like a dream.”

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“Is this real life?” “I have sworn to myself that I will one day return.” “I fell in love with Venice. Its bright and colourful buildings, the peeling paint and the distressed walls. I fell in love with its aroma, sprinkles of oregano, basil and thyme. The way the sharp cold air coloured my cheeks pink and brightened my eyes. The artists on the streets who painted their city in sacred colours and shared their stories with strangers. The people who bustled around and around swooping and rushing through alleys and over bridges. The frozen gelato as it melted quickly in my mouth. I fell in love with Venice.” “I loved the Picasso exhibition at Peggy’s house.” “To live in Venice or even to visit it means that you fall in love with the city itself. There is nothing left over in your heart for anyone else.”

Local and Overseas Trips Art Trip to the Beach

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside! The title of our Year 10 art project, so on Thursday 15th March our Year 10 students took the kites that they had designed down to the beach. Inspired by British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist, Andy Goldsworthy the students also created their own sculptures in the sand. Mrs Jane Bailey, Head of Art Shamal 2018

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Economics Trip to Washington

In the early hours of Friday 9th February, 17 supercharged students from Dubai College headed off to Washington DC with two members of DC staff, Mr Christopher and Miss Caunt.

met DC alumna Alesha Gulamhusein, who enlightened us on her campus experience. And if these were not enough, we even managed to watch NBA (basketball) and NHL (ice hockey) matches!

plane) to NASA’s rocket ships, and we explored hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. We also enjoyed a breath-taking show at the Albert Einstein Planetarium.

The 13-hour flight did not diffuse our excitement of landing in Trumpland, and for the next seven days, the group took in everything the nation’s elite capital had to offer: a monumental tour of the Einstein Memorial, Korean War and Vietnam Veterans Memorials, the Lincoln Memorial, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Mount Vernon, the Capitol building, the World Bank, Holocaust Museum, several Smithsonian museums (including the National Museum of Natural History and the National Air and Space Museum), the National Archives, Arlington Cemetery, the Pentagon, including the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, and of course the zenith of power, the White House. The trip was nothing short of an ecstatic marathon adventure!

While the think tanks were some of the most fascinating points of the tour, the talks on how companies are run today by expert financial advisors gave us a glimpse of the economics of the corporate world. This experience was enriched when we visited the World Bank and witnessed its incredible range and influence on various nations – from Africa to Asia, and every developing country in between. We also dropped in to ACET, the World Bank’s partner.

Celebrating the natural world, the National Museum of Natural History helped us delve into the fascinating story of our planet, from its fiery beginnings through billions of years of transformation and exploring life on Earth. We saw several exhibits, from the history and cultures of Africa, our earliest mammalian ancestor, the primate diversity, ancient Egypt and of course ancient life forms, including the ever popular dinosaurs of America. We also viewed life in the deepest parts of the ocean and saw the intricate process from which fossils are put on display.

We visited Georgetown University and

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However, given my passionate interest in astrophysics and palaeontology, the trips to the National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History were my main highlights. At the Air and Space Museum, we witnessed the development of flight, from the 1903 Wright Flyer (the world’s first

Overall, the trip was fabulous and I look forward to it again next year! Pritvik Sinhadc, 9JKI

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On Wednesday 1st November 2017, 10 Dubai College students departed for Poland, accompanied by Mrs Phillips and Miss Sopaul, for the 11th annual Warsaw Model United Nations (WawMUN) in Poland. With our enthusiasm and spirits high, but our fatigue and sleep-deprivation levels even higher, we arrived in Warsaw at noon to discover the biggest shock to the system for any resident of Dubai: 8°C weather. We were comforted, however, by three things: that the conversion rate between Polish Złoty and UAE Dirham was roughly 1:1, that the largest entertainment complex in Poland, the Złote Tarasy, was right across from our hotel, and that we were ready and geared up for four days of intense debate, negotiation and conflict resolution.

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Warsaw Model United Nations is Central and Eastern Europe’s largest and most prestigious MUN conference, hosting approximately 400 delegates from 14 different countries in 17 different committees. Our ten DC delegates represented eight different countries in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly (SOCHUM/ GA3). Debating Combatting the rise in human trafficking and migrant smuggling from the Middle East

to Europe and Improving living conditions in the Middle East to stop the flow of migrants to Europe in UNODC and SOCHUM, respectively, our delegates not only represented their countries with eloquence and style, but they also shone when it came to leading committee debates and proposing tangible solutions to the issues at hand. Even under the pressure of intense crisis situations, our delegates truly exemplified the spirit of diplomacy and cooperation, commanding and dominating committee sessions and gaining the commendation of their peers and chairs. This is evidenced by the fact that in both the UNODC committee and the SOCHUM committee, the only resolutions that passed in each committee were authored by DC delegates, and these two resolutions also passed in, and were adopted by, the conference’s General Assembly, a remarkable achievement given the diversity of views and the complexity of consensus building in an international conference like WawMUN. DC’s success, however, was not just limited to the successful passage of resolutions. In total, DC won five awards at WawMUN, including three Best Delegate awards and two Honourable Mentions. In UNODC, Emma Robertson and Seyhan van

Khan were both the recipients of the Best Delegate Award, while in SOCHUM, Aanya Gardi and Rhea Ganguli received an Honourable Mention and Shumraze Fawad received the Best Delegate Award. Whether it be the beautiful Polish sunsets, the stunning committee venues (including the Supreme Administrative Court in Warsaw and the Palac Prymasowski) or getting understandably lost whilst trying to decipher directions in Polish and navigate through the labyrinth of little streets in Warsaw, the experience was highly enjoyable for us all. Engaging in international politics by actually simulating it at such a global event like Warsaw Model United Nations gave our students an opportunity to truly appreciate the difficulties and challenges international diplomats face on a day-to-day basis. We would like to thank Batory High School for organising such a fantastic event, and we would like to also thank all the other delegates, chairs and committee staff for making WawMUN such a memorable experience. Finally, a massive thanks to Miss Sopaul, Mrs Phillips, Miss Janan and Mrs Clarke for their continued support and ensuring that our delegation performed so outstandingly — thank you! Shamal 2018

Local and Overseas Trips Ski Trip Verbier 2018

The Verbier Ski Trip was amazing and everyone really enjoyed it. Our favourite part was of course the skiing, but we also enjoyed all of the activities that Les Elfes put on for us. The food was delicious and the fondue night was the highlight of the week. The weather was generally very good but on the first day it was cloudy and the snow was heavy. On Tuesday the conditions were perfect and we got fantastic views over the valleys. There was a race on Thursday but the weather turned again that day and it was very hard to see. The snow came down hard and skiing was difficult but we didn't care and once the race was over we made snowmen instead!

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The town centre of Verbier is very pretty and the total opposite of Dubai. We managed to do plenty of shopping and had the opportunity to visit the outdoor ice skating rink. Les Elfes did loads of great activities in the evening including a games night, carnival and movie evening, but the best one was the night that we all went to a nightclub in the village and danced for hours...it was so much fun! We would like to thank all of our instructors, the entertainment team at Les Elfes, and of course, Mr Woolley, Mrs Greenlees and Mr Case for putting up with us. Ella Davidson, 7LOB

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Recently, a group of Year 8 students went on an exciting trip to Belgium. We spent 5 days in the Euro Space Centre, and 2 days in Brussels. We arrived in the Space Centre quite tired, after a 7-hour flight, but we started exploring immediately. There were lots of great space activities for us to participate in, including a Space Shuttle mission, a multi axis chair and a micro-gravity wall. These activities are used to train astronauts such as Tim Peake. We also visited a medieval castle

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and went bowling. On the coach ride to Brussels we even explored some caves. When we arrived in Brussels, we went on a walking tour of the history and artwork, and we ate lots of chocolate at a chocolatier! The Atomium was our next visit, as well as Mini Europe and a waterpark. The trip was an incredible experience for everyone, and we recommend the trip to all Year 8s next year. Thanks go out to the three teachers, and our great tour guides. Nick Reynolds, Ayman Sharif and Nikhil Menon, 8ROD

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Local and Overseas Trips Our Year 11 artists only had a few hours to view the extensive and eclectic range of Art artworks on display in the buzzing halls of the Madinat at Art Dubai. There was Dubai barely enough time to view the drawings, sculptures, installations, paintings, neons, collages, sounds, ceramics, photographs, books, found objects, digital and moving images, mixed-media works, hangings, inflatables, weavings and other things made by over 500 artists. It was wonderfully overwhelming. The Dubai Art Fair has been running for twelve years now, and our Dubai College artists have been visiting since the very beginning. We were extremely lucky this year to have a guide assist us to help explain the background, ideas and meanings behind some of the works; this happened to be Anushka Chugani who left Dubai College nine years ago. Some of her art, now verging on iconic, still hangs in the Art department: the hanging oversized buttons in the art reading room and the large headless figure that stands in A Block corridor were both made by Anushka. She reminded us that DC visited Art Dubai all those years ago and it is with this in mind that we greatly hope that all of our artists will still visit and enjoy the art museums, galleries, fairs and biennales that Dubai College has visited. Susanna, one of our Year 12 artists, was gaining work experience at the fair too. Apparently, she was able to convince the organisers that despite not yet being eighteen years old she was more than capable. We hope that our students felt inspired, excited and even reassured by the artworks. As they are jammed full of emerging and established talent, visiting an Art Fair (or Biennale) is probably one of the best ways to discover trends and understand how the world of art operates. It also, for some of us, gives us hope that one day it might be one of our artworks gracing one of those walls. Mrs Jane Bailey, Head of Art

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Art and French Students visit The Louvre, Abu Dhabi

On Wednesday 6th of December, the Art and French students of Dubai College ventured all the way to Abu Dhabi, to visit the Louvre.

Walking into the museum we were immediately fascinated by its pristine cream walls, wide windows and especially by its impressive geometric roof. As we began walking through the museum's twelve galleries, we began to notice similarities between the artefacts in the museum and the pieces of art we had been studying in Art History. Seeing the bright blue bricks from Mesopotamia and the script on Ancient Greek stones was an incredible experience. Personally, I loved that each gallery spoke volumes about the Middle East and its culture. Each piece of art was different to another and had its own significant value in

the room. Alongside each piece was a small description, allowing us to fully grasp its origin. Towards the end of the galleries we came across more modern artworks. The variety was amazing, from photographs to paintings to sculpture. After two pleasant hours of admiring and appreciating the Louvre's beautiful art, we went outside to enjoy the atmosphere. The calm, cooling breeze alongside the soothing view of the still waters surrounding the museum filled our hearts to the brim. We then refuelled ourselves, visited the museum's gift shop and embarked upon the two hour bus ride back to Dubai. We would like to thank the Art and French teachers for taking us to the Louvre, Abu Dhabi, it was definitely an enriching experience. Et merci Monsieur Bernaz pour les glaces! Mehek Vohra, 12CHO Shamal 2018

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During the penultimate week of the summer holiday, four Year 12 students and Mr Wood headed over to Boston, Massachusetts where we were invited by the Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science at Harvard University to attend his CS50 Introduction to Computer Science lectures.

Harvard Computer Science Trip

The invitation came due to the students participation in Dubai College’s first ever Computer Science Principle AP qualification, which had been taught throughout the year following Harvard’s CS50 course audit. During our trip, which was a 7

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day event, we visited Facebook, MIT Media Labs, Scratch Media Labs, CS50 offices, MIT University and Harvard University. We also did some sight-seeing, visiting Fenway Park, The Boston Tea Party Museum and the Boston Harbour, where we attempted to go whale watching in hurricane weather (the ship turned around after 1 hour of screams and white faces). We explored the Freedom Trail and watched the many street performers. We also popped over to the XFinitiy Centre to watch an amazing Greenday concert. The highlight of the trip was attending Professor Malan’s first lecture of the semester in the historical Sanders Theatre. With almost 400 people in attendance the lecture was truly

amazing. We were also invited to Harvard’s CS50 Puzzle Day, which consisted of 9 puzzles written by Facebook employees, that each team had to solve. There were around 400 Harvard Students competing and 4 Dubai College students, the 400 were split up into 130 teams and then there was team DC. Only 20 teams solved all 9 puzzles, and guess what, team DC was one of them! Not bad to say we were competing against some of the most intelligent people on the planet (for their age). It is fair to say that the trip was a great success and we hope to see it being run again over the coming years. Will Treston, 13CHO

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At the beginning of March, 8 Dubai College mathematicians ISMTF Senior set out on a quest to the icy Mathematics depths of Warsaw led by the fearless Mr Almond. The Competition treacherous journey began Warsaw with a 4am start in order to exploit the flight power of the mythical metallic avian known as Boeing 777. Upon arriving in Poland the students were warmly welcomed by the hosts of the ISMTF Senior Mathematics Competition, and were promptly transported to a local eatery in a vessel the locals call a bus designed to protect from the frigid environment. They quenched their thirst and ate their fill, hungry from travel, then were taken to the hotel, where they quickly retired to their chambers — the next day would be exacting.

finest high-school mathematicians.

The students awoke well-rested and braved the snowy streets of Warsaw for a painful 400 second trek to The British School, Warsaw. Their true battle, though, was not with the cold — it was with the Mathematics problems they faced for the next few hours: 10 rounds of 5 questions in the individual round, and 6 rounds of 3 questions in the team round. The brave warriors fully exerted themselves that fateful day, courageously attacking arcane and eccentric problems in the company of 300 of the world’s

This year’s ISMTF members were:

The final day of the expedition began with a team chase event in which students from different schools were mixed up. Teams traversed the school solving interesting Mathematics problems in various locations — a much needed wind-down after the previous day’s onslaught. The results from the competition were then announced and the event drew to its end. The valiant efforts of the students were handsomely rewarded, with every student and every team performing respectably, but more importantly sharpening their problem solving skills and pushing the frontiers of their mathematical knowledge. Accomplished and exhausted, the nine rewarded themselves with some exploration of the town and a hearty feast before the return to their homeland.

Murtaza Javaid, Oh Jun Kweon, Satadru Sanyal, Arnav Lahiry, Yash Bhansali, Hamzah Hashim, Ishaan Arora and Edward Davies. A mightly ‘well done to all’ from Mr Almond. Murtaza Javaid, 13JBV

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Music Senior Showcase Concert

On Sunday 26th November parents, students and teachers of Dubai College were treated to a truly wonderful evening of music making in the auditorium. Six talented soloists, three small ensembles, one large symphony orchestra and a world premiere (a composition from one of our A Level students) made up the stunning concert that night. The evening opened with the Senior Guitar ensemble playing a traditional Mexican piece, ‘The Harabe’. This was followed by our resident Piano trio (Joonwoo Jeong, Tamsin Rose and Xiaolin Zhang) who played a lively Piazzolla tango. These three pianists were working towards competing in Young Musicians of the Gulf as soloists and as ensemble players, as were the Saxophone Quartet (Tom Jarvis, Isobel Thompson, Lorcan Fallon and Zahra Mandviwala) who charmed us with their lovely performance of ‘Emily Kate’ by Niehaus. Xiaolin then performed Mendelssohn’s 'Rondo Capriccioso’ — he is such a remarkable pianist! The soloists that night were Xiaolin Zhang on the piano, Sophie Shamsuddin on the oboe, Vanessa Sumners also on the piano and vocalists Francesca Hall and Habiba Al-Khatib. Sophie played the beautiful

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and haunting ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’ from the blockbuster film The Mission and Vanessa’s rendition of Mozart’s ‘Piano concerto No 21 in C major (2nd movement)’ was stunning. Both pieces were accompanied by the Senior Orchestra who played magnificently that night. Guitarists Mikaeel Habib and Tom Jarvis played a wonderful duet 'Sons de Carrilhoes’ by Pernambuco.

One of the most iconic images of all time is The Beatles walking across Abbey Road in London. Not only have The Beatles recorded at the Abbey Road studios, but so too have many other stars.

In the second half of the concert, the audience were treated to two choral performances from the Senior Choir ('Hostias’ from Mozart’s Requiem Mass and Vivaldi’s 'Gloria’) and then Vivaldi’s 'Laudamus Te’ was sung eloquently by Francesca and Habiba.

During the summer our very own singer-songwriter Hasan Malik, who won the Yasalam Emerging Talent Competition in the UAE last year, had the wonderful opportunity of recording his debut project at the Abbey Road Studios. The following day Lady Gaga was in the same studio!

To conclude the evening, Mikaeel Habib took to the stage to conduct from memory his A Level composition for symphony orchestra entitled 'Passing of a Willow Tree’. Mikaeel had organised all the parts and musicians single-handedly and had rehearsed thoroughly with the orchestra throughout the term. What a triumph! Ms Jennie LeeFoster, Director of Music

Hasan Malik at Abbey Road Studios

Hasan spent two days working with top engineers to record a five-track acoustic EP titled ‘We Are Young’. The project is set to be released at the beginning of January. We can’t wait to hear it!

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The Christmas tree lights were lit, Santa hats were in abundance, Christmas jumpers were adorned – this could mean only one thing: the Music and Mince Pies Concert! What an action-packed, fun-filled night of merry music making it was. The staggering sixteen ensembles that took part in the festive event had been practising hard all term and were definitely ready to showcase their talents. As always, the evening kicked off with the Beginner Band who, every year, just get bigger and better. They performed ‘Bring on da Band’ and ‘Jingles Bells’ with such passion and conviction! The Junior Guitars followed with a lovely arrangement of ‘Silent Night’ and then on came the Junior Strings. They have expanded in numbers this year and performed a jolly rendition of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ then ‘A Joyous Christmas’ with added festive percussion. The Intermediate Band treated the audience with two Christmas

numbers: ‘Polar Express’ and ‘Latin Yuletide’ conducted by our new band conductor, Kathleen Winters. Our wonderful brass teacher, Neil Cuthbertson, arranged and conducted two pieces for the Brass ensemble; the latter being the well-known Christmas favourite, ‘Santa Claus is coming to town’. This is Mrs Lett’s fourth year of taking the Junior Choir and this year they performed two numbers: ‘Ring Sliver Bells’ and ‘Another Day of Sun’ from the award-winning movie La La Land. We are very fortunate to have so many talented peripatetic staff at Dubai College, Radost Dannawy being one of them. Radost conducted the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Guitars; all three ensembles performed magnificently. The Concert Band were the last to play in the first half and sent us off to our mince pies with ‘An American Christmas’. After the interval the following ensembles performed: Nothing But

Treble (conducted by Steven Jeffrey), Senior Guitars (led by Radost Dannawy), Flute Choir (conducted by Judith Hughes, who sadly after 24 amazing years is leaving Dubai College), Brass Quintet (led by Jen Cuthbertson) and Clarinet Choir (taken by Rachel Herron). The Gala Choir were the penultimate item. Formed especially for the Global Gift Gala Dinner, a large charity event organised by Lucy Bruce from Harmony House, this specially selected chamber choir sang a beautiful version of Michael Jackson’s ‘We Are the World’. To conclude the Music and Mince Pies concert the Jazz Band (conducted this year by Mr Crawford) combined with string players and the Senior and Junior Choirs, and not to mention the whole audience (!), sang three popular festive songs: ‘White Christmas’, ‘The Christmas Song’ and ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’. A wonderful way to end a wonderful concert!

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YMoG Young Musicians of the Gulf Competition 2018

Young Musicians of the Gulf 2018 was a terrific success. With 22 competitors taking part in the Solo Category and 2 more competing with the Saxophone Quartet in the Ensemble Category. The first day was a tough call, mentally. Having had a very early 5.30am start at the airport, students were promptly thrown in at the deep end and we watched 56 competitors perform with the day ending well after 7pm. Our students did remarkably well with 15 out of 17 of our instrumentalists getting through to Round 2. The atmosphere was electric! Vocalists were performing first thing on Day 2 with Hasan Malik, Francesca Hall and Casey Maloney-Pinto going through to the second round. We were the only school with an 88% pass rate through from Round 1. The

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other schools didn’t even come close! Round 2 was really hard; we knew that this was where the biggest cull took place. The judges had to whittle their choices down to just 18. Performances had to be top notch as they were all being assessed on the same set work for their instrument. From the 18 who performed, only 5 individuals got through to the semifinals: congratulations to Isobel Thompson, Hasan Malik, Xiaolin Zhang, Joonwoo Jeong and Vanessa Sumners. Day 3 was Ensemble Day. This was personally my favourite day of the whole competition. It was a wonderful celebration of music making from all of the schools taking part. There were three categories: Small Ensemble, where we heard a

polished and intimate piano duet from the Chawla brothers, Advay and Aryaman, and the punchy Piano Trio with their Piazzola rendition of ‘Spring’ from The Seasons. Mikaeel Habib and Tom Jarvis also performed a super duet on their guitars. There was the Large Ensemble Category where our Sassy Saxophone Quartet played ‘Tuxedo Junction’ with such style and aplomb. In the Vocal Ensemble Category, our Chamber Choir sang ‘Blue Skies’ by Irving Berlin. St Christopher’s Jawhara Choir were our main competitors and we honestly didn’t expect to go through after hearing their stunning performance. But we did! The Piano Trio were also picked as Small Ensemble winners to go through to the semi-finals. Well that was it. Chamber Choir stepped on the

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gas from that minute onwards. They polished, tweaked and refined their choreographed moves and then won their semi-final! The Final took place on the evening of Day 4 in the ballroom of the Sofitel where we were staying. It was a glamorous affair with everyone dressing up in their finery to watch and support Xiaolin, Joonwoo and the Chamber Choir in their performances. Huge congratulations go to Xiaolin for winning the overall Runner-up Prize and the Keyboard Prize, to Joonwoo for winning the Bowed Strings Prize, to Isobel for winning the Woodwind Prize and to the Chamber Choir for winning the Vocal Ensemble Prize. I am so proud of all of the students who took part. Not only did they perform

with such professionalism and maturity, they were also incredible ambassadors for the school. Ms Jennie LeeFoster, Dircetor of Music Through to Round 2: (Dubai College had the most students go through from one school) Sungyoung Kim, Vanessa Sumners, Almaz Razif, Sourav Roy, Zaki Siddiqui, Lavinia Skandalis, Anahita Kashyap, Advay Chawla, Joonwoo Jeong, Hasan Malik, Aryaman Chawla, Tom Jarvis (Guitar and Saxophone) Charmaine Kee, Isobel Thompson, Juna Oklany, Francesca Hall, Tamsin Rose, Xiaolin Zhang, Casey Maloney-Pinto. Semi-finalists: Isobel Thompson, Xiaolin Zhang, Hasan Malik, Joonwoo Jeong, Vanessa Sumners, the Chamber

Choir, the Piano Trio. Finalists: Xiaolin Zhang, Joonwoo Jeong, the Chamber Choir Prize Winners: Over-all Runner Up: Xiaolin Zhang Keyboard Prize: Xiaolin Zhang Bowed String Prize: Joonwoo Jeong Woodwind Prize: Isobel Thompson Vocal Ensemble Prize: The Chamber Choir

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Music Summer Concert

Just less than two weeks after the huge 40th Anniversary Concert on 4th May, the Music Department put on their final event for the year - The Junior Summer Concert. Thirteen different ensembles took to the stage each playing a variety of classical and popular music. The Beginner Band were first to kick off the concert playing two upbeat numbers. This year has seen the largest uptake of musicians for the Beginner Band scheme and many will go on next year to join the Intermediate Band and continue to have instrumental lessons. Sadly this was the last and final concert for four members of the music department; Judith Hughes, Neil Cuthbertson, Jen Cuthbertson and Francesca Lett. Judith has been at Dubai College for a staggering 24 years and has done an absolutely amazing job teaching students flute and piano to a very high level over the

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years and will be thoroughly missed by all. She conducted The Flute Choir in the concert, who played a lovely arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. We wish you all the best Judith! The dynamic duo, Neil and Jen Cuthbertson, have taught brass and conducted all the brass ensemble for the last 11 years. They will be greatly missed by all here. Neil has done many an arrangement for his Brass ensemble including the two pieces tonight; I Wish by Stevie Wonder and The Greatest Showman. Jen has worked tirelessly with the Beginner Band brass each week as well as the brass quintet. Good luck Neil and Jen with your move back to Scotland! Francesca Lett also conducted her final ensemble - The Junior Strings. She has worked for four years at Dubai College conducting the Junior Choir, Junior Strings, Concert Band and assisting with the Senior Orchestra

and Senior Choir. This is Miss Winters' first year conducting the Intermediate Band and her lively ensemble performed two popular pieces; In the Hall of the Mountain King and Shut Up and Dance (ably assisted by Miss Cooper on the glockenspiel, Miss Dibble and Mrs Jago on the flute and Mrs Savant on the piano). The final item on the concert program was the Year 7 Choir. Every year it has been traditional for all Year 7 students to rehearse and sing a song together for a final performance in the Summer Concert. They sang the very moving Michael Jackson classic Feed the World. The Music department would like to thank all the teachers and staff involved in the concert, especially those behind the scenes. Here's to another great year of music making!

Music House Music 2018 took place House earlier than Music normal at the beginning of 2018 term one. It was staggering to see the amount of musical talent from all four houses. The Junior round was the first to kick off in the week and most houses put forward seven or eight musicians all above Grade 5 ABRSM. Each one had to perform a solo in front of Ms LeeFoster and Mr Crawford. The two judges then whittled down the numbers to eight for the second round of solo performances. Chichester came out triumphant with four going through, Barbarossa with three, Cousteau with one and sadly Heyerdahl with none. After performing a second time, the following musicians made it through to the final; Xiaolin Zhang and Lavinia Skandalis (both from Chichester) and Lidian Cheong and Juna Oklany (from Barbarossa). Now for the Intermediate category. Again, a wonderful assortment of musicians signed up to represent their House for the annual competition. Barbarossa was the only house that managed to get the full quota of seven musicians, standing them in better stead with points overall. Again a very close call, with the following making it through to the final round; Almaz Razif (Chichester), Charlotte Hide (Cousteau), Tom Jarvis and Isobel Thompson (Barbarossa) and Sourav Roy (Heyerdahl).

and Ms LeeFoster found it so tough to chose four to go through to the final, so instead chose six talented musicians; Joonwoo Jeong (Chichester), Akshit Goel (Barbarossa) and a staggering four from Heyerdahl; Vanessa Sumners, Sophie Shams, Rae Mitchell and Aryan Oberoi. The Grand Final took place in the Music department on the evening of Monday 23rd October. Parents and staff were invited to watch the stunning array of talent. All musicians performed immaculately and it was a wonderful evening of music featuring a number of instrumentalists from singers to guitarists, pianists to oboists, flautists to drummers and not to mention our first ever Classical Indian singer (Akshit). Three external judges were invited to be on the panel for the night and what tough decisions they had to make! Again all performers were remarkable on the night but one winner from each age group had to be chosen. Lavinia Skandalis (on the piano) from Year 7 won the Junior Category, Almaz Razif (another pianist) won the Intermediate category and Vanessa Sumners (again a pianist) won the Senior Prize. The Ensemble prize went to Barbarossa who put together a wind quartet with Sophie and Ellie Oâ€™Keefe, Tom Jarvis and Isobel Thompson. Mrs Francesca Lett, Teavher of Music

For the Senior Round, Mr Crawford

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Music ChoirFest Middle East Competition 2018

The Dubai College Chamber Choir spent the first half of thr Spring term preparing for the ChoirFest Middle East Competition. With rehearsals pretty much every lunchtime in the run up to the first round of the competition which was held on 1st March at Dubai British School, Jumeira Park, the Choir performed as one of 18 other secondary schools competing for a coveted place in the Final which was to be held in the Dubai Opera House on Saturday 17th March. Dubai College were one of six choirs that were successful in getting through to the Final and we won ‘Choir of the Day’, awarded by the inspirational Australian a capella vocal ensemble Idea of North. Ms LeeFoster really started to crack the whip after that and our rehearsals included choreographed moves and instrumental parts to accompany the singers. She even went to Satwa to get new Choir dresses and waistcoats made for us!

Concert with over twelve hundred tickets sold! We watched the winning Junior School Choir perform, as well as all the Adult Regional winning Choirs – some of whom were absolutely fabulous. David Lawrence, Dubai College’s Conductor in Residence brought all the choirs together in a fantastic amassed performance of ‘You Raise me Up’ and ‘Weeping’ with over 450 singers on the stage of the Opera House!

The night of the Final arrived. The atmosphere was electric in Dubai Opera House. It was a long day with the sound check in the morning, but it was so worth the wait. We were competing as part of a huge Gala

We were the last to perform out of the six competing secondary school choirs and we saw incredible performances, most notably from Sharjah English School and DESC. When it came to our turn Ms LeeFoster told us to go

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for it and so we really did! It was nerve-wracking but electrifying at the same time; we couldn’t really see the audience because of all the dazzling lights. Our hard work paid off and our performance in combination with our fantastic outfits attracted the judges’ attention. We were delighted to be announced as winners of Choirfest Middle East 2018! Mrs Francesca Lett, Teavher of Music

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JA Z Z & BLUES

Popular as ever, this year’s Jazz Concert again entertained an appreciative audience in the Music Centre. Those lucky enough to be seated downstairs were treated to a veritable feast of finger food while they listened. Hosted by our Head Boy, Oh Jun Kweon, himself a former member of the Jazz Band, the night featured a diverse array of music from jazz and blues standards to latino numbers and spirituals. Vocal soloists of the evening were Casey Bell, with her rendition of ‘The Girl from Ipanema’, and Charlotte Hide singing the Gershwin classic, ‘Summertime’. It was a privilege to hear three very special vocal groups. Firstly, as a celebration of their success at Young Musicians of the Gulf,

the YMOG Ensemble performed ‘Blue Skies’, including some skillful choreography. The theme of dance was further explored as the GCSE Vocal Ensemble performed the song ‘Sway’, made famous by none other than Michael Bublé and the Chamber Choir, ChoirFest 2018 Winners, sang an energetic arrangement of ‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’. Another key performance group of the night was the student-led Jazz Trio, who performed their own virtuosic arrangements of popular jazz songs, including much improvisation. One member of this ensemble, Tom Jarvis further dazzled us with a performance of the cross-over ‘Saxophone Sonata’ by Phil Woods, a piece which makes use of the full timbral variety of the instrument as well as extended techniques. Our twenty-player strong

band caught the audience’s attention early on in the programme with their rendition of a key Stevie Wonder song. Our central band in residence for the evening was the DC Jazz band who, once again, were a highlight of the show. Tackling five pieces including ‘Fly me to the Moon’ and ‘Minnie the Moocher’, perhaps their biggest compliment was to be encouraged to play an encore — ‘In the Midnight Hour’ by Wilson Pickett. In summary, this was a wonderful concert to end the Dubai College Music Spring term and we are thankful to all who performed and helped organise the concert. Mrs Francesca Lett, Teavher of Music Shamal 2018

Music The 40th Anniversary Concert really was the highlight of the musical calendar. It was a sellout and the audience were treated to a fabulous musical feast of talent throughout the school. The first half included the Beginner Band to show where playing an instrument in an ensemble begins for some of our students. The Concert Band and award winning Chamber Choir followed with some truly magical musical moments. Year 13 student Sungyoung Kim was soloist for the second movement of Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the Senior Orchestra accompanying her sublime playing. The first half ended with the extended Jazz Band where strings padded out their numbers for a terrific rendition of ‘New York, New York’ sung by the terrifically gifted Hasan Malik.

40th Anniversary Concert: Carmina Burana

The second half saw the culmination of hours of work bringing together over 165 students, teachers, colleagues and friends of Dubai College for a performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Conductor in Residence David Lawrence gave his all in bringing together an incredibly powerful and moving rendition of the work. It seems very fitting that the last time this work was performed was in 1991 under then Head of Music Stephen Griffiths and The Wheel of Fortune has turned another 17 years to this year's celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the school. Sincere thanks and appreciation go to the Music Department and everyone who took part to make this an unforgettable and extraordinary event.

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Activities

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If someone, a year ago, had stopped me in one of the many corridors of this school to tell me that the school was holding a TEDx conference, I would have said something along the lines of “I wish” and continued to one of my lessons. As pretentious as this sounds, the appeal of a TEDx event was not lost on me in my formative years at this school. TEDx acts as a platform for people to not only express themselves and not be judged, but also a place that they can use to spread their small ideas with the intention of making them larger, or at least somewhere for them to start. Being the first event at DC in 5 years, we wanted to maximize the number of people who could contribute to the event and feel that they could speak about the topic. Rather than

restricting the speeches to specific topics like environment safety or endangered wildlife, we decided on “Please, sir, I want some more.” While this is seemingly farfetched, it encompassed our idea very artfully. Our intention was to open the floor to all ideas. All this topic demands from the speaker is that they show the audience a different perspective to whatever it is that they speak about, whether that be pursuing a passion or eating food. Thinking about the process involved in making our event what it was, I am left not only thinking about the hours painting these letters or the number of times we managed to mess up drawing the ‘o’s, but also the tireless attitudes and dedication of the speakers, comperes and organising team.

When sitting in the audience of events like these it is easy to underestimate the efforts required by those involved in organising the event. Therefore, I would personally like to extend my thanks to the whole team involved, organisers and volunteers, speakers and comperes. In addition to this, on behalf of the whole team, we’d like to thank the men and women in blue as well as all of the staff who have helped this event in one way or another. Most importantly, however, I’d like to thank Akshit Goel and Isobel Thompson, head coaches, as well as Dr Stormont and Mr Lambert, without whose help and guidance, this event would have remained solely an unachieved ambition in my head. Aakanksha Deb, 11BST

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Activities On Tuesday 7th November, Year 1113 mathematicians headed to the auditorium to take part in the 2017 UKMT UKMT Senior Maths Challenge. Although not all questions were as straightforward as the textbook exercises that we normally face in school lessons, we enjoyed attempting to solve 25 stimulating mathematics puzzles and had the chance of experiencing mathematics in a form that is different to what is in the school curriculum. Compared to last year, this year’s challenge had more demanding yet interesting problems. This year’s results show a great improvement in the number of gold certifications awarded from 14 in 2016 to 16 in 2017. We also picked up 30 silver and 24 bronze certificates which is a fantastic feat. It is notable that there were a large number of students who achieved scores of more than 100 out of 125, and 3 of our students – Sungyoung Kim, Oh-Jun Kweon and Yash Bhansali also qualified for the British Mathematical Olympiad Round, the following invitational round that requires a higher knowledge and mathematical ability. Hoping for successful results in the Olympiad, we hope to inspire a greater interest in these mathematical experiences in subsequent years. The Intermediate and Junior UKMT categories also showed all the hard work that the DC mathematicians put in to come out of the competition with brilliant results and many Gold certificates. The Junior UKMT participants even attended in-house puzzle solving training sessions in preparation for the competition. Well done to all our brilliant mathematicians this year! Sungyoung Kim, 13CMO and Parmida Shoaei, 13CTE This year’s KenKen challenge provided a hub for DC puzzlers to show off their skills and earn as may points as possible in completing 6 puzzles similar to a Sudoku in 30 minutes at the first round. Following the first KenKen round were two more competitions to decide which talented puzzler earned a chance to go to New York to compete in the KenKen World Championship. An impressive 21 KS3 students received silver medals as well as certificates of achievement, and KenKen awarded 8 winners from Dubai College at the national level. Among these DC winners, Pranav Sangwan took the second rank in the UAE, just narrowly missing out on the chance to go to the world championships in New York, but still making us all very proud. Very well done all the talented minds who competed at the KenKen competitions! You have shown us the true value of hard work and practice. We are looking forward to next year’s KenKen competition where DC students will undoubtedly aim even higher to emerge victorious at the international level. Habiba Al-Khatib, 12PSP

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Activities Well it is official... Mathematics is Dubai College’s newest sport! This year marks the inauguration of the Dubai Schools Mathematics Super League, and as with any new initiative Dubai College soon made sure our presence was felt in the field. The college sent two teams from each year group to compete in their respective competitions, putting our students to test against the crème de la crème of the UAE mathematics community. Each competition lasted an entire day, and our students were put through several rounds of challenging and complex mathematics that forced them to draw on every ounce of theory they had ever learnt, as they endeavored to apply it to the new and multifaceted problems they were given to solve. This tournament is a true celebration for everything mathematics stands for – Curiosity, Creativity and Critical thinking and is a testimony to the timeless truth that mathematics is genuinely the poetry of logic.

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Not only were these competitions an invaluable opportunity to compete, but equally were a platform to network with likeminded students from around the Emirate, in the hope of celebrating a shared passion for the

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subject. In fact, all the member schools were encouraged to host one of the competitions (of course Dubai College was invited to initiate this event by hosting the first of these tournaments) and it has truly helped facilitate the development of a national mathematics community, enabling schools to forge friendships that we hope will last for many years to come. As if all this wasn’t enough, Dubai College ended the series of events by being crowned the victors of the entire competition, thus making us the most competitive school for mathematics in the region, a title we hope to protect in the coming years of this tournament. It seems that any talk of mathematics at Dubai College is soon followed by a mention of Mr Almond, and the Mathematics Super League competition is no different. Mr Almond kindly took out time from his schedule to train our aspiring mathletes and readying them for the challenges they were to face at this competition, not only this, but he accompanied all the teams to their competitions like a true mentor to the DC Mathematics community and for this the entire Dubai College Mathematics Society owes him a massive thank you! Yash Bhansali, 12LHO

At the end of another busy year in the Mathematics department, we look back to see the hustle and bustle within its corridors surging with the inauguration of the Dubai College Mathematics Society. The Maths Soc. was formed from a group of passionate students guided by Mr Almond, with the aim of expanding and sharing the love for the subject around our school, and this enthusiasm was key in bringing Dubai College to victory once again in feats such as winning the Dubai Mathematics Super League, outstanding performance in the UKMT and KENKEN challenges across all year groups as well as fantastic achievement by DC ‘Mathletes’ at the ISMTF trip to Poland, where a team of talented Sixth Form

students placed 11th in the prestigious international event. While we are saddened to see the brilliant Year 13 senior mathematicians Sungyoung Kim and Parmida Shoaei graduate and leave DC, we would like to extend our greatest thanks for their instrumental efforts this year, not only in helping create the Maths Soc. but also in working to help turn its wheels and leading the society with great dedication and poise. We wish you the best of luck and success in the future, and will miss you to the power ‘n’. Yash Bhansali, 12LHO Shamal 2018

Activities It’s been a busy year for the Dubai Keynes Society and the leadership Dubai team is extremely disappointed to have to let go of such a dynamic club, Keynes but we are confident that the quality Society and prestige of the club will not be lost. We would also like to thank Mr Christopher who has been a great support for all of us, without whom the club couldn’t have taken place. This year we’ve had a range of talks from students as well as external speakers from all over Dubai, all of who have enriched our economic knowledge and inspired many of us. We even witnessed our youngest member ever, from Year 7, lead a session on the dollar as a reserve currency – blowing away the Sixth Formers and teachers. In the last few weeks alone we have had Mr Bhargava addressing global inequality, learnt about the operations of Mckinsey from the head of recruiting, and have discussed the vitality of networking with top execs from Citigroup and Neuberger Berman. We are very grateful for everyone that has presented this year and would like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to keep an eye out for the DKS newsletters. We hope to see you all next year! Yash Bhansali, 12LHO, Rihana Al Nabhani, 12RDI and Aryan Oberoi, 12LHO

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Activities On Saturday 9th December 2017, three junior teams from Dubai College ventured Gulf to Cambridge International Debates School for the annual Gulf Competition Debates competition. The Gulf Debates has always been a very prestigious and stimulating competition and after weeks of practice and prepping with Mrs Hodge all the teams were ready to face whatever challenges they encountered. The motions ranged far and wide from Disney princesses being bad role models to countries being allowed to have independent statehood. The day began at 7.30am with an introduction and release of the first impromptu motion. The motion was an absolute shock to all the junior teams and what followed was a trifecta of wins in which all three teams won their first debate. This debate was followed swiftly by debates about racial profiling and university students having to work in their countries of origin. All three debates went very successfully with DC A and B winning all three debates and proceeding to the Cup division and DC C proceeding to the Plate division. In the quarter-finals, all three junior teams performed phenomenally well, allowing them to proceed to the semi-finals. The motion for this was ‘This house believes that performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in sports.’ Despite the rather one-sided nature of this motion, two out of our three teams moved into the finals.

Unfortunately, DC B was relegated from the Cup division. As the tensions grew higher and the competition got tougher, stress levels increased. The final was an adrenaline fuelled debate with all the hours of hard work and effort leading up to this one moment. The tensions were fuelled because the victor was not announced until the final award ceremony. Both teams had finished their debates and were waiting for the results in the awards ceremony. The final moment of the day arrived: the awards ceremony. After all the effort both DC teams emerged unscathed and victorious with DC A winning the Cup and DC C winning the Plate. Then came the time for the best speaker awards. In an incredible turn of events, Vedant Bhansali and Tia Patel were crowned the 3rd and 2nd best speakers of the whole tournament. The judges were so impressed with Tia’s performance that they awarded her direct entry into the UAE National Team trials in February. The four senior teams also had success winning both the Plate and Bowl competitions, and Sophie Rhys Maitland and Josh Kotecha were individually recognised as ‘Best Speakers’. All-in-all the competition was a phenomenal success but none of it would have been possible without the unwavering guidance and support of Mrs Hodge and Mr Rushworth. Vedant Bhansali, 9ADA

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Activities Gifted & Talented Primary School Competition

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Dubai College was proud to host the Primary Gifted and Talented competition for the second year. Fourteen teams competed in events testing the skills of our four pillars: Sport, Creative, Philanthropic and Academic. The Year 5 and 6 competitors tackled a range of challenges which included a chemistry investigation, a charity presentation, a drama piece and a charity pitch. The overall winners were Repton B â€” well done!

Activities F1 in Schools

The F1 in Schools competition is a global event and the National Finals for the UAE are held at the Yas Marina circuit each year. Six of us worked in two teams and competed against each other as well other school teams from all around the UAE. Despite what the name suggests, F1 in schools isn’t all about fast cars. Both teams also had to make pit displays showcasing their merchandise and car development, a portfolio documenting their journey from start to finish, and a verbal presentation, presenting key points from the portfolio to a panel of judges.

However, there is a lot to learn from this fascinating experience and we will endeavour to out-do ourselves next time. In addition to this, as we are professionals, we are mentoring the rookie DC teams, passing down our knowledge so that they can aim for gold - it is important to impart what we have learnt from the process to future DC teams. Team Velocity

Both teams did incredibly well, with one team winning the extremely prestigious Verbal Presentation Award. Shamal 2018

Activities On Thursday 15th and Friday 16th March, Dubai College hosted its second Model United Nations conference, DCMUN welcoming students and teachers 2018 from five schools across the United Arab Emirates for a simulation of seven intergovernmental committees, including the UN Security Council, League of Arab States, International Monetary Fund and Association of Southeast Asian Nations, amongst others. With topics ranging from the Situation in Kashmir to Identity-Based Conflict, delegates were able to step into the shoes of diplomats and discuss, debate, and learn about a host of contemporary issues. Using a committee procedure that was specifically adapted from each intergovernmental organisation, delegates were also able to accurately mirror the proceedings at these organisations, thus allowing them to appreciate the complexity of international diplomacy and conflict resolution. Day 1 of DCMUN 2018 saw Ammar Shams, an Emirati expert in international comparative law, taking the stage at the Opening Ceremony, and inspiring participants with his own historical anecdotes and a stirring call for youth empowerment. After their first committee session on Thursday, participants were treated to a Social Night, where they were able to network with peers from across the city whilst enjoying shwarmas and canapĂŠs! On Day 2 of DCMUN 2018, delegates continued with their committee discussions until lunch, after which a surprise crisis situation was announced and all delegates were taken to the New Exams Hall for a crisis committee simulation. It was here that delegates truly exemplified the spirit of diplomacy, using only the limited resources available to them to solve a rapidly changing crisis situation. Following the conclusion of committee proceedings on Saturday, all delegates convened for the Closing Ceremony and Gala Dinner, where we were delighted to see many students from Dubai College receiving awards for their outstanding performance throughout the conference. A massive congratulations to Gaby Cordahi, Kaivalya Vohra, Jack Burrell, Yousuf Islam, Polly Hones, Anavi Madnani, Keanu Boucher, Laith Mohajer, Zaki Siddiqui, and Ishaan Alidina for all being the recipients of individual awards. On behalf of the Secretariat, we would like to thank all delegates, committee staff, and faculty advisors for making this yearâ€™s iteration of DCMUN a success. We would also like to thank the Men in Blue, Mrs Benade, Ms Williams, Mrs Greenlees, and all the other DC teachers that kindly volunteered and gave up their time during the conference, for their support. Finally, we would like to say thank you to Miss Janan for providing us with the support necessary for us to host DCMUN 2018. Shumraze Fawad, 12SFO

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Activities This was the second year running for the Dubai College Business Society and it proved to be an extremely enriching and productive one for all our members. Not only did we invite our first ever external speakers who shared their real-life experience of creating a business along with providing tried and tested tips that served them well in their endeavours, but equally through the aid of the MIT LaunchX Startup course, the society and all its members became deeply immersed in the process of starting up a company of their own. Throughout the year, under the guidance of Mr

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Deba who was kind enough to give up one lunch a week to help mentor our members, we looked at the different stages of developing a business, from the correct method of research, to honing our negotiation skills and even preparing our very own elevator pitches in case ever fronted by an investor! Many of our sessions were spent looking at the most common challenges faced by the most famous startups of our generation…be it discussions on Elon Musk’s lack of capital, the dismissal of Steve Jobs after his first tenure with Apple etc. However, the society was not just a platform for discussion and analysis, but equally for real action. By the end of the year we have successfully developed a business model and have immersed ourselves in the research

The Dubai College Microfinance Society has enjoyed massive success in its second year since inauguration. The idea for this society was inspired by Mohammed Yunis’s Grameen Bank initiative and aims to work towards a similar goal of aiming to empower aspiring entrepreneurs in underdeveloped parts of the world with poor access to credit. Whilst retaining this principal goal in our second year, the society has also seen significant growth in membership numbers, along with an improved capacity to widen our investment portfolio. This year, given an increase in the number of loanable funds at our disposal the society initiated a phase of portfolio diversification based both on geography and sector. The membership has made over 15 loans this year, ranging from mobile startups in Lebanon to Semi-Precious stone retailing in South America. The aim of such loans is twofold: firstly, to facilitate the opportunity for development to small enterprises with the hunger for growth and a passion for their business, and secondly to create a self-sustaining portfolio, whereby return on investments can be reinvested in perpetuity with the purpose of helping the largest number of people achieve their goals, in the shortest span of time. The beauty of Microfinance and the reason more and more people are choosing to subscribe to it, is because it is a form of help that enables future growth and sustenance… the belief is simple. If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a life… and that is exactly what the Dubai College Microfinance Fund aims to achieve… creating an impact, that lasts a lifetime.

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process. Having been able to isolate a very relevant problem of poor and wasteful food disposal by hotels in the UAE, the society is working diligently towards the provision of a niche solution in the hope of revolutionizing the ‘food disposal system’ markets and working towards a more sustainable future to share with the world. We are excited to see how our idea progresses and is realised over the coming year and eagerly await the imminent challenges the world of enterprise, equipped with the skills and the appetite to create our very own start-up. Yash Bhansali, 12LHO

Activities Posh Paws – a place often described as a petting zoo on the outskirts of Dubai. However, this place proved to be a far greater an experience than what we, as Year 10s, had imagined. Being an animal lover, I found myself jumping at the opportunity to spend time outdoors in an animal sanctuary consisting of so many rescued pets and animals.

Volunteer work at Posh Paws Animal Sanctuary

Last October, all the Year 10 students who had signed up for this activity arrived at the Posh Paws zoo for their first 3-hour session, all equally ardent and zealous. The fresh atmosphere provided a pleasant diversion from our usually hectic lives in the city, but best of all was the sight of so many

animals in one enclosure, that many of us had never seen before. However, we were there for a purpose: to spend time and learn how to care for animals and for some of us, the purpose was just to overcome any fears we had of working with different animals. As soon as we arrived at the sanctuary, the workload was split and delegated out to groups of students. We were involved in a number of activities which ranged from cleaning out the goat and sheep enclosures to walking, washing and brushing the horses and ponies to feeding and caring for different animals like the tortoises, rabbits, ostrich, emu etc. Throughout the months, Year 10 volunteers learnt a plethora of practical and ethical skills solely from helping there. This enriching experience not only taught us the value of caring for other creatures, but also the immense responsibility that

comes with doing so. Although we were the ones who had gone there to enrich the lives of the abandoned and rescued animals, I get the distinct feeling that by the end of the experience, we were the ones all enriched. Comments from some of the Year 10 volunteers: “I really enjoyed the opportunity to work with Posh Paws. It was an enriching experience, allowing me to work with a variety of animals alongside my friends.” “I really enjoyed working with my friends and caring for the amazing animals at Posh Paws. Miss York’s never-ending patience with me helped me aid others in achieving their goals.” Anoushka Ghosh, 10MHA

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On Friday 12th January, 119 students set to complete their practice expedition, armed with bags bursting with tents, excess food, and more weight than they would be able to carry. We all found this out the hard way; a bag that feels bearable while being worn for five minutes feels drastically different in 30 degree heat after trekking through a desert for a day and a half. However, this experience gave us a first glimpse at some valuable lessons that could be learned for our qualifying journey, along with some skills that could never be forgotten, including compass navigation and map reading. Three weeks later, we prepared for the real expedition, beginning for my group at 5:30 in the morning. The drive to the mountains of Sharjah

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took around 2 hours, a time most of us used to catch up on lost sleep, or to eat a long overdue breakfast. The hike itself was pleasant, as we encountered camels, goats, and the occasional human being throughout the villages. Despite the nice hiking conditions, by the time we reached camp, we were all exhausted and ready to cook dinner. Although many groups decided to nourish themselves with pot noodles, my group decided to cook pasta, a choice we regretted after waiting thirty minutes to boil water. We then retired to our tents, and woke up with the sun. The next day tested our navigational skills, and how adept we were at reading a compass accurately. After a tiring day, we were proud of our accomplishment having completed

such a long journey across the dunes, and having worked as a team, despite the occasional argument about which direction to head towards! However, the award had not yet been completed. We still had to fill in an online record book, a task that most of us found even more difficult than the journey itself. The Duke of Edinburgh Award is more than just a camping trip with your friends; it is a way to help your community, and to gain recognition for the regular acts that improve your life and those around you. It has taught all of Year 10 many life skills, and we are all very grateful for the opportunities the challenge presents. Erica Ryan, 10KWI

Duke of Edinburghâ€™s International Award

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Duke of Edinburghâ€™s International Award Silver Duke of Edinburghâ€™s International Award

This year we saw a huge cohort of DC students enthusiastically tackling the Duke of Edinburgh Award in Years 10-12 with over 70 Year 11 students braving the dust, sunshine, border crossings and goats to complete their Silver Award. The practice expedition took place in the well-trodden Al Dhaid area during November with the qualifying expedition again taking place in the Musandam peninsula in March of

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2018. The varied landscapes of Al Dhaid proved a challenge during the practice expedition with some steep slopes and loose sand in places really testing our intrepid explorers. A couple of scorpion stings on the second morning failed to stop Katie and Ali from completing the trip following a morning at the Al Dhaid hospital. Navigation, fitness, and in some cases cooking skills were honed

in preparation for the qualifying trip to Oman. The qualifying expedition saw us head over the border (slowly) into the Musandam Peninsula, Oman. Despite the dreadfully slow border crossing, spirits were high as the trekkers set off up Wadi Khasab towards the Acacia forest tucked away in the eastern sector. Over the course of the 3 days a few significant personal battles were most definitely

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overcome. Each morning the camp was woken, without fail, by a hungry and noisy tribe of goats eating all that lay before them. After the early starts, some terrible cooking skills, long walks and sore legs a celebratory burger and chips from one of the Musandam’s premier burger joints went down a treat with the weary walkers. It was a well-deserved end to what had been a great experience and a valuable personal achievement for everyone involved.

As ever, it was great to see Dubai College students were mindful of the environment and of the local population. You took on the challenge with great teamwork, determination, much wit, laughter, and in Grace’s case...much volume! I would like to thank you all. It is these positive attributes that go a long way in making these trips easy for staff.

many thanks to the DC staff who helped out once again; without you these trips couldn’t happen. Next year I will bring a cricket bat. Any further suggestions, you know where to find me... Mr Jerry McIlveen, Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator

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Duke of Edinburghâ€™s International Award Gold Duke of Edinburghâ€™s International Award

The Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award was a very exciting experience which taught us a lot about how to manage our resources. In my group there were five of us and we all ranged in skill and trekking ability, yet we managed to stick together, in addition to all learning something valuable and having a great time and experience. There was a rather large jump from the Silver award to the Gold award, with an extra night and day being added to the qualifying expedition and longer distances needing to be covered each day. This meant that the communication and coordination between our team members had to be better in the preparation stages to make sure we did not over pack and bring too much equipment. To conclude, the allround experience was greatly enjoyable and built a lot of character, we would highly recommend completing the award. Alexander Smyth, 12JBV

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Bronze, silver and gold aren’t just for Olympians. Duke of Edinburgh participants know how fulfilling and challenging it is to progress from bronze to silver to gold. However, no previous trek can compare to the final exhausting day of the Gold expedition. The UAE adds a special dimension to the award. Deserts and wadis provide unique terrain, and then there’s the unpredictable weather. In a four day trek, one day may be pouring with rain, the next full of sweltering heat and then on day three – a sandstorm! The expeditions have been surprisingly enjoyable and a fantastic opportunity to improve my orienteering skills, stamina, and of course my cooking skills; I am truly a professional at making pot noodles! I would absolutely recommend undertaking the award, especially as the activities push you to try new things, from cello lessons to debating to even beginner karate – I have explored many different interests. No school year would be complete without tackling the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Sylvie Waft, 12ACR

It was an experience which I felt positively shaped my character and outlook on life.

research. Now I would be able to physically learn and experience things through my own eyes.

The Duke of Edinburgh Gold award was always seen in my eyes as the activity for the elite, something I had heard about from other students, but had never dared to think about doing myself. When starting Sixth Form, however, I was determined to apply myself in more ways than just academic or sport. I wanted to do something which would really help me experience more things other than daily college activities. The Duke of Edinburgh Gold award was the perfect answer to me, I would not just be exploring one activity, I would be discovering four different activities for the first time, in which I had little to none experience.

When starting, I was slightly worried about what I would experience, would my lack of knowledge and skill in my chosen areas as well as the gruelling four-day hike mean I would endure a world of pain? This fear turned out to be utterly pointless, at the end of the 6-month period, I found that not only had I achieved my goals, I had also enjoyed the entire process and the lessons it taught me along the way.

Although thousands of people do the Duke of Edinburgh Award, it meant a great deal to me. I have always been an inquisitive person, more interested in learning about the world around me than anything else but until now I had mostly done this through lessons, conversations with field experts or endless online

The Duke of Edinburgh Award really helped to shape my character, I had always been nervous about trying new things even though I am fascinated by the world around me, it changed me as person as I realised that being confident was actually a fundamental part of me. Though at times it can be tough, the satisfaction of completion at the end is an irresistible reward. Etienne Tillon, 12LHO

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Golf Omega Dubai Ladies Classic 2017

December 2017 saw the 12th edition of the Omega Dubai Ladies Classic with Angel Yin being crowned as this year’s tournament winner and her first ever career win. As always, the Dubai College students were ‘outstanding’ in their hard work during the tournament. Mr A Davidson, Subject Leader: Chemistry

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It was a clear and chilly morning on Thursday 25th January, the first day of the Dubai Desert Classic 2018 where almost 40 Dubai College students acted as Miss John and Mr Ashby’s leaderboarding arsenal for this year’s competition. Volunteering at the Golf has forever been a quintessential part of any student’s Dubai College experience and the event went spectacularly smoothly (compared to last year’s encountered ‘weather problems’). While those at the Village Board

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stayed close to home, the rest of the volunteers were deployed to various assigned leaderboards around the course. After the leaderboard had been set up in the morning (and the sunshade had been deftly manoeuvred) the rest of the day was enjoyed watching the golfers playing at neighbouring holes and indulging in abnormal amounts of food courtesy of the consistently amazing food trucks at the event. Oh and of course updating and maintaining the leaderboard throughout the shift! A special mention to Costa Coffee for keeping everyone energised, and the cafes deeper in the course for supplying the cheesiest pizzas we’d

ever seen! I’m sure that we can all agree that volunteering at the Dubai Desert Classic was an amazing experience and imparted on everyone a greater knowledge of the sport and the unforgettable experience of riding on a golf buggy for a lucky few. Sanjana Mittal, 10MRU

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1. Ali Tabba Magnetic,modular desk tidy 2. Neil Shukla Device and paper stand 3. Hamzah Raza Guitar pick holder 4. Gabrielle Tode Laptop stand and desk tidy 5. Ciara Corroon Camping cooking pot 6. Benjamin Jagtiani Gadget shelving unit 7. Eliza Brown Lounger and worksurface with storage

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8. Jacques Holmes Football skills training aid 9. Joshua Paul BBQ tongs and spatula 10. Jessica Passey Games console tidy 11. Nadia Shamsuddin Portable music storage 12. Nadir Mussa Gadget shelving unit 13. Kaivalya Vohra Revolving guitar storage 14. Michael Murphy Games controller tidy Shamal 2018

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15. Maxwell See Computer games storage 16. Rhea Javat Lap desk 17. Ryan De Sousa Device storage and charging station 18. Oliver Garner Guitar stand 19. Zunaira Nader Flat-pack occasional table 20. Noa Consiglio-Cockle Marshmallow BBQ 21. Sophie Newbery BBQ condiments and utensils storage

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22. Tom Jarvis Modular candlesticks 23. Oliver Reedy IPhone/Apple watch dock 24. Samar Aswani Runner’s accessory 25. Max Brett Gamer’s storage 26. Krish Vithani Flatpack games storage 27. Eóin Mountain Sofa arm rest 28. Joel Harrison Bedside digital device charging unit 29. Zayed Doleh Gaming storage 30. James Morris Adjustable pack away table 31. Ajay Anand Music composer’s laptop stand 32. George Hosking Compact phone rest for guitar practice Shamal 2018

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33. Alexander Newbery Contemporary kitchen aid. 34. Sophie Scott Contemporary (modular) dressing-table. 35. Kaitlyn Gardner Cup cake display and storage 36. Zahra Mandviwala Portable/pack-away desk and book support for lecture hall and bedside use.

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40. Joshua Paul 41. Jai Hindocha 42. Sophiya Joseph 43. Amy Storey 44. Anahita Kashyap 45. Grace Williams 46. Robert Stumbles 47. Inayah Hussain

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Art & Design Technology Exhibition

The other day, I was watching a documentary about this year’s Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy – and it occurred to me that this exhibition, that opens annually in June and is the largest and most popular in the UK, is not that dissimilar from the Art and Design Technology Exhibition at Dubai College. The only significant difference that I could find was that it has been running since 1769.

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The title of this year’s Summer Exhibition at the RA is ‘Art Made Now’, and this sums up its aim to celebrate contemporary art by both renowned artists alongside ‘exciting new talent’. Our exhibition showcases ‘exciting new talent’ too. The renowned artists and designers at the RA include Grayson Perry, Anselm Kiefer, David Hockney, Anish Kapoor, Tracey Emin, Bob and Roberta Smith and Mona Hatoum. These happen to be the same artists that our students – the exciting new talent at Dubai College – have found inspiration in. If you have ever been to the RA exhibition you will know that what is special about it is how eclectic and diverse it is in terms of media used, subject matter and size. With hundreds of artworks on display, jam-packed — sometimes squashed into spaces — but carefully curated, it is a feast for the eyes. This year, at our exhibition, our exciting new talent made works out of mouldy bread, decaying leaves, concrete, coffee capsules, burnt scissors, found teddy bears and broken plates. There was an interactive chrysalis and a floating table too. And there were of course many beautifully made paintings. Our exciting

new talent explored themes such as Feminism, Politics (BIG P and little p politics), The Environment, Poverty, Religion, Education, Social Media and War alongside more traditional artistic themes such as Portraiture, Nature, Landscapes and Still-Life. The Design Technology exhibition, not dissimilar to the architectural rooms at the RA, featured innovative and stylish salad bowls and mobile telephone holders as well as an art storage backpack, a cleverly designed mobile cupcake stand, a music stand plus a storage holder for records, and a seat that converted into a table and then into a step ladder. The 3D printer at the exhibition had a permanent crowd based around it. The exhibition evenings on the 4th and 5th June were full of parents and students admiring and discussing the art and design, as well as learning about it and seeking pleasure from its beauty or meanings. Where the Dubai College Art and Design Technology Exhibition is better than the RA is that our visitors can peruse the sketchbooks and design sheets so that they can understand the work on a deeper and more personal level. The thing that struck me when I was watching the YouTube documentary was that the work our students produce for the exhibition at Dubai College would not be out of place at the RA Summer Exhibition. I am so proud of and impressed by the work that our students make and I hope that one day the exciting new talented artists and designers at Dubai College will be exhibiting at the RA. It is not a dream that is out of reach. All you have to do is apply. Mrs Jane Bailey, Head of Art Shamal 2018

Drama

This year’s Guys and Dolls production contributed to the tradition of standout performances that the college has put on over the years. Over three nights we were consistently warmed by the infectious laughter of the 1200 audience members, who tapped their shoes, tried to join in with our dance moves, and sang along to those catchy tunes – which to this day I still can’t get out of my head. From the 40 other eager-eyed faces sat around me at the first rehearsal, I think it is fair to say… we haven’t changed at all! It is unbelievable how the hours of lunch time, after-school and weekend rehearsals went by so quickly; one minute we were standing in the Drama Studio with Grace teaching us all the choreography for the prologue, and the next thing we knew we were stood in our Broadway New York prologue starting positions on opening night, lights flashing, audience clapping, adrenaline pumping – just as nervous and excited 5 months down the line. We have, however, gained these cheesy life-long friendships along the way with people across all year groups – of course it wouldn’t be a drama production without them. I will miss the times from Mrs Henderson-Corless settling our pre show nerves an hour before we were set to take stage, to taking our bows after performing our hearts out. Yet my favourite moments have to be those behind the scenes: Shahara constantly doing the splits, Abhay’s vandalised shirt (we know it was you Ansh), Josh’s attempted attack on the orchestra with his ‘accidental’ speaker mishap, Hannah’s Hot Box costume...‘malfunction’, that moment when Harvey learnt the Crapshooter dance and never wanted to stop doing it, ‘a spatula dinner’ and everyone joining in to sing “marry the man today” back stage. Guys and Dolls was the perfect way to end many of our drama careers at DC. I cannot thank Mrs Henderson-Corless enough for making the 7 shows I have been so lucky to be part of so special, and to everyone who contributed to this spectacle, I am so grateful. I know I speak on behalf of the whole cast when I say this has been one of the most amazing experiences with the most amazing guys and dolls. Nathan Detroit (Angus Benstead, 13JBV)

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Drama Annual House Drama Competition and Drama Club Showcase

Congratulations to Cousteau House who won the House Drama Cup for a second year in a row! We wonder if Mr Jackson knows he has such a dramatic house?! The competition this year was closer than ever between the Year 7 tutor groups and the judges, Mrs Greenlees and Mr Kimber, certainly had a

tough job on their hands. The House Drama Finals joined forces this year with the Year 7 and Year 8 Drama Clubs with both groups performing spectacular pieces showcasing the product of their hard work and creativity over the last two terms. Congratulations to all involved in a wonderful and uplifting Drama event.

Oscar Wildeâ€™s The Importance of Being Earnest

The Year 12 Theatre Studies Students were invited by the FDC to bring this fantastic farcical comedy to life, adding a comedic splash of late Victorian London to the festivities of the wonderful Performed at the FDC 40th Anniversary Afternoon 40th Anniversary Tea. Afternoon Tea The witty dialogue and overlapping plot lines proved to be a rip roaring success with everyone ro0ting for Jack Worthing by the end!

GCSE Drama and A Level Theatre Studies Performances

The creativity of our students knows no bounds and the final devised performances were no exception to that rule. All students did themselves proud and devised, designed and performed in some absolutely exceptional pieces of live theatre in front of a very proud audience of friends, family and fellow DC staff and students.

A particular mention must go to Year 13 students Angus Benstead, Hannah Story, Kate Dodds, Josh Bryant and Ethan Pearce who performed their last ever piece of devised drama. They will be missed by us in the department and we hope that wherever they head to next they stay just as brilliantly dramatic and creative as they are now!

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Since September 2017 there have House actually been no less than Report 75 individual competitions. Lunch and tutor times have seen students competing in such diverse areas as Dodge ball, Dancing, Drama, DT and Debating. We have run inter-house Science, Scrabble and Spanish competitions. Teachers have generously agreed to host Latin, Linguistics, History, Geography, Computing, Arabic, Chess, and Mathematics events! And our Sports staff have provided even more exciting and popular ways to get active in Table Tennis, Tug of War, Cricket and Frisbee competitions. In this, the 40th year of the House Competition, DC students certainly get plenty of opportunities to support their houses and contribute to the creative, academic and sporting aspects of school life! An unusual new development this year has been Barbarossa’s unprecedented rise from last year’s fourth place to this year’s front runners for virtually all of the year. Barbarossa’s winning streak began early in September, with an overall victory in the Year 7 Geography quiz, but Cousteau overtook them with a clean sweep in the Year 8 Netball and Football competitions. Barbarossa quickly regained the lead with a collection of superb performances in the House Music, and Heyerdahl, last year’s Champions, despite winning the Senior House Quiz, were struggling to keep up. Since then, Barbarossa have stayed clearly out in front place. Other Houses have threatened to supplant them, such as when Chichester won the Swimming Galas, and Cousteau emerged victorious overall in Sports Day. Even Heyerdahl, in last place for

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much of this year, made a late dash for victory with strong performances in the intermediate and Senior events. Barbarossa, however, proved to be just too strong in all areas this year and, by the middle of May, were managing to cling on to first place. A snapshot of this year’s Competition can perhaps be best seen in the May newsletter report: ‘The excitement at the start of House Week 3 (organised by Mrs Lett) was almost uncontrollable as the Year 7 and 8s eagerly awaited their various House competitions to begin! Brand new on the list of events this term was House Dancing. Mrs Lett (ably assisted by Mrs Bland) chose four energetic and upbeat dance routines from the Just Dance website and gave one routine to each house to learn in just two days. All four houses came together to compete and show off their routines on the third day. The event was judged by Mrs Bland and Ms Mace. The House with the highest points for accuracy, ensemble work and musicality would win. Barbarossa went the extra mile and chose costumes, face paint and even glitter. They stunned the judges and naturally came first place! At the same time the fitness studio was packed with table tennis tables and many talented students

playing highly competitive, fastpaced doubles games, supervised by Mrs Greenlees and Mr Woolley. Meanwhile, over in the Sports hall Mr Case was running the first ever House Dodge ball competition, and in the Music Centre the Mathematics, DT and MFL departments were hosting quizzes each day to test the student’s academic skills. And, finally, to test the communication and analytical skills, the English Department were judging the House Debating competition. Teams of boys and girls were battling over topics such as legally selling organs and blaming teachers for bad exam results! Mrs Lett would like to thank all the tutors and teachers involved for helping make the week such a success; even more so that Barbarossa won most of the events!’ As if all that wasn’t enough – over in the Science labs, Mr House has very kindly been running a new house event across all year groups; House Scrabble. This has proved to be very popular and enormous fun, and has certainly tested the students’ English language skills! Another new House event this year was also House Latin, run and organised by Mr Kimber for the Year 9s. This was a close competition, but Chichester came out victorious. Carpe diem!

House Pages One of the key principles underpinning the House Competition is that the teams are organised and led by the students themselves. Students are appointed throughout the school to help to coordinate their teams and this provides them with valuable opportunities to develop their leadership skills. With such a busy House programme to organise, the House Captains this year have done a superb job in managing to recruit and inspire their teams every week! Well done to them all – they have been outstanding role models this year! Barbarossa: Sophie Ingram-Johnson & Kristian Kolandjian Heyerdahl: Jaimini Patel & Mustafa Lone Chichester: Arya Flisher & Jawad Jafar Cousteau: Lauren Johnstone & Shaan Nathwani Thanks, as ever, must also go to the Heads of Houses – Mr Ashby (Heyerdahl), Mr Flower (Chichester) Mr Jackson (Cousteau) and Mrs Lett (Barbarossa), for playing such

leading roles in organising all of this year’s events, as well as looking after their own Houses. The House Competition certainly is a lot richer with their leadership, expertise and guidance! Finally, at long last, we can say “CONGRATULATIONS BARBAROSSA!” and particularly well done to Mrs Lett and her House Captains, Sophie and Kristian. From last year’s Fourth place to this year’s Overall Champions – Barbarossa’s success has been quite remarkable, and they have regained the trophy after a wait of nine long years! Well done to EVERYONE who took part in the competition this year – and best of luck to the new Captains, and the new head of Barbarossa (Mr Lavery) when the battle recommences in September. Mr Richard Dennis, Director of Extra Curricular Activities

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Thursday 8th March, saw the Annual Dubai College Sports Day – the one day in the year when the entire school community congregates on the field and does battle in an timeless tradition that has its origins in Ancient Greece!

Special congratulations go to the following new school record holders: Year 7 200 metres

Lia Warren

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200 metres

Salazar Ferozie

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From the 1500m to javelin throwing, via shot-put, discus and high jump – this was a classical Sports Day where hundreds of students ran, jumped and threw as fast or as far as they could, and for no less than 21 events they overcame records that had stood for up to a decade! The sports field was a dazzling collage of bright colours as every student and teacher was proudly wearing his or her house shirt, whilst supporting their House team.

Long Jump

Lia Warren

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Long Jump

Salazar Ferozie

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High Jump

Zachary Grundy

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Harriet Davies

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100 metres

Emily Davidson

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Sports Day is always a huge success due to the amount of time and effort that dozens of people give to setting up and overseeing the whole event. This year was absolutely no exception, so thank you to everyone involved, especially the caretakers, the PE teachers and, of course, the Heads of Houses and House Captains who made sure that hundreds of competitors were ready and primed for every event.

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