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l Message from The Principal
Message from The Principal
We have made it to the end of the year and for all of us there is now some time to wind down and relax and spend some time with our friends and families. I must start by congratulating the entire community for supporting each other and making sure we have all done our best to protect the face-to-face learning that has remained consistent throughout the year. While there has been the odd interruption the students have been extremely lucky to have been attending school since September last year. I very much hope to see things improve over the summer, but it is likely we will still face restrictions and we will need to continue to remain vigilant and in regular communication with each other.
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There will be some changes for the start of the academic year, but as yet the education community waits for of cial noti cation of any amendments to the protocols and guidelines. There are many areas where we are hopeful of a return to normal NLCS routines, including a 4pm nish for the senior school and a longer lunch to support our extracurricular programme. Exact timings will be communicated in a return to school document as per last year, which will highlight for all grades in detail your daily routines. We are not sure of the timing of this yet and will be dependent on the publication of changes to protocols by the authorities.
We have had much to celebrate this term. A postponed Founder’s Day, was a fantastic way to start the term prior to Ramadan and it was a great celebration of the NLCS ethos and the family of schools. Ramadan followed and a mid-term break around Eid. Feeling refreshed students returned to a full timetable and many students in the senior school prepared for their end of year examinations.
Grade 12 students continued to complete applications to universities, and it was a special moment when we received our rst Ivy League College offers from the US. We also had offers from the London School of Economics and top universities in East Asia such as Seoul National University. We currently wait for the IB Diploma results which are published on July 6th by the IBO. We wish our second graduating class all the best in the results and university entrance process. We also wish our Grade 10 students all the best with their MYP Results, which are published to students on the 2nd August.

The community continues to develop and improve with regards to managing the current situation and we will need to continue to work closely with each other next year as we move through what will hopefully be a transition year back to life with fewer restrictions. We are extremely fortunate here in Dubai to have had the opportunity for face-to-face learning and this has put our students in a very strong position compared to many around the world.
I very much hope you all manage to see family and friends this summer and do please keep an eye out for members of our community who perhaps do not have this opportunity and be kind in offering support to those that need it. We have many members of our community who may not be able to travel and who will remain here for another summer. Please make sure we all practice care, courtesy, and consideration for all around us. The students here at school have certainly embraced this essential part of our ethos this year and is something that has kept the community together.
We will again be asking parents to complete travel declarations, and we will almost certainly have some processes surrounding testing prior to our return to school. Please do leave enough time between returning to the UAE if you are travelling and the start of the academic year. I look forward to seeing all of you back on the 29th of August.
Keep safe and have an enjoyable break.

All the best,
James Monaghan Principal


