SUPERINTENDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

A Letter from our Manager of School Operations, Jemma Lewis

Thank you all for your patience and support over these past couple of weeks with school traffic. The first few weeks are always the most challenging with many families adjusting to their new routines. Now that our children have settled, more families are considering the buses. Using the buses not only helps ease congestion but our fleet of buses now uses biofuel which helps our school to reduce our school bus carbon emissions. This week with the continued support from our neighbors ASD we have also been able to trial an alternative exit route for the buses heading on to Sheikh Zayed Road. This new route allows buses to quickly leave the facility and avoiding the traffic on Al Na’ayat Street and the ASD/Saudi German Traffic lights.

Whilst the presence of a police car certainly helps improves the situation, the police car may not be available every day. Captain Ahmed encouraged the school and members of our community to be upstanding and where dangerous or irresponsible driving happens, we should look to the use the Dubai Police App. The app or non-emergency hotline 901 can be used to take photos and video and report traffic offenses. Owners of these vehicles will be contacted by the authorities where appropriate action can be taken against those that choose to drive dangerous outside of the school. Overall whilst no one enjoys Dubai traffic our community has been incredible understanding and supportive of endeavors to ensure student safety. Only if we all work together can we ensure that this endures and that outside of the boundary walls our culture of kindness continues to shine.

Have a safe and wonderful weekend with those you love and we look forward to seeing you next week – Jemma Lewis Manager, School Operations.