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during PE and Science lessons, the
benefits of regular exercise, drinking
lots of water and a healthy balanced
diet – at the start of each year the
School Nurses deliver assemblies and
produce a display of healthy lunch-
boxes to share ideas with parents. The
school’s Japanese families won the
healthy lunch-box Olympics this year!
Repton Abu Dhabi actively promotes
great citizenship, with student
leadership roles, charity projects, and a
bespoke course on Digital Citizenship –
students learn to question information
sources and to be able to identify
‘fake news’. And with such Social
Media prominence, students are also
taught how to recognise the impact
their messages, tweets or posts may
have on themselves and others.
Staff share their passion and skill in
this shared endeavour. Repton Abu
Dhabi has been privileged to have
hosted Eman Al Hashimi, the UAE’s
first female Emirati composer, on
several occasions. She has performed
live and held interactive workshops
for students. The school has even
had Laurent Ferlet (a Walt Disney
composer) perform on a Grand Piano
in the school’s Atrium!
The School’s end of Term Sports
Assembly was particularly special
recently as they celebrated two
large wins – an ADISSA Football
Championship and a League Swimming
Gala with 52 out of 52 podium finishes
and ultimately 1st place. The school’s
sports facilities really are second-to-
none with a training swimming pool
at Rose Campus for FS-Y1 and a full-
size competitive pool at Fry Campus –
used by Neptune Swimming Academy
after hours. They also have 3 full sized
sports halls with spectator galleries
and outdoor tennis courts which host
PCC Tennis Academy after hours. The
PE teachers themselves are successful
sports stars who have represented their
countries and still train other national
sports teams during the summer
break. This undoubtedly inspires
the students. Repton Abu Dhabi
celebrates its students’ success stories
in various sporting competitions such
as Judo, Gymnastics and Dance. In
a time when sports and the arts are
being side-lined for the sciences, it was
wonderful to see the important place
that it still holds at Repton Abu Dhabi.
Wellbeing at Repton Abu
Dhabi
The Repton community is encouraged
to adopt and maintain healthy
behaviours. Students are taught
March is Staff Wellness Month at
Repton Abu Dhabi and last year staff
were reminded to take time-out of
their busy schedules to reflect and
relax with free Yoga classes. Staff also
take part in weekly football matches
(which are very competitive!), and
each term our 2 Social Secretaries
arrange a social event. Secret Buddies
are a huge success too - staff secretly
leave each other a small token of
appreciation e.g. a bar of chocolate
with a note explaining something they
really appreciate or write a message
on a staff notice board in the work
room to celebrate successes.
Continuing professional development
is critical for staff to feel empowered
and valued. All staff at Repton Abu
Dhabi have a Personal Learning
Coach who offers support, advice and
encouragement throughout the year.
Both internal and external training
Repton School Abu Dhabi excels in sports
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