“ Being busy does not always mean real work . The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought , system , planning , intelligence , and honest purpose , as well as perspiration . Seeming to do is not doing ”

THOMAS A . EDISON

We here at Teach Middle East Magazine , have been extremely busy with our fair share of events . Our schedule becomes quite packed at this time of the year , so much so that we have nicknamed this period , the education events season . The season started with the second annual Middle East Maths Teachers Conference , which was held on February 24 , 2018 at the Le Meridien Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre . The event was a resounding success , it attracted just under 200 delegates from the Middle East and further afield . The sessions were impactful and the day provided mathematics educators with the unique opportunity to network and learn together . We look forward to next year ’ s event .

East ( BSME ) conference in Abu Dhabi , from March 13- 15 . The Global Education and Skills Forum will also be taking place at The Atlantis the Palm Dubai , on March 17-18 . Just in case you thought we were through , BETT Middle East is slated to take place on April 23-24 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ( ADNEC ).

If you are unable to attend these events , just head over to www . teachmiddleeastmag . com to stay abreast with all the happenings . You can also stay up to date by downloading our free app , simply search Teach Middle East in your app store . In this issue of the magazine , we give you several reasons to slow down and take a moment . As usual , we bring you articles to delight , stimulate and educate you . Our featured school , St Christopher ’ s in Bahrain is an exemplary British curriculum school . We also speak with ED Goodwin OBE and Wendy Bataineh from St Christopher ’ s school in Bahrain , about their upcoming retirement and what it takes to have a successful and long career as expat educators .

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Following the Maths conference , we headed to GESS Dubai which was held from February 27th to March 1st at the Dubai World Trade Centre . GESS Dubai is the largest education show of its kind in the region and we thoroughly enjoyed taking part in this year ’ s event . Things are just heating up , as following GESS Dubai there is the Education Experts Conference on March 5-6 in Dubai , which will then be followed by the British Schools Middle

Have a wonderful Spring Break !