Nic Walters

Congratulations to our U13 boys football team who had a huge win in their first @dassa_sports fixture of the year. How fantastic to have competitive sport back in school #GoJaguars #WeRGIS @GIS_Gems

Join the GIS STEPPI team 👟 @GIS_Gems have accepted the @DXBFitChallenge and will be competing against other schools across Dubai in the STEPPI challenge. Join the GIS team by downloading the STEPPI app and help us become the most active school in Dubai. #DFC #WeRGIS

The ceremonial ‘passing on’ of the blazer is a significant event for our outgoing and incoming student leaders, who are a powerful force for good in and beyond our @GIS_Gems community. Congratulations to all #WeRGIS #StuELT

The @GIS_Gems StuELT handover is underway. Our outgoing leaders have demonstrated, once again, their organizational & leadership capacity in coordinating a process that places students & the wider community at the heart of their ideals #WeRGIS #Leaders

I discovered this quote in 2008. It resonated with me immediately and has since provoked reflection/consideration about our untapped potential. An open mind, rational optimism and a systematic approach to habit formation is a powerful combination of attributes that yields results

Dr. Martin Seligman (1998) shifted the focus from mental illness to studying +ve lifestyle factors. Theories & research have since examined how to define, quantify & create wellbeing (Rusk & Waters, 2015). How do you promote wellbeing in self and others? #MentalHealthDay #PERMA

That’s a wrap to our deputy project: #WeRGIS first ever #GISExpo!! Delighted to have received so much positive feedback about the event and so much involvement from Secondary students!! Thanks to everyone who supported☺️

And that was GIS Expo Day 1!! We’re so glad to see such a loud buzz of excitement in the Expo today. Looking forward to Day 2!😄 #GISExpo #WeRGIS #students @GISDepHeadAcad @GISDepSport @GISDepSocial @GISDHofStuLife

Building capacity to recognize, regulate & navigate emotions is key to holistic wellbeing and growth. The affective domain is often sidelined, placing cognitive development at the core. The result... cognitive development is inhibited. Lay foundations for young people to thrive.

A great initiative, very well executed - well done, team! More to come on Oct 10th #GISEXPO #WeRGIS

Feeling grateful for this unexpected gift from a G7 student #oneofakind #wallart

Student leadership at it's finest🙌 Two of our elite swimmers lead a session with the secondary squad. 🏊 At @gemsinternationalschool we always use student agency to develop leadership within our community #gisphysicaleducation #wergis #gojaguars🐆

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being in classrooms this week, facilitating workshops and engaging in dialogue with students on a variety of topics. Thanks to @sangita21904998 for coordinating this provocation - some great discussion points arose #WeRGIS youtu.be/fLqzYDZAqCI

I’m excited to see this vision come to life. This is a great example of the way in which student voice positively influences and supports the @GIS_Gems community #WeRGIS #GISEXPO

Great to see @LHole81 (and others) sharing some key learnings from our rerun to school during the pandemic.

Hey guys! I wanted to let you know that the weekly health goals that Sports Committee worked on are up on the ELT page! The poster format will also be posted in the news letter! Have a healthy week! @GIS_Gems #WeRGIS

Our very own @GIS_Gems teachers, @sangita21904998 and Monique, creating virtual lab investigations. #WeRGIS #virtuallearning #inquiry #investigate #science #myp #mypscience

Students designing the paper prototype of the app they’re designing for educational processes. Such amazing work from our Grade 9 students @GIS_Gems #studentambition #excellence #ibmyp #weRGIS

Yesterday, the Student Life Committee celebrated its final meeting, before passing on the baton to the next StuLife Committee! I could not have asked for a better committee - they are truly my family and I can’t begin to express how proud I am of these 10 individuals. #WeRGIS 💛

A productive evening of informative virtual workshops, supporting community understanding of #ib programs @GIS_Gems #WeRGIS