Yasmin Farms
On Saturday 18th of January, 2020, around twenty students went on a trip to Yasmin Farms in Al Wafra, about two hours away. When you first hear the word ‘farm’, what do you think of? The stereotypical image of a pink-faced, smiley…
Primary Sports Day 2020
On Tuesday 11th of February, NES primary held their annual sports day. The day was chaotic and also very fun for both adults and children. This day happens because NES believes that exercising is a huge part of staying healthy. Read on to…
The Importance of Movember
As October faded into November, the pink ribbons and badges welcomed new friends into their midst: the blue ribbons and badges. And just like that, Movember arrived at NES. If you think of Movember, you’ll most probably recall the iconic curly mustache that…
BSME Music Festival 2019
The right place to go if you really love music The BSME (British Schools in the Middle East) Music Festival took place from the 29th of November to the 1st of December. What is it, you may ask? The BSME Music Festival is…
THE DOCENT PROGRAM Update
The third meeting of the Tareq Rajab Docent Programme began at 10 AM sharp on Saturday the 15th of October, with less than a week until the long-awaited half-term break. After some brief updates to Faris and Amishi about everyone’s research progress towards…
Interhouse Drama Competition 2019
Curtains open On the night of October 16, the Mousetrap Theatre was bustling. A full-house audience sat in anticipation, the judges cleaned their glasses and tested their pens and backstage, a whole cast of students put on makeup, went over lines and prepared…
Sixth Form Table Tennis Tournament
On Tuesday the 22nd of October, a charity Pinktober Table Tennis Tournament involving both sixth form students and teachers was carried out at the beginning of the day as well as during first and second break, as I’m sure you’ve all heard. All…
Primary International Day
On Wednesday the 9th of October, the Juniors had an astounding day dressing up in attire that originates from their home country and celebrate their true culture. It's incredible to know that NES has students from all over the world: Japan, India, Russia…
International Fiesta!
It’s Wednesday, 9th October, 2019 and students were scrambling to get their national costumes on! It’s International Day for NES! But, you see, this year was different; this year, we got to wear our national costumes whereas in previous years, each class was…
Unsolved Mystery: The Somerton Man
It all started when an unidentified man’s body was found on Somerton Park Beach, south of Adelaide. Little did the public know that this mystery would later be known as The Tamam Shud Case, and would be one of the most intriguing unsolved…
Ant Review (Part One)
In today’s spotlight, we introduce an ant known for its size- it's the Pheidologeton diversus or The East Indian harvesting ant. As these ants are huge, i do not keep these myself. Instead, I keep lasius flavus. Description: Pheidologeton diversus (East…
Art Crime: The Scream and its Thefts
Introduction: “The Scream” is an oil pastel painting by the Norweigan artist “Edvard Munch”. The painting is a portrait of an agonized man screaming, and symbolises the anxiety of a modern man. There were four versions of the scream painted by Edvard; the…
LEAP Award
Lead Engage Achieve Progress What is the purpose of it? The LEAP award was designed to enable students to grow and develop into responsible young adults who can demonstrate areas of their life in which they have accomplished personal goals and contributed…
The Denmark Strait Cataract (see fact 7!)
10 Strange Facts
There are many facts in this world that people are not aware of. Here are just 10 very strange facts that you might not have known before: 1- Ice pops were invented by an 11-year-old by accident. A young boy by the…
Coffee Morning
What is coffee morning?Coffee morning is one of the many charity events the school has throughout the course of the academic year. It is an incredible event that is hosted by the Social Committee around three times a year. It’s a morning where…
