Coronavirus: How Dubai schools keep students, parents calm ahead of reopening

Coronavirus: How Dubai schools keep students, parents calm ahead of reopening

By now, students and parents have been briefed about all the precautionary measures that come with the upcoming reopening of campuses - but preparations go beyond implementing safety rules. Schools in the UAE are also ensuring that pupils and their families are mentally prepared for the new normal.

For several schools in Dubai, mindfulness is part of safety in the time of Covid-19.

At GEMS Modern Academy, orientations will be different this year, with experts coming in to talk to schoolkids about their anxieties.

Nargish Khambatta, the academy's principal and CEO, said: "I think children have some apprehensions, so we are getting a neuro-linguistic programme (NLP) expert to talk to children about the anxieties they are facing.

"What are their fears? Every