UAE Business Awards 2021

MEAMARKETS / UAE Business Awards 2021 25 , Feb21378 Award-winningMasterminds Education offers a joyous, enriching and integrated early learning curriculum that combines amother’s traditional wisdomwith 60 years of leading- edge research in child development to create intellectual, physical and social excellence in children aged between 15 months and six years. Most Innovative Early Years Education Centre 2021 Masterminds’ exceptional teachers provide outstanding enrichment programmes and learning outcomes for classes of 9-12 children at the bespoke campus situated in the heart of Dubai. Its purpose-built facilities include classrooms themed after the likes of Van Gogh and William Shakespeare, a swimming pool, sports field, indoor and outdoor play areas, library, music rooms, and gymnasium, and the daily curriculum includes English, French, Arabic, optional Russian, violin, gymnastics, and swimming. The nursery and kindergarten’s teaching staff are from all over the world. They have the experience, training and qualifications, but most importantly, they have the sincere love for teaching children. Every member of staff has gone through extensive training in Masterminds’ curriculum and enrichment programmes, as well as innovative concepts in early years teaching. Every member of staff is also certified in paediatric first aid. Masterminds’ approach to learning is one of a kind within the Middle East with its pioneering learning methodology. Its development journey and continuous professional training of staff has been meticulously designed by the world’s foremost experts in childhood development, as well as the research and thinking of Linda Darling-Hammond at Stanford University, who is one of the world’s leading experts in teacher professional development. Between the ages of 15 months and six years is the critical period of rapid brain development in children and the impact made here stays with the children throughout their lives. Masterminds’ enrichment programmes have been proven to exponentially grow neural connections, meaning that children develop a vastly more connected brain with lifelong implications for learning. Children would rather learn than do anything else – as long at the process is fun and operates at the pace of the child. For a young child, learning is the best form of play. They want to learn about everything and anything. Children have within them the capacity to learn virtually anything from birth to the age of six. What children can learn without any conscious effort at age two, three or four years of age can only be learned with great effort, or may not be learned at all. What they learn at this age remains with them for the rest of their lives and ignites a love for learning that can never be diminished. Masterminds simply harnesses this innate desire through personalised attention and provides opportunities, experiences, and guidance to nurture and unravel the genius in every child. Shamail Siddiqi, CEO at Masterminds Education spoke about how high impact early education is critical towards preparing children for a bright future: “The first six years of a child’s life are uniquely important because this is the most sensitive period for brain development. The experiences a child has during this time will shape the architecture of his/her brain and build the connections that allow him/her to develop lifelong skills and traits like problem-solving, curiosity and a love of learning that will be critical to thrive in a rapidly changing world.” Endorsed and used by celebrity parents, including world number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, for their son, Stefan, as well as the singer, Shakira, Masterminds is clearly an educational establishment to be reckoned with. Teachers at Masterminds consider themselves guardians of precious flames for which it is their responsibility to not only keep burning brightly, but also to keep replenished for the decades ahead. Company: Masterminds Education Contact: Shamail Siddiqi Website: www.masterminds.ae