MEA | UAE Business Awards 2025 22 Jul23190 Feb25126 Most Nurturing Early Years Education Environment 2025 & Excellence Award for Child Enrichment Programs 2025 Although it may have started out life in 2016 as an early learning centre, Masterminds Education has been rapidly evolving into a state-of-the art learning environment that is laying the groundwork for a global shift in education. Founded in Dubai, Masterminds Education today specialises in the delivery of personalised learning for those in primary education, with its disruptive approach stemming from the meticulous blend of parental wisdom and decades of leading research in childhood learning and development. Like every set of parents, Tania and Shamail Siddiqi sought out nothing but the best when it came to the education of their young daughter, Athena. Commencing a global search for the most forward-thinking early years education provider they could find, a visit to one particular internationally renowned institution – which was backed by more than 60 years of experience in the realm of early childhood development – held the answer to everything this couple were looking for. During their time visiting the school, Tania and Shamail saw countless children – most three, four, and five years old – who were not only incredibly happy but also highly knowledgeable. Whether in maths, music, or languages, the love for learning that these children had was infectious, and their ability to hold conversations about great artists at such a young age solidified to the couple that what they had found was truly special. They were immediately sold on the idea and took the programmes home to complete with their own daughter. In their discovering of the school, Tania and Shamail also set the wheels in motion for their own career journeys, recognising that the opportunities afforded by the institution should be made available to children right across Dubai. Thus, in collaboration with the childhood development experts of the school who had helped their own daughter so much, Masterminds Education was born. Taking advantage of the emergence of diverse school models, Shamail leveraged all he had learnt over the course of a successful business career – namely the importance of delivering deeply personal experiences – to create a microschool unlike any other. By offering deeply personalised learning pathways and small class sizes of between five to six children, as well as a comprehensive curriculum and a series of extra-curricular activities, Masterminds Education is changing the game for children from 15 months to six years. Anchored by an encompassing philosophy and a team of international teachers, Masterminds Education is able to nurture growth on not only an intellectual level, but also on a personal level. Whether they are learning Arabic or English, playing the Suzuki violin, or even attending an international trip to the likes of Rome or Paris, students enjoy worldclass experiences that set the standard for educational excellence. Given the trailblazing impact of its microschool model in Dubai, Masterminds Education has been eyeing up international expansion over the past couple of years, with cities like London and Zurich being just some of those discussed. The US is another region where microschools are incredibly popular, and this is why the company recently opened up its first international school in the heart of Palo Alto, California. This is just the beginning, as one can only imagine the growth possibilities for the company. Spurring on its potential even further is the EdTech platform that has been developed by the team behind Masterminds Education, with this set to seamlessly link all of the locations under the brand’s worldwide umbrella. An AIdriven platform, the system covers everything from real-time engagement reports for students to customisation options for the curriculum. Much more than Masterminds Education demonstrating its technological capability, the platform serves as another example of a commitment to enhancing education. Ultimately, what children can almost innately pick up between the ages of two and four can sometimes be learnt only with great effort – or sometimes not at all – later in life. It is for this reason that it is vital for parents to see that their children get the best early years education, paving the way for a life full of learning and adventure in the process. As proof this system works, Athena was reading at an 18-year-old level at just 11 years old. With their revolutionary approach to global education to boot, Tania and Shamail Siddiqi, as well as the staffing teams they have assembled, are shaping the future of education in Dubai and beyond. On the back of this, it is with immense pride that we recognise Masterminds Education with this duo of awards and a place in this programme. Contact: Shamail Siddiqi Company: Masterminds Education Web Address: https://www.masterminds.ae/ Masterminds Education
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