Future-Ready Classrooms and Franchise Cricket: Abu Dhabi Raises Its Game
Two distinct but equally forward-looking stories highlight how Abu Dhabi is investing in the future — one in the classroom, and one on the cricket pitch — with significant implications for the Desi community that calls this city home.
📚 International Indian School Abu Dhabi Embraces Competency-Driven Learning
International Indian School Abu Dhabi has moved away from a traditional hours-based curriculum towards a model that emphasises skill mastery and real-world problem solving. The school's new Innovation Lab challenges students to tackle genuine community issues and prototype solutions, while two-hour team-taught blocks integrate subjects such as mathematics, writing and ethics around live problems. The curriculum is structured around eight key competencies including data literacy and systems thinking, with assessment using a four-point rubric that evaluates both final outcomes and the learning process. Students from grade 10 onwards complete two internships before graduation, and career counsellors support every student from grade 9 in mapping their future pathways. [4]
🏏 Abu Dhabi T10 Franchise Bidding Opens to Global Teams
The Abu Dhabi T10 cricket league has entered a significant new phase as a global invitation-to-bid process for franchise ownership opened on 3 July. The procurement process marks a landmark moment in the league's development, signalling its ambition to attract international investment and broaden its competitive footprint. For cricket-loving members of Abu Dhabi's South Asian community, the expansion of the T10 format represents exciting news, as the league has long been a popular platform showcasing high-energy short-form cricket. The opening of bids to global teams is expected to raise the profile and commercial scale of the competition considerably. [3]
Sources: [4] Gulf News · [3] Hindustan Times