Dubai UAE, 01 November 2015 - The Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai (SISD) - Dubai's first school to offer multi-lingual education in French, German, English and Arabic - has announced a new partnership with Mediclinic City Hospital that will see a Mediclinic GP visit the school on a weekly basis to assist and consult SISD's resident school nurses, as well as meet with parents to discuss any medical issues.

SISD's state-of-the-art facilities include two fully equipped medical rooms (one for the Early Years, one for the Primary Years), staffed from 8:00am to 5:00pm by a Dubai Health Care City licensed school nurse who is responsible for First Aid, as well as well as advising pupils on how to stay healthy and preventing illness. SISD students will have the choice to undergo comprehensive medical examinations, including dental check-ups, and participate in health education activities and health awareness campaigns run by the school.

SISD Head of School Mr Beat Sommer commented: "We are very proud to have Mediclinic City Hospital as our preferred health partner and we see obvious synergies given our shared location and philosophical directions. In the same vein that SISD has been a pioneer in its field, Mediclinic City Hospital was the first multi-disciplinary hospital in Dubai Healthcare City. As a state-of-the-art healthcare facility, it has continued to dominate Dubai's healthcare landscape in terms of the quality of its medical staff, the breadth of services it offers and the standard of equipment it operates.  Most importantly, at SISD, we know a healthy body is a healthy mind."

Mr. Christian Schuhmacher, Hospital Director, Mediclinic City Hospital, said: "Mediclinic City Hospital is a proud supporter of the local community and is delighted to be working with Swiss International Scientific School, Dubai as its official healthcare partner.  We share a similar commitment to global standards of excellence and, of course, many of the faculty, parents and students may be familiar with our Swiss sister company, Hirslanden. 

Mediclinic City Hospital is part of Mediclinic Middle East and wholly owned by Mediclinic International, one of the 10 largest listed private hospital groups in the world. This means that Mediclinic City Hospital, and its patients, are able to benefit from the huge bank of knowledge and expertise available in its 66 sister facilities in Southern Africa and Switzerland.

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SISD's First Phase has welcomed students from Pre-KG to Grade 6 for the 2015-16 academic year. State-of-the-art sports facilities will be opening in September 2016.The full campus including the Boarding Houses, Auditorium and Secondary School will be ready for the academic year 2018-19. For more information on Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai, visit www.sisd.ae

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About SISD
The Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai (SISD), based in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), is a leading international school where future generations are inspired to become confident and enthusiastic life-long learners, ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges in a global world. SISD provides an inspiring and challenging learning environment whilst celebrating academic excellence. Students are encouraged to become successful, global minded, enthusiastic life-long learners who will confidently take advantage of future opportunities and help to make a difference. Together with the teaching staff and parents, students are supported to fully develop their potential in a motivating multi-lingual, international learning environment.

Students of SISD enjoy a multi-lingual education through the Swiss-founded International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum programme. Students learn in three bilingual sections with English-French, and English-German or English with foreign languages on offer. In Grade 9, students will have the option to move into the Swiss Matura set and graduate with a bilingual Matura.

For more information on Swiss International Scientific School Dubai, visit www.sisd.ae

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