{"id":4176,"date":"2018-10-17T15:36:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T11:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/?p=4176"},"modified":"2018-10-17T15:38:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T11:38:36","slug":"merryland-school-has-been-rated-outstanding-in-a-new-adek-report-proving-children-can-get-a-great-education-at-an-affordable-price-the-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/2018\/10\/17\/merryland-school-has-been-rated-outstanding-in-a-new-adek-report-proving-children-can-get-a-great-education-at-an-affordable-price-the-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Merryland School has been rated outstanding in a new ADEK report, proving children can get a great education at an affordable price. The National"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Merryland School has been rated outstanding in a new ADEK report, proving children can get a great education at an affordable price -The National<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/uae\/education\/abu-dhabi-education-report-how-cheaper-schools-made-it-to-the-top-in-adek-inspections-1.779713\">Abu Dhabi education report: how cheaper schools made it to the top in Adek inspections<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/uae\/education\/abu-dhabi-education-report-how-cheaper-schools-made-it-to-the-top-in-adek-inspections-1.779713\">https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/uae\/education\/abu-dhabi-education-report-how-cheaper-schools-made-it-to-the-top-in-adek-inspections-1.779713<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Merryland International School in Mussaffah earned the top rank for the first time this year and charges tuition fees starting at Dh23,500 in kindergarten and Dh41,100 for Grade 12.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Grandon, the school\u2019s chairman, said Merryland\u2019s jump from a very good rating to outstanding was the result of a collective effort guided by the school&#8217;s founder, Susheela George.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She is a passionate educator and that passion has been driven into the teachers&#8217; minds. Her passion is such that she goes to different parts of the world to collect world-class resources for the school,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The school has a 3-D laboratory, a robotics lab and weather station and Mr Grandon said staff had been working hard throughout the year \u2013 not just during inspections \u2013 to offer their pupils a quality experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;School fees should be affordable for everyone,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are many schools that are charging hundreds of thousands of dirhams but our highest fee is Dh41,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, when choosing a school for their children, parents should \u201clook at the dedication of the school and committed service that the school offers\u201d rather than assume expensive tuition fees equate to the best education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merryland School has been rated outstanding in a new ADEK report, proving children can get a great education at an affordable price -The National Abu Dhabi education report: how cheaper schools made it to the top in Adek inspections https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/uae\/education\/abu-dhabi-education-report-how-cheaper-schools-made-it-to-the-top-in-adek-inspections-1.779713 Merryland International School in Mussaffah earned the top rank for the first time this year and charges tuition fees starting at Dh23,500 in kindergarten and Dh41,100 for Grade 12. 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