CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
Dear Parents,
Greetings and Happy New year to all. Thank you for stopping by. As we enter 2021, I am reminded of the words of India’s first Prime Minister, taken from his most famous speech.
“The achievements we celebrate today are but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenges of the future? That future is not one of ease or resting but of incessant striving so that we might fulfil the pledges we have so often taken and the ones we shall take today?” Taken from Jawaharlal Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’
73 years earlier these words offered hope and solace to millions torn apart by strife and discord. It is poignant how these words continue to be relevant today, as mankind reeling from the aftermath of the pandemic enters a new dawn.
We have all been in a free fall for the last 10 months but have emerged so much stronger and richer for the experience. At SSIS we quickly adapted to the education landscape as it changed around us and all credit to our faculty members for their efforts in such trying times, considering there was no respite from the chaos.
We were the first school in AUH to get all our teachers certified as Microsoft Educators and we were also the first to hold a virtual Open House for parents, during the lockdown. Our quick seamless shift onto digital campuses with continuous innovation and upgrades, have been appreciated by both our student and parent community. It was a proud moment when SSIS was the only school selected from Abu Dhabi, to present its Best Practices to a Global audience during the World Education Week, in October 2020.
We look forward to continuing this momentum in the new year and have a lot of exciting plans to make our teaching and learning the best on offer amongst all CBSE schools in the UAE. There will be no compromise on quality and my faculty and staff are joint stakeholders in this project.
Our Push to Excellence campaign launched in October 2020, has a strong focus on academics and co-scholastics including enhanced parent interactions and will run indefinitely until we achieve this. We would like for the SSIS teaching and learning experience to be a WOW one for the entire Shining Star community and we are beginning the New Year with dynamic additions to the academic team, new SOP’s and increased parent interactions.
To all parents who have entrusted their child’s education to SSIS – Thank You- It is an honor and a huge responsibility-one that we do not take lightly. If you are looking for admission for your child begin the process by registering online and our admission team will get in touch.
I trust the world has a great 2021 and wish you and your family the best of health and lots of good cheer.
Stay Blessed! Stay safe!
Sanjiv Khanna
Chairman
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

SANJIV KHANNA
Chairperson – Shining Star International School
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
Wishing you and your families a very happy, peaceful and prosperous 2019 – 20.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

SANJIV KHANNA
Chairperson – Shining Star International School