GEMS Education partners with E-Sports to offer holiday summer camps

One thousand two hundred and fifty students are attending GEMS Summer Camps this year compared to 600 enrolled last year, more than 100% increase.

GEMS Summer Camps provide 28 different activities including football, cricket, tennis, climbing, swimming, cooking, gymnastics, information communication technology, theatre, art and crafts to students aged 4 to 15.

Clive Keevil, Senior Education Officer at GEMS Education, said "The rise in popularity of summer camps is both a reflection of the quality of the Summer School package and changing lifestyles in Dubai where more families are choosing to stay longer over the summer."

"More families now have both parents working and also have a need to keep their children active and learning in a fun environment during the long summer holidays. With qualified instructors and a controlled, safe and supervised indoor environment, GEMS Summer Camps provide the perfect solution for parents. Children also prefer the lively and entertaining atmosphere of the camp compared to spending their summer break confined at home, so there are also huge social benefits."

GEMS and E-Sports joined forces this year after a similar programme conducted last year turned out to be a spectacular success. This year the camps are held at four GEMS schools, The Westminster School, GEMS Wellington International School, Jumeirah Primary School and Royal Dubai School.

Gareth Mordey, General Manager, E-Sports said: "We are glad to be working with GEMS, operating and managing its holiday camps for the second year in a row. The four GEMS schools hosting this year's camp have the best indoor facilities available in the UAE and participants are finding the camp a fun and enriching experience."