MEDIA ADVISORY

19 April 2010

The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, has visited the only school in the United Arab Emirates which teaches children the Queensland schools’ curriculum. Ms Bryce visited the Australian International School in Sharjah, near Dubai, which employs Queensland teachers and maintains strong links with the Queensland Department of Education. The school teaches students from kindergarten to Year 12. Australian students were amongst children from numerous Middle Eastern, African and European countries to greet the Governor-General and show her their work. The school, which has been open for 5 years, has 1,000 students, and Ms Bryce spent time with almost every grade, as well as visiting toddlers in the nursery. Ms Bryce discussed women in business with a group of girls in their commerce class, and assisted some of the children with their assignments for Earth Day. Photographs of the visit can be downloaded from http://www.gg.gov.au/governorgeneral/gallery.php