Inspiring children has to be the most important – and toughest part – of being a teacher. The fact that most teaching goes on in the classroom – hardly the most stimulating of places – must make that job even tougher.
So when we heard about an education programme run by a seaplane tour operator in Dubai we thought it was a great idea. Seawings’ 40-minute educational flight over Dubai brings a whole new meaning to “higher education”.
We suspect it’s much easier and enjoyable to engage with issues relating to a particular city while you’re flying a thousand feet above it in a Cessna. We certainly wish we had classes like this when we were at school!
Though it isn’t academically certified, the flight does delve into the historic development of the city, the kinds of infrastructure required to support the city and human impacts on the environment. Given Dubai’s many Goliath development projects, such as the Palm, the World and Burj Khalifa, there are few more relevant cities in the world right now to learn about geography, history, development, architecture and the economy.
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