We are delighted to inform you that the following Free Education Day Sessions will take place as part of the EAFOL Education Days between 5th and 9th March 2017.
These sessions will be held at host schools in Dubai and at the InterContinental Hotel Events Centre Festival City.
In reserving tickets, schools accept responsibility for ensuring their students are safely transported to and from the event, and arrive at the event by the specified time.
If you wish to reserve tickets, please fill the below form.
We will do our upmost to accommodate as many schools as possible but please note that ticket numbers are limited.
We will send an acknowledgement of your request by email immediately, but final confirmation of the number of tickets that we are able to allocate to each school will not be given until January 2017.
| Event | Venue Location | Date and Time |
| Andy Stanton
Age: Year 3 – Year 6 Andy Stanton, winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, returns to Dubai with the latest news of Mr Gum, Polly and the other eccentric inhabitants of Lamonic Bibber. What twisted plots is Mr Gum cooking up to put an end to children, fun and corn on the cob? This is the place to find out.
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Dubai British School, Jumeriah Park
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Sun 5th March 9:30am-10:30am |
| Francesca Simon
Age: Year 3 – Year 6 Horrid Henry is a phenomenon – more than twenty million books starring Francesca Simon’s mischievous trickster have been sold, in twenty five languages. |
Hartland International School
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Mon 6th March 9:30am-10:30am |
| Philip Reeve and Sarah Macintyre
Age: Year 3- Year 6 Join Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre for the epic (and adorable) journey of Pugs of the Frozen North! Shen and Sika are racing to the top of the world on a sled pulled by 66 pugs – on their way they encounter Yetis, Kraken and a whole lot of snow. |
The InterContinental Hotel Events Centre, Festival City
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Weds 8th March 9am-10am |
| Piers Torday Primary & Secondary Age: Year 5- Year 8Piers Torday takes you into the extraordinary world of The Last Wild and Kester, the boy who can’t speak to other people but can somehow communicate with the few creatures who have escaped from the “red-eye” plague. Kester doesn’t know it yet, but he is the only one who can protect them.The Last Wild is the first in Piers’ much-loved and prize-winning trilogy, and he will reveal his journey of imagination to create Kester, the animals and friends he encounters, and the wild world they must save. |
The InterContinental Hotel Events Centre, Festival City
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Weds 8th March 11am-12pm |
| Candy Gourlay
Age: Year 7+ Candy Gourlay’s passion for writing is joyful and infectious, and her books, Tall Story and Shine, are wonderfully influenced by the mix of folklore, handmade comics, and imported books she read as a child in the Philippines. The amazing journey Candy took to becoming an author is as fascinating and thought-provoking as her acclaimed books, and her session is sure to inspire a new generation of writers. |
The InterContinental Hotel Events Centre, Festival City Click here to view the location map |
Weds 8th March 12:30pm-1:30pm |
Thank you to the Schools, Colleges and Universities that have requested tickets for Free Education Day Sessions. As ever, our Free Education Day Sessions have proved extremely popular and unfortunately we are not able to accept any more requests. Please be patient with us while we work through those requests already submitted. We will be back in touch no later than 20th January when we will confirm the tickets that we are able to give to each school. Please note, we still have Paid Student Session tickets available but these are also selling quickly. Please click here to book now to avoid disappointment.