Born2Sing in Dubai

Born2Sing visited the United Arab Emirates in September 2024 to deliver music classes to the Dubai Autism Center.  I visited the largest organisation in the UAE serving children with Autism Spectrum Disorders .  I was welcomed and shown around a wonderful school offering outstanding provision for young people with ASD.  The school offered a regular curriculum as well as support that went above and beyond what I have seen before.  Their sensory room was enormous with completely cushioned floors and walls, two large playgrounds, an outdoor swimming pool, a fully functioning house to teach life skills and even a cinema to teach social skills.  I was simply blown away.

I went on to teach three amazing classes and got to know the schools wonderful children.  We sang together, had fun with sensory equipment, explored instruments and different sounds.  I was overwhelmed with some of the vocalisation in the classes, it was truly heartwarming.  I continued to deliver lessons over 3 days and felt very welcomed and apart of the school.

One the last day there was a coffee morning for the parents where I hosted a presentation in person and via live stream discussing the benefits of music and singing for Autistic people.  This allowed the parents an opportunity to ask me any questions which they they all found beneficial and it was great to get to know the parents of some of the wonderful children I had been teaching.

I felt absolutely privileged to visit this fantastic in a beautiful city and very much look forward to any future visits and collaborations in the future.