I have recently shifted to Sharjah from India. My school going children are loving it. Both of them go to an Indian school in Sharjah and they have a three-day weekend. Long weekend for children is a huge bonus. What I see is that children do get lots of time to indulge in physical activities too. A three-day weekend are helping them to go for swimming and badminton. This has helped them to be fit and energetic. Their academic performance has also improved after coming here.
They get lots of time to revise their lessons. I remember in India they would spend lots of time on commuting but here they have enough time as commuting hour is less. They feel less tired also. So I am happy to have come to Sharjah. In Ramadan, they get more time to stay at home. We get to spend lots of time together. I also come early from office. So we have ample time during the Ramadan to stay together. In this digital era, we try to stay at home, sit together and chat together. I know it is a rarity these days but I try to grab such moments whenever I get. It is wonderful to be with kids.
Pankaj Sinha.
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