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Armed Forces Offices Club
Call: (02 441 5900 ext. 5292)
Location: Near the Grand Mosque.
Timings: Daily 2pm-11pm.
More info: For less than 10 players Dhs100
(non-members), Dhs 80 (members) more than 10 players
Dhs85 (non-members), Dhs65 (member) per hour. For
children aged 11 and over. Children aged 11 and
12 must be accompanied by an adult. |
| Nurseries
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Creche Club
Call: (02 697 9302)
Location: Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers,
beside Abu Dhabi Mall in tourist club area.
Timings: Daily 9am-9pm. Sun-Thu single
adult Dhs110, couple Dhs175; Fri-sat single adult
Dhs160, couple Dhs 240, children daily Dhs55.
More info: Members fee. Loads of kids activities,
including colouring competitions, card making
and floor puzzles, story time, puppet shows, 'Fun
time in the Pool', mini basketball challenges
and talent shows. Children under four must be
accompanied by an adult.
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Playgroup for children with
Down's syndrome
Call: (050 836 8625) Educare Centre.
Timings: Tue 10am-12noon.
More info: Kelly Morrison runs a weekly playgroup
for children with Down's syndrome. A parent a carer
must attend the session, so that the activities
learnt can be incorporated into the child's daily
routine, so they develop. There is a small entrance
fee for adults of Dhs15, which covers tea and coffee.
Snacks and drinks should be brought for the children.
Currently looking for volunteers with various languages,
in order that they can help translate during the
sessions. The group also acts informally as a support
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Jigsaw Nursery & Creche
Call: (02 445 5222)
Web: www.jigsaw-nursery.com.
More info: Dhs680 for two days. A new nursery
and crèche that follows a British and Australian
curriculum, and offers a creative learning environment.
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| Music |
International Music Institute
Call: (02 621 1949/02 621 1299)
Location: Bin Halyal bldg (opp. Grand Stores)
Zayed 1st St. Khalidiya, Email: zhuli@emirates.net.ae.
Timings: Sun-Thu 8.30am-10.30pm; Fri 10.30am-10.30pm;
Sat 9.30am-6pm.
More info: Tuition is available in piano,
woodwind, brass, strings and drums. Exams are conducted
by the Associate Board of the Royal School of Music
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| Languages |
ELS Language Centre
Call: (02 642 6640)
Location: Villa 9, Power House area between
Najda and Salam Streets, behind Dar Al Shifa Hospital.
Timings: Sun-Wed 9.30am-12.30pm; 3pm-6pm.
Starting June 3. Dhs1,650 inc. books and refreshment.
More info: Activity-based, fun learning environment,
to give your children a head start in English for
the next school year.
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French Cultural Centre
Call: (02 666 6232)
Location: Near Choithram supermarket in Khalidiya.
Email: allfr30@emirates.net.ae;
Web: www.francais-mondearabe.net.
More info: Children can learn French, Spanish
and Arabic, whatever their level. Fun workshops,
where children can learn through music and games,
are also on offer. |
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All information correct at the time of publishing
Updated 01 July 2007 |
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