Disney Star visits three GEMS schools

Press release

Published March 24th, 2014 - 12:13 GMT

Al Bawaba

Disney Star, Jason Earles visited three GEMS Schools in Dubai this week. The actor, best known for his role as Jackson Stewart on Disney’s hit Show ‘Hannah Montana’, spoke to students at Al Khaleej National School, Jumeirah College and GEMS World Academy, about his journey, acting and what it was like to work with Miley Cyrus. His visit was a part of a short film writing competition held exclusively for GEMS Students.

Background Information

GEMS Education

In 1959, two teachers, KS Varkey and his wife Mariamma, arrived in Dubai.

At the time, Dubai was a burgeoning trade centre on the Arabian Gulf. The Varkey family had left Kerala, India to seek a better life for their family. What they found was a real need to educate children arriving in the city from around the world.

Their son, Sunny, added a visionary’s ambition to a practitioner's experience. From simple roots in a family of teachers, GEMS Education, is today an international company with schools and education services across the Middle East. We still share the same mission - to provide a quality education to everyone.