27 Apr 2026
Aspire Academy hosted a parents’ meeting for student-athletes across all grades as part of its ongoing commitment to strengthening cooperation among teachers, coaches and parents.
The gathering offered parents, families, and guardians the chance to check on their children's progress at Aspire Academy.
It was also an opportunity for them to discuss the best ways to work together so that the student-athletes reach their full potential both academically and athletically.
The latest meeting allowed teachers to offer feedback on all areas of the student-athletes' development, especially the recent mid-term exams, which concluded earlier in April.
Maths Teacher Abd Elrahman Alodeh, in his first year at Aspire Academy, says he relishes the chance to meet the parents.
“I surprised my student-ahletes when I told them that parent-teacher meetings are my favourite days of the term,” he said.
“They asked, “Why?” so I explained that getting to know their parents gives me a much better view on how I can best support them in class.”
“Naturally, parents are always concerned about the future of their kids. One key area for parents and teachers to check on is that their sons are doing well both at home and at school.”
“I like to get an insight into the student-athletes’ lives at home so that I can build that relationship with parents and families to ensure I can offer the very best backing to them while they are learning with me.”
His thoughts were echoed by Heba, the mother of Hassan Mohamed, a grade 8 squash player.
“These meetings help reinforce the cooperation between the Academy and parents. It means that I can check that on his overall behaviour and that he is giving the same image at home and at school,” she said.
“The teachers also identify areas where there is room for improvement so that we as parents can help ensure that our sons develop and learn.”
Mohammed Rida, whose son Abolfazl Ghayem is in grade 8 and part of the athletics programme, added that he was pleased with his son’s progress.
“The Academy is an institute with the very highest standards, and this is an opportunity to ensure those standards are being maintained,” he said.
“It is reassuring to see that when my son says, “Every aspect of the coaching and education is of the highest level”, he is being accurate.”
“The structure of Aspire Academy is truly unique, and there is no other place like it.”
As well as teachers, parents are also able to interact with their sons’ sporting coaches across the various sports at Aspire Academy.
Squash Coach Francesco Busi says that talking to parents helps the overall development of student-athletes.
“Communicating with the parents is essential so that we can discuss areas where they are performing well and the areas where they can do better,” he said.
“Seeing them face-to-face in this environment is easier and more useful than trying to talk over the phone, so we can analyse the way forward to suit everyone.”
“Having the coaches and teachers together in one place helps reinforce the importance of finding the balance between sport and academic progress; I think if they are smart enough to understand things at school, they can be smart enough to play squash.”
The final exams of the academic year are set for 14 to 23 June, with the graduation ceremony for the 19th batch of alumni set to be held soon afterwards.