Dr Hannah joined the Royal Canin UAE team in 2020 as part of their in-house veterinary team, later becoming the Head of Scientific Communications. She leads educational initiatives and events and discovered the Reading Dogs UAE through their recruitment assessment day. Royal Canin UAE has been a sponsor since 2021, involved with the Happiness training programme and launching pilot schemes in SEN centres in Dubai and more recently in Abu Dhabi. Hannah has been a proud veterinary volunteer and Happiness Dog advocate ever since!
Speaker Sessions
Sustainability & Wellbeing
1610
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Paws for Thought: How Dogs Are Transforming Learning in the UAE
Session Summary:
Discover how Animal-Assisted Education is changing the way children learn, engage, and thrive. Through Reading Dogs UAE, trained dogs work alongside educators to help children build confidence, empathy, and a love of reading in a calm, non-judgmental environment. This talk explores the fascinating development of the human-canine bond, evidence from global and local case studies, and how programmes like Reading Dogs are supporting emotional well-being and academic outcomes across UAE’s schools.
