About us
EDNAS is a UAE-based education technology company committed to equipping KS1-KS3
(K–9) students with the skills needed to thrive in an AI-powered world.
Aligned with the UAE Ministry of Education’s 2025 mandate for AI and digital literacy, EDNAS provides curriculum-first, age-appropriate content that empowers young learners around the world to become creators, not just consumers of technology.
We believe AI education should be accessible, ethical, and engaging. Yet most schools lack the support or confidence to teach it.
EDNAS supports private and charter schools with ready-to-teach lesson plans and teacher training resources. Bridging global standards with regional relevance, EDNAS helps schools deliver future-ready learning with confidence.
OUR VISION
Every learner understands, questions, and shapes the technologies that define their world
OUR MISSION
Empower schools to deliver future-ready learning with confidence and clarity
How is EDNAS different?
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Depth, not demos
Most teach AI through short projects or one-off events (“Day of AI,” “AI Week,” coding demos). EDNAS offers a coherent, year-by-year curriculum that builds conceptual depth from curiosity in KS1 to KS3.
We build lasting understanding, not fleeting excitement.
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Curriculum-first, not tech-first
Most EdTech tools are platforms searching for a pedagogy. EDNAS starts with pedagogy, then builds tools around it.
We’re not selling an AI tool. We’re the curriculum that makes sense of them all.
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Empowers teachers, not just students
Most focus on “students learning AI.” EDNAS trains and empowers teachers to deliver AI confidently with resources, with no previous technical background required.
AI literacy is only scalable if every teacher can teach it. We make AI education teachable for everyone.
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Localized and bilingual by design
Most curricula are written for U.S. or U.K. contexts, then translated later. EDNAS was built from the ground up for international and multilingual schools, starting in the UAE, expanding to MENA, Central Asia, and beyond.
Designed globally, taught locally.
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Ethics and citizenship, not just coding
Others treat AI literacy as computer science, or focus on tool utilitization. EDNAS embeds ethical reasoning, bias awareness, and digital citizenship throughout every unit.
AI literacy is about humans, not just machines. We teach the values behind the algorithms.
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Whole-school integration
Most programs exist in silos. A few computing lessons, a STEM elective. EDNAS is a complete curriculum with cross-curricular links across subjects: science, social studies, language arts, even art and design.
One framework. Every subject. Every learner.
Meet the founders
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Liam Stewart
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Liam Stewart is an experienced educator with over 20 years in K–12 leadership across the UK, UAE, and Central Asia. He currently heads Primary and EYFS at Haileybury Astana and previously held senior roles at Aldar Education, where he oversaw curriculum implementation and regulatory accreditation.
At EDNAS, Liam is responsible for academic strategy and product development, ensuring the platform meets both global education standards and regional classroom needs. He holds an MBA in Educational Leadership from University College London and is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching.
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Yara Alatrach
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Yara Alatrach is an AI and digital strategy leader with more than a decade’s experience across Microsoft, BCG, and ADNOC. She has worked on national upskilling and AI adoption strategies across the Middle East and Europe.
At EDNAS, Yara leads platform operations, content localisation, and delivery. She holds a Master’s in Data Science and has lived in the UAE for over 30 years, bringing regional insight and technical rigour to EDNAS’s product design.
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Céline Khader
COMMERCIAL STRATEGY
Céline Khader is a commercial strategy and sales director with over 12 years of experience in the energy technology sector with SLB in the MENA region. She has led investment planning and growth strategies. She holds an Global Executive MBA from IE Business School with a focus on AI Management.
At EDNAS, Céline oversees financial strategy, partnerships, and long-term scale, ensuring the company’s educational vision is grounded in commercial sustainability.
“Celebrating a few early adopters isn’t enough. True impact comes when every teacher feels confident using the tools of tomorrow. For school leaders, the real work isn’t choosing software, it’s building strategy, culture, and system-wide confidence.”
— Liam Stewart, Managing Director of EDNAS and Primary Head Teacher at Haileybury Astana
Advisory team
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Ashley Bryant
DIRECTOR OF IT INNOVATION
Frankfurt International School
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Duncan Silcock
DEPUTY HEAD
Adcote School
United Kingdom -
Edric Pascoe
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION LEAD
Aldar Academies
Middle East and North Africa -
Nassim Boubekri
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
ADNOC Schools
UAE -
Jumana AlAref
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
The World Bank
USA -
Adel Al Shishani
SOLUTION DELIVERY AND SECURITY ENGINEER
Nozomi Networks
Middle East and North Africa