Foundation Stage:

Our curriculum follows the British Early Years Foundation Stage. Foundation Stage 1 (FS1) and  Foundation Stage 2 (FS2) are vitally important years because they provide a firm base for all future learning to flourish. It is essential that children have the opportunity to build their knowledge and understanding to ensure that they develop a secure foundation for later life.

The curriculum in FS1 and FS2 centres on seven different areas of learning:

• Communication and language
• Physical development
• Personal social and emotional development
• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding of the world
• Expressive arts

Junior Stage:

Key Stage 1
Years 1 and 2 are a focus for independent and pupil-led approaches, where individual contributions are valued as pupils begin to see that they have much to offer the wider community of their school. Specialists teach Sports, Music and Arabic, ensuring high levels of understanding in these subjects.

Our Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) programme begins in Year 1, offering many opportunities for skills and talents to be nurtured and practised in preparation for sporting, artistic and musical participation in Key Stage 2.

Key Stage 2
Specialist lessons continue in Key Stage 2, and extend to include Modern Foreign Languages and Islamic Studies. More specialised learning centres are also available to the children in Key Stage 2, including a Science Laboratory, Food Technology Room, Art and Design Technology rooms, a PSHE room and Primary Library.

Key Stage 2 also sees the pupils involved in residential trips – a wonderful and exciting adventure for our maturing learners! These take place from Year 4 onwards.

Senior Stage:

• Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9)
• Key Stage 4: (I)GCSEs (Years 10-11)
• Key Stage 5: A-level (Years 12-13/Sixth form)
• (International Baccalaureate to be introduced)

The curriculum is taught through the medium of the English language. Arabic and other languages are also taught in the school. Support in English is offered through specialist EAL teachers.

The school provides a full programme of Arabic language, Islamic and Cultural Studies to meet the statutory requirements of the KHDA. This provision is embedded within the curriculum and available for all pupils.

Humanities subjects such as Geography and History are designed and written to reflect the cultural and geographical context of the UAE. Trips and other visits throughout the curriculum make extensive use of the local and regional opportunities in the UAE to enhance the understanding and awareness of the cultural and physical context of Dubai. Language provision throughout the curriculum fully provides for Arabic.