Highly rated by the Sharjah Educational Zone, Delta English School’s Kindergarten Division features ambient lighting, vibrant classrooms, a climate-controlled Kinder Discover Square and a child-friendly outdoor play space equipped with sand and water play, swing sets, slides and walking trails. All kindergarteners are taught by board-certified instructors with Montessori degrees and extensive Kindergarten teaching experiences. Inspired by Friedrich Fröbel’s Play-Based Learning pedagogy, each kindergarten classroom features dedicated learning centers for independent inquiry and exploration:

• Math and Manipulatives Center
• Science Center
• Literacy Center
• Art Center
• Music Center
• Construction Center
• Blocks Center
• Dramatic Play Center

As students transition into Primary School (Grade Level 01 – 05), Middle School (Grade Level 06 – 08) and Secondary School (Grade Level 09 and 10), they receive wider core and supplemental course offerings that focus on application through the use of laboratories and specialist rooms. Core courses include English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Ethics and Behavior, and Foreign Languages. Supplemental courses include Work Education, Art Education, Music Education, Health Education, Physical Education, Yoga and Aerobics. Delta English School adheres to UAE mandated curriculum for Arabic, Islamic Studies and UAE Studies.

Grade Levels 01 to 10 follows a Blended Learning Model, which comprise of 10% Micro Lecture and 90% Small Group Activity. Teachers assigns students to one of three available differentiated learning programs, based on the student’s baseline knowledge and skills set. Teachers commence each lesson with a Micro Lecture session by using various pedagogies to instruct visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners. Following Micro Lecture, students collaborate within their learning groups and complete Bloom’s Taxonomy HOTS-based tasks, which include discussing course content, creating presentations and podcasts, participating in learning blogs and wikis, and tutoring peers who are unable to understand the content. Learning support is offered for ESL and SEND students that leverage custom learning activities and access to licensed School Counselors.

Delta English School implements Performa – an in-house designed assessment ecosystem – to assess each student in scholastic and co-scholastic domains. Performa contains 14 proprietary testing modes that measure specific knowledge and skills with a high level of reliability and validity to reduce bias and distortion. Proctored under professional controls reflecting those utilized by leading international examination boards, Performa testing modes challenge students’ intellectual capabilities, based on measurable competencies designed for each course and grade level. Performa automatically calculates a student’s scholastic and co-scholastic grade, with minimal standard deviation, using built-in grade calculators customized for each testing mode.