GEMS Wellington Academy-Al Khail

Opened in September 2013, GEMS Wellington Academy-Al Khail is an international world class school dedicated to fostering a passion for excellence in learning and in life. We provide rich and relevant, learning opportunities based on the highly successful GEMS Wellington Schools academic learning model.

GEMS Wellington Academy-Al Khail delivers programmes for learning that are deeply rooted in the National Curriculum for England (NCfE) and enhanced by best practice globally so that students achieve the best possible academic outcomes and develop strong character for lifelong learning and success.

GEMS Wellington Academy-Al Khail celebrates the diversity of cultures, backgrounds, abilities and skills. The curriculum is values-driven and the GEMS core values bring a breadth of vision to the educational programme and extracurricular activities offered. Students learn to make decisions independently and solve problems effectively, and interact positively with others.

Mission

To inspire our students to be the future leaders in their field by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, attributes and attitudes to become successful and happy lifelong learners.
 
Aims

• Through our teaching we aim to:
•  provide a rich, varied and creative learning environment that allows children to develop all their skills and abilities
• enable children to become confident, resourceful, enquiring and independent learners
• foster children’s self-esteem and help them build positive relationships with other people
• develop children’s self-respect and encourage them to respect the ideas, attitudes, values and feelings of others
• show respect for all cultures and, in so doing, to promote positive attitudes towards other people
• enable children to understand their national and international community and help them feel valued as part of this community
• encourage our students to become resilient and to view failure as an opportunity to continually improve.
• help children to grow into reliable, independent and positive citizens
• facilitate innovation through thinking, doing and reflection