Dubai: Al Mawakeb Al Khawaneej is set to open its doors and welcome the first batch of students in September 2018, it was announced.
The school, the third in the series of Al Mawakeb Schools set in an area of 65,000 sq ft, will be enrolling students from pre-K to Grade 8 in the first phase.
Al Mawakeb School is based on American curriculum that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English and Math, New Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for Science and California State Standards for Physical Education, Arts and Modern Languages and the UAE Ministry of Education for Arabic, Islamic Studies, Moral Education and Social Studies.
“The new school promises quality education in a safe, enjoyable and enriching environment where the students’ inherent capabilities and potential are identified, nurtured and developed,” the school said in a statement.
“It offers a blend of academic programmes, state-of-the-art facilities and a vision for creating a new generation of confident achievers.”
Academic Programme Delivery
The school’s rigorous academic programme incorporates technologically advanced learning aids along with a variety of extra-curricular and intramural sports and activities.
Students are engaged in real life contextualisation through project based and collaborative group work. They also get involved in hands-on activities such as designing 2D and 3D models using concrete objects and technology tools.
Another highlight of the system is the technology-rich instruction that caters to the needs of different groups of students including those with SEND, and those who are gifted and talented.
The school also provides tablets and iPads to assist the students with learning difficulties to use text-to-speech programmes, video tutorials, and educational virtual games.
The technologies deployed at the school transforms the traditional classrooms and laboratories into interactive, high-tech, multimedia learning environments. All classrooms in all grade levels are equipped with interactive whiteboards to support the teachers’ audio-visual demonstrations and facilitate collaborative and interactive learning among students.
