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Curriculum Overview

Our school is arranged in six ‘schools within a school’ or phases: 

·       The Kindergarten (Pre-KG and KG1)  

·       The Lower School (KG2 to Grade 4)

·       The Middle School (Grade 5 to Grade 8) for Boys

·       The Middle School (Grade 5 to Grade 8) for Girls

·       The Senior School (Grade 9 to Grade 12) for Boys

·       The Senior School (Grade 9 to Grade 12) for Girls

 

Our curriculum is composed of an adapted from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) from England and the Cambridge International curriculum as well as incorporating the UAE Ministry of Education requirements.

·       In Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS): The National Curriculum for England.

    • The Pre-KG (FS1) and KG1 (FS2) areas of learning include:
    • Communication and language, Physical development, and Personal, social, and emotional development, Literacy, Mathematical development, Understanding the world, and Creative development.



·       In the Lower School and the start of Middle School we follow the Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP) (Year 1 to Year 5):

    • CIPP English, Mathematics, Science and Computing.
    • Ministry of Education: Arabic, Islamic Studies, Social Studies, Moral Education.
    • MAPE: Music, Art, Physical Education
    • Also French/Urdu.



·       In the Middle School for both Boys and Girls we finish the CIPP in Grade 5 (Year 6) and then move onto Cambridge Lower Secondary (Years 7 to 9).

    • English, Mathematics, Science and Computing.
    • Ministry of Education: Arabic, Islamic Studies, Social Studies, Moral Education.
    • Art, Physical Education, French/Urdu.



·       In the Senior School, we complete two Key Stages:

    • Key Stage 4: Grades 9 to 10 (Years 10 to 11) Cambridge Upper Secondary International General Certificate for Secondary Education (IGCSE).
    • Mandatory subjects are English (as a Second Language), ICT (examination at the end of Grade 9) and Mathematics.
    • Then a choice of three subjects from two pathways or a combination depending on demand:
    • Accounting, Business, Economics 
    • Biology, Chemistry, Physics
    • Also, optional language IGCSE depending on proficiency: Arabic, French, Urdu



o   Key Stage 5: Grades 11 to 12 (Years 12 to 13) Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Levels (AS levels) and Advanced Levels (A levels).

o   Grade 11 (Year 12) – AS Level and Grade 12 (Year 13) – A level

o   Subjects to be studied depend upon prior attainment at IGCSE:

o   Current offerings are 2 or 3 subjects from:

o   Accounting, Business, Economics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Arabic

o   Note: Some subjects may be self-study depending on demand and provision.