Dubai unveils school model of value-based education
TWO SCHOOLS TO BE LAUNCHED IN MIRDIF AND AL BARSHA NEXT YEAR
DThe new initiative, which integrates a global curriculum, will develop the educational and life skills of students with a focus on Emirati values and the Arabic language.”
Shaikh Hamdan | Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council
ubai Schools, a project that creates a new Emirati schooling system featuring a high standard of education rooted in national values was launched yesterday
It aims to prepare young Emiratis for the requirements of the future job market while deepening their Emirati, Arab and Muslim identity.
Launching the project at a meeting of the Dubai Executive Council, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, said: “The new initiative, which integrates a global curriculum, will develop the educational and life skills of students with a focus on Emirati values and the Arabic language.”
The first phase of Dubai Schools will see two schools launches in Mirdif and Al Barsha, will commence in the 2021-22 academic year. The two schools, which have an enrolment capacity of 800 students from pre-school to Grade 4 and follows an American curriculum, will open on August 29.
100% scholarships
Emirati students will have priority for admission in Dubai Schools and can avail of scholarships of up to 100 per cent.
Shaikh Hamdan attended the signing of an agreement between Dubai Government and Taaleem to operate Dubai Schools. He also approved the formation of the Supervisory Steering Committee of Dubai Schools.
The agreement was signed by Abdullah Al Basti, secretary-general of Dubai Executive Council and Chairman of the Supervisory Steering Committee of Dubai Schools and Khalid Al Tayer, chairman of the Board of Taaleem.
“Amidst the rapid changes we are seeing in the world, we have a responsibility to equip our students with new skills and knowledge that will help them pursue excellence and success in the future,” Shaikh Hamdan said. “The initiative represents a new phase in our long-term education plan created to support the sustainability of our development journey.”