650 (capacity 2000)

37

Emirati

77% local : 23% international

Yes

Yes

French, Arabic

20

IGCSE, A Levels

Yes

KG2: 10/15 minutes per day
KG2 - G1: 1,5 hours per week
G2 - G3: 2 hours per week
G4 - G5: 45 minutes per day
G6 - G10: 3 subjects x 30 minutes per day

Yes

The school's SEN team meets with all families and students with identified additional learning needs before they commence their schooling. Part of this interview’s purpose is to discuss whether there are any additional learning needs to be considered. Having additional learning needs does not exclude a student from entering Ajyal International School. However, the School needs to ensure that there are appropriate resources available to provide the level of support required. Ajyal asks for as much information as possible during the enrolment process to ensure that all relevant considerations are made, and that the school and the family have the same understanding and expectations. There may be additional fees required with in ADEC guidelines to fully deliver the additional identified support.

Through differentiated learning in class and special projects and challenges. Pupils are given opportunities to lead.

Assessment session

Each child enrolling in the school needs to attend an enrolment interview for KG children and an assessment for other grades.

Depends on the grade level.

8:00 am

2:40 pm

Yes

Yes

Yes

The school offers many clubs and activities.

Physical education, swimming

Yes

- Main sports hall accommodates 3 full basketball courts.
- Elementary sports hall large enough for full-sized basketball court.
- Sports science classrooms / performance analysis.
- Tennis courts, basketball courts and soccer field.
- Shaded play grounds.
- Outdoor play areas.
- Soccer pitches.
- 25m pool with moveable boom to create 2 x 25m pools.
- Learner pool.

Ajyal International School commits to:
- Offering students an education that is meaningful and relevant to their personal, academic, and social life using the Significant Learning Model;
- Providing active learning experiences, avoiding rote learning;
- Using means of assessment that are educative in nature (assessment for learning), qualitative and quantitative, standardised, frequent, performance–based (criterion and standards) and involving self-assessment;
- Aligning its teaching and assessment activities to Significant Learning Outcomes by a process referred to as backward design;
- Collecting wide-ranging performance data to continuously improve learning and teaching, curriculum provision, and institutional efficacy;
- Using technology to enhance learning, and not just to facilitate teaching;
- Providing continuous professional development to all our staff; and
- Adhering to the highest standards of student physical safety, health and personal well-being.

Ajyal follows the English National Curriculum for all year groups.

Ajyal is a learning-centred school that:
- Identifies clearly the important kinds of learning it provides;
- Makes sure its learners have high quality learning experiences to achieve the important kinds of learning;
- Has high quality educational programs that provide learners with high quality learning experiences;
- Understands that high quality educational programs mean high quality teaching;
- Selects/trains people to design, deliver and manage significant learning experiences;
- Provides a supportive organisational culture and operation to sustain high quality performance of its people by way of:
- Setting expectations (KPIs), providing support, and assessing and rewarding
- Making appropriate decisions about the educational/operational goals, program activities, organisational structure, and policies and assessment procedures.