English as an Additional Language Learners

Arabic, French

Yes

GFA will identify any student with additional learning needs (not so identified on admission) through thorough screening strategies and on referral from school staff.

The Head of Inclusion will play a direct role in co-ordinating such assessments and screenings.

Where students are identified, GFA will amend and enhance the programme to support the learning needs of these students with appropriate strategies that will enable them to make progress and achieve success.

Assessment

Your child will be invited by the School Registrar for an assessment or for an interview (when appropriate and if necessary) via email notification or phone.

OBSERVATION - Foundation Stage 1 and 2 (FS1 and FS2)
WRITTEN ASSESSMENTS - Year 1 and Year 2
CAT4 AND WRITTEN ASSESSMENTS - Year 3 to Year 8

Yes

Yes

Yes

GFA offers many clubs and activities.

Laboratories, computer labs, music and drama rooms, art rooms, food tech, library, canteen, makerspace, clinics.

Primary sports hall, senior sports hall, indoor play area for early years, 2 football fields, 4 MUGA courts (basketball, netball, volleyball).

GEMS Founders School, Masdar City - Abu Dhabi, is an international UK curriculum school, providing students with the high standard of education that GEMS Education embodies.

Nestled at the heart of Abu Dhabi's sustainable urban community Masdar City, the new GEMS Founders School takes a bold step towards a more sustainable educational future with a keen focus on green initiatives and responsible environmental practices along with developing and shaping young minds to become the best version of themselves.

Offering the National Curriculum for England, the school is set to inspire students from FS1 to Year 8 and redefine the benchmarks of sustainability in the education sector.
GFA not only emphasises sustainability in its physical infrastructure, but also incorporates eco-conscious principles into its curriculum. The school aims to cultivate a generation of environmentally conscious and socially responsible global citizens. Through innovative teaching methods, students will be encouraged to explore and understand the deep connection between the environment, society, and the economy.