Simply Abu Dhabi IV

These are exciting times indeed as over the coming years, Aldar Academies will build schools at the heart of Aldar’s community developments that provide inspirational learning in a welcoming home from home environment. Built to international standards and in an ecologically friendly manner, these schools will provide first-rate resources and will offer education to all ages from nursery through to sixth form colleges. In addition to the academic classrooms, the schools will also incorporate sports centres and creative arts facilities to tap into the variety of talents and strengths within the community. Comprising staff who have overseen large scale school design and build programmes as well as managers with vast experience of education in the Middle East, Aldar Academies have deliberately recruited strong, decisive people with a proven track record in order to provide the best possible standards in education and thus release the potential of the young minds who will play such a large role in the future of Abu Dhabi. With such strong leadership, Aldar Academies are fully committed to enabling all pupils to achieve their full potential. By supplying outstanding facilities and resources along with a comprehensive range of course and service, Aldar Academies will seek to develop motivated, ambitious and confident learners. They give great credence to the welfare of their pupils and the wider community and work to build strong partnerships with the pupils’ parents as well as tirelessly promoting inclusion and equality. They aim to achieve this by holding regular school events, sending newsletters out to parents and the local community and directing community projects. By setting a positive framework for learning, Aldar Academies will provide a broad and balanced educational system within a secure and stimulating environment. Having invested heavily in state-of-the-art technology, Aldar Academies will enhance the learning process, making information more easily accessible than ever before. Aiming for excellence, Aldar Academies has meticulously planned every element of its education infrastructure within the context of the local environment to create the highest possible standard of education within a motivational setting where children are inspired to thrive. What has particularly struck a chord with us as we have discovered more about the values of Aldar Academies is the way they promote a strong sense of identity and pride within every one of their schools. One of the many things we have grown to appreciate during our time spent in Abu Dhabi is the sense of inclusion and in keeping with this positive ethos it is great to see how much Aldar Academies value and support the diversity of different cultures and nationalities within the school community. By establishing such frameworks within smaller community settings like schools, it can only have appositive impact on the wider outside community and therefore help to reinforce the standards of life that Aldar Properties are so keenly in favour of. The story so far in terms of the schools that have been established by Aldar Academies is the creation of a number of well-equipped schools offering a British International Curriculum provided by professional, highly qualified and caring staff. The first Aldar Academies School –The Peal Primary School – was set up in 2007 in the centre of Abu Dhabi educating young minds from Foundation Stage (Kindergarten) to Year Six. Next came the creation of the Al Yasmina School which opened in the eastern end of the Al Raha Gardens villas complex – adjacent to Abu Dhabi Golf Club – in September 2008 for children aged 3 to 18, with a capacity of over 2000 students. Under the guidance of Principal Chris Nourse-Grewal, the Al Muna Primary School opened its doors in September 2009 based on the philosophy of a home/school partnership with mutual understanding and shared goals. In September 2011 the progressive Al Bateen School opened to provide a quality education to children from the ages of 11 to 18 with a view to preparing them for a successful life as global citizens in a fast-evolving technological world. The new Al Ain International Primary School also opened its doors on the site of an existing government school less than a kilometre from the Hilton Hotel. When the school closes for summer in June 2012 there are some ambitious renovations planned that will see it reopen in September with fantastic new facilities including a full sized football pitch, swimming pools , computer suites, a theatre and a sports hall. Building for a brighter future, prospective developments will see the creation of more schools for Aldar communities and Abu Dhabi in general providing excellent standards of education in keeping with that on offer in the already established schools. A growing appreciation of the way in which children learn will see Aldar Academies continue to provide the best means of support for learning giving all pupils the opportunity to develop high levels of accomplishment, fulfil their potential and ultimately give back to the communities they are living in. With the relevant teaching materials, resources and facilities, Aldar Academies will succeed in their quest to raise education standards throughout the Emirate and we can’t wait to watch the development of future generations of children whose enhanced talents and aptitudes can only have a hugely positive impact on the prosperity of Abu Dhabi and the Middle East. ALDAR ACADEMIES Due to rapidpopulationgrowth inAbuDhabi, there is a greater demand for highquality education. To deal with this increased demand in the spring of 2007 Aldar Properties PJSC created Aldar Academies. Aldar Academies have a very clear aim as set out in their mission statement; “We aim to place schools at the heart of our communities by establishing high quality sustainable education provision within stimulating and secure environments.” 53 SIMPLY ABU DHABI

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