Diyafah International School opens its first state of the art campus in Abu Dhabi

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Diyafah International School opens its first state of the art campus in Abu Dhabi

Diyafah International School, Abu Dhabi, opened its first campus recently. It is a new branch of the Al Diyafah High School, one of the most established institutions in the UAE. The new state-of-the-art campus boasts excellent facilities that will provide a holistic education, delivering the British National Curriculum for primary children, aged from 3-9 years of age, taking them from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) through to Year 5 for this year and then furthur extending to Secondary in the following academic year.

The school’s owners are committed to providing students with the best learning experiences in a vibrant and modern campus. It provides an engaging and challenging curriculum, using the latest educational technologies and successful teaching strategies to support and motivate the students. Every learning area is well resourced with an Interactive Whiteboard and educational equipment to enable each student to improve their standards of achievements in all areas. The teachers will foster creative thinking and social skills, developing a positive attitude with personal independence to ensure that every student has the opportunity to fulfil their potential and become successful global citizens.

Mr. Robert Taylor, Diyafah International School Principal, said: “We are delighted at the opening of Diyafah International School in Abu Dhabi. Our first academic year has started with a good number of enrollments from FS1 to Year 5.The objective of our curriculum are concerned not merely with helping children acquire knowledge and to teach skills but also with developing attitudes and values. Our qualified staff work hard to ensure that curricular objectives are realistic and are concerned with developing each child’s individual academic and social strengths.”

The school provides a high quality, affordable education, catering to the individual needs of the students. The planned expansion of the school from Primary into Secondary has enabled students to seamlessly progress and compete in this fast paced world. The school provides a differentiated and progressive curriculum with planned learning programmes that provide every child with an extensive range of opportunities to be successful and enjoy their time at DIS.

About Al Diyafah High School:

Al Diyafah High School was founded over 30 years ago, by Late Mrs Winnie D’Cunha. From humble beginnings as a Nursery with only two children in a small villa located on Al Diyafah Street, in Dubai it has progressed to a well established Primary and Secondary school in Al Nahda ,Dubai. , and has most recently opened its first campus in Abu Dhabi, Diyafah International School. With its unique personal enrichment program as part of the curriculum the school caters to the diverse nationalities that the UAE is well known for. The school’s objective is best expressed through its mission statement of attempting to create competent, caring and confident students through the British Curriculum. The school actively supports both social bodies like Al Noor Centre for Special needs and environmental campaigns launched by DEWA, Emirates Environment Group. Such a well-rounded system of education has helped Al Diyafah High School to produce an ever-increasing list of alumni who have gained admissions in several universities in Canada, USA, Australia and the sub-continent.