Emirates International School

Emirates International School (Arabic: مدرسة الإمارات الدولیة‎) is a private international school system in United Arab Emirates. It has two schools, Emirates International School - Jumeirah and Emirates International School - Meadows, operated by Al Habtoor Group.[1]

Meadows
Emirates International School - Meadows
Location
Information
Education systemIB
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Red and White
Websitehttp://www.eischools.ae/Meadows/

Emirates International School – Meadows is a private school located in the Meadows area of Emirates Hills, Dubai, UAE.[2] In proximity to Dubai Marina and Lakes, EIS-Meadows was established in on 10 September 2005.[3]

2013/2014 enrollment was cited by the KHDA to be 1,606 students, boys and girls represented from across 80 nationalities, from the ages of 3-19. Total number of teachers: 152.[4]

Emirates International School Meadows follows the International Baccalaureate (IB).[5] curriculum, offering Primary Years Programme (PYP);[6] IB Middle Years Programme;[7] International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE);[8] and the IB Diploma Programme[9] in the post 16- phase.

Community activities include support for Dubai’s bid for Expo 2020.[10]

Jumeirah
Emirates International School - Jumeirah
Location
Dubai

United Arab Emirates
Information
School typeIndependent school
Established1991
StatusOpen
AuthorityKHDA
GenderBoth
Education systemBritish National Curriculum/IB
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Red and White
Websitehttp://www.eischools.ae/Jumeirah/

This school is located Umm Suqeim, along Sheikh Zayed Road.[11] It opened in 1991.[12]

Emirates International School – Jumeirah offers as an International Baccalaureate curriculum to students in Kindergarten, Grades 1 through 13, ages 4–18. Total number of students enrolled 2013/2014: 1989.[13] Total number of full-time teachers: 197.[13] The school follows the National Curriculum[14] of England, and the International Baccalaureate (IB)[5] curriculum at different stages. Children in the Kindergarten and students in Grades 1 to 6 follow the IB Primary Years Programme[6] (PYP); students in Grades 7 to 9 followed the IB Middle Years Programme[7]

(MYP); students in Grade 11 enter for International General Certificate of Secondary Education[8] (IGCSE) at the end of the secondary phase; and post - 16 students engage in the IB Diploma Programme.[13][9][15] Along with Emirates International School Meadows, Emirates International School Jumeirah is one of the two privately owned schools under the Al Habtoor Group banner.

Notable alumni
  • Dina Shihabi - Saudi actress<ref name=Pathan>Pathan, Nabila.

References
  1. http://www.habtoor.com/en/divisions/14/education
  2. "Location Map Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine." Emirates International School – Meadows. Retrieved on November 15, 2015.
  3. "Home." Emirates International School – Meadows. Retrieved on November 15, 2015. "Conveniently located in the heart of the beautiful Meadows community within easy access of the Lakes and Dubai Marina developments,"
  4. https://www.khda.gov.ae/DISB/AttachmentDownload.aspx?DOC_ID=7UJ0CmfenwI%3D
  5. International Baccalaureate
  6. Primary Years Programme
  7. IB Middle Years Programme
  8. International General Certificate of Secondary Education
  9. IB Diploma Programme
  10. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/expo/2013/November/expo_November15.xml&section=expo
  11. "Location Map Archived 2015-11-16 at the Wayback Machine." Emirates International School - Jumeirah. Retrieved on November 16, 2015.
  12. "Home." Emirates International School – Jumeirah. Retrieved on November 15, 2015.
  13. http://www.khda.gov.ae/DISB/AttachmentDownload.aspx?DOC_ID=hL%2fs9TH6yr4%3d
  14. National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
  15. "Akhbar Al-Khaleej - أخبار الخليج". akhbar-alkhaleej.com.
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