School Type
Day School

Curriculum
American

Established Year
2005

Location
Dubai

Gender
Girls School

Ratings
Good

Overview


Brief History

The American Academy for Girls was established in 2005 and is an excellent English Medium day girls’ school with classes from Pre-KG to Grade 12. The school follows American Curriculum aligned with Kansas State Common Core Curriculum. It is a private school which is located in Al-Mizhar 1, off Algeria Street Corner 11A and 4A Street, Mirdif Area, Dubai, UAE. Currently, the school is home to over 617 students, most of whom are local Emiratis, although 29 nationalities are represented in the school. The school has around 30 students of determination and those with gifts and talents are taken care of by the professional teachers and SEN (Special Education Needs) team.

Campus

A well-developed modern-day digital school campus that provides a great learning experience and environment for students including ICT (Information Technology) suites, Mini Auditorium, Science Laboratories, Klin, Two well-stocked libraries, Clinic, Cafeteria, a Multi-Purpose sports hall, Poetry Studios and is also well equipped with world-class sports facility

USP

The school is ranked Good since 2009 by KHDA. (Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai, UAE)

1) The school is a member of The Council of International Schools.

2) The school follows American Curriculum aligned with the Kansas State Board Common Core Curriculum.

3) The school campus is designed in a way that offers a variety of academic, sports, and extracurricular activities which help the child's overall development.

4) National Agenda benchmark Tests CAT 4, MAP, IBT Arabic.

5) The school syllabus spin around the United States common core standard, national core arts standard, and C3 framework social studies state standard.

Notable Alumni

15+ experience in the education sector and has one of the most experienced and qualified teaching faculty and management. The students of the school are placed at top universities in the world like Boston University, Northeastern University, The University of Texas at Austin, Fordham University, The University of Illinois Chicago, Savannah College of Art and Design, Loyola University Chicago, Bentley University, King's College London, Queen Mary University of London, City University of London, Cardiff University, New York University in Abu Dhabi, American University of Sharjah

Values

Respectful, Health & fitness, Diversity, Unity & Prosperity, Courage, Faith

Achievements

The American Academy for Girls is one of the ten schools to be recognized as a Microsoft showcase school and besides this the performance of the students in the academic exams and activities is brilliant.

Non-Academic achievements

The school and students have won many medals and rewards in various sports and extracurricular activities programs and tournaments.

Subjects Offered


American Curriculum

  • Accountancy

  • Accounting

  • AP English Literature & Composition

  • Business Studies

  • Mathematics

  • History

  • Physics

  • Chemistry

  • Biology

  • Social Studies (History-Civics and Geography) 

  • Economics

  • Visual & Performing Arts

  • Physical Education

  • Languages

  • Analysis and Approaches

  • Science

  • Art & Design

Leadership


Group

Taaleem School Group


Principal

Ms. Lisa Johnson


Head of the School

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School Stats


Establishment Year

2005

School Type

Day School

Curriculum

American

Native Lang. Teachers

Arabic

Average Class Size

25

Maximum Class Size

28

Number of Students

617

Number of Nationalities

29

Internat. students Ratio

100%%

Number of Teachers

58

Students-Teachers Ratio

1:11

Infra structure & Facilities


Sports Facilities

  • Badminton

  • Basketball

  • Cricket

  • Football

  • Volleyball

  • Tennis

  • Table Tennis

  • Gymnastics

  • Netball

  • Rugby

  • Swimming

Extra-Curricular Activities

  • Art

  • Clubs/ Societies/Organizations

  • Athletics Track

  • Culture & Language

  • Dance

  • Media

  • Music

  • Performance Art

  • Student Council

  • Role Playing

In-House Facilities

  • Auditorium

  • Badminton Court

  • Basket ball Court

  • Cricket Pitch

  • Football Court

  • Swimming pool

  • Volley Ball Court

  • Synthetic Running Track

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