Increasingly in Abu Dhabi parents are securing their children educational
placements based on British International Schooling standard. Expatriates in the
region seem to be gravitating toward those establishments offering a
sophisticated British International curriculum that include international GCSE
and IB certification and away from traditional educational systems based on
their country of origin. Many parents view the British International Curriculum
as providing the best foundation for their children to go on to secure sought
after college and university placements in the UK and USA after growing up in
Abu Dhabi.
Taking this one step further many of the British
International School抯 are starting to highlight the fact that a child's social,
intellectual, moral and physical development is just as important as academic
achievement. The text 揈ach child is an individual whose personal interests,
emotions, motivations, needs and aspirations are understood by caring, highly
qualified professionals?is taken directly from the British International School
In Abu Dhabi (BISabudhabi.com) website and goes to show exactly how attitudes to
learning in the GCC are fast becoming aliened with those of private British
Education Establishments.
Of course there is still a strong sense of
focus placed on a child抯 reading ability, about third grade, children reach a
level of reading competency which allows them to read independently for the
purpose of gathering information and learning new skills. At this point, a whole
world opens up to them. Once children have a good level of reading proficiency
they are equipped with at least one of the tools that allows them pursue
interests of their own, and teachers and parents will take advantage of this
phenomenon by offering a wide range of outside school extracurricular
activities.
Contrary to popular opinion British international schools
based outside the UK have an incredibly high success rate when compared to their
UK based counterparts, for example Nord Anglia抯 schools were above global
averages at all age levels, with a pass rate of 90% on average in IB and the
focus on personal development is reinforced by the fact that teachers at BISAD
for example are required to provide at least one after schools activity per week
throughout the year. After school activities are a vital part of the life of the
school not only at BISAD but at educational facilities in Abu Dhabi as a whole.
Of course your child抯 education is your first priority and if you are
looking to move to Abu Dhabi as an Expatriate worker considering your child抯
education options is critical. Most companies will provide expatriate workers
with an allowance for Schooling if requested and with K12 and BISAD recognising
the profound influence that teachers have on young minds choosing a School based
on a British International Curriculum should certainly be considered when
choosing your school. As an educator myself (in the distant past) I choose the
British International School in Abu Dhabi as the bedrock for my child抯 education
simply because of the emphasis placed on my child抯 development although a Google
Search for 揃ritish International Schools in Abu Dhabi?will present the diligent
researcher with a number of options.
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