School system: American system
Current rating: Very Good
Enrollment grade: PK-12 grade
Tuition fee: 37330-76670AED
United States schools provide students with various personalized learning pathways. Starting from elementary school and reaching a climax upon graduation, students will receive rigorous academic guidance aimed at meeting their personal needs and interests. Primary schools offer personalized courses that meet the American AERO standards and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary School Program (PYP). In grades 6-10, students will learn various courses that meet the American AERO standards, aimed at helping them make wise choices as learners in the final choice path. During 10th grade, students, teachers, counselors, and parents work closely together to select appropriate and personalized graduation paths for students.
Preschool stage - Strengthening learning through research-based creative courses
At this stage, creative courses are the main resource of school curriculum. The creative curriculum is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that aligns with the main curriculum objectives of primary school projects. Its characteristic is to explore and discover as a learning method that enables children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills. The course content mainly delves into the themes of children's daily lives, including music production, buildings, insects, and simple machines. In the course, children explore, experiment, and investigate through practical methods through activities conducted in the classroom and outdoors, raise questions about the topic, and find answers. The target areas of the course mainly include social emotions, mathematics, literacy, physics, language, social research, as well as science and technology.
Primary school (grades 1-5) - aimed at instilling and maintaining a love for learning
The curriculum goal of United States schools is to ensure that every student has a passion for the curriculum and possesses the skills required for lifelong learners. Since 2010, United States School has been an authorized International Baccalaureate Primary School Program (PYP) school. Through primary school programs, students can cultivate academic, social, and emotional health, as well as enhance their international perspective and the attributes of IB learner profiles. In addition, the focus of the learning experience is problem-solving, critical and creative thinking, collaboration, and effective communication with others. As part of the International Baccalaureate Primary School Program (PYP) and American schools, UAS incorporates knowledge, skills, and concepts of American (AERO) and UAE Department of Education standards and learning outcomes into the PYP framework to construct rigorous and challenging curricula, providing UAS students with unique international and American education.
PYP course: Based on the knowledge and interests of learners, with a focus on how to learn: asking questions, finding answers, and understanding new information. Students have the opportunity to explore areas of interest and share their learning experiences with peers and the broader UAS community. The PYP survey unit includes local and global issues across multiple thematic areas, and the comprehensive nature of these units allows students to establish connections between themes, leading to an understanding of important ideas or concepts, resulting in more effective and transferable learning. Given the different developmental rates of children, each student is a person whose needs may differ from those of others in the classroom. Schools use various assessment techniques to create learning profiles for each student and design personalized classroom experiences to meet their needs.
Junior High School (Grades 6-8) - Focusing on the holistic development of students
Middle school is a special period for children's development, and the transition between childhood and adolescence is a period full of physical and emotional changes. In order to help students complete these transitions, the curriculum in junior high school focuses on the development of the entire child. Our academic courses meet the American AERO standards and meet the needs of 21st century learners. UAS focuses on developing advanced thinking skills necessary for success in the 21st century. The AERO standard curriculum teaches students critical thinking and emphasizes inquiry driven teaching strategies. Teachers work hard through practical and collaborative teaching methods to cultivate curiosity and creativity. UAS High School also offers a series of elective courses for students to explore language and art, cultivate well-rounded individuals, and courses include visual arts, drama, bands, and choirs, as well as world language courses. Students will learn Spanish, French, and Arabic. The school also has the UAS Week Without Walls program to provide students with a life changing learning experience, extending their course knowledge beyond the classroom. These experiences focus on service and aim to enable students to learn life skills, gain cultural understanding, and experience personal growth.
High School (9th to 12th Grades) - Aspiring to a Lifelong Life for Students
High school offers strict pre university courses that align with the AERO Common Core Plus standards for grades 9 to 12. In addition, UAS provides two clear and academically rigorous ways to directly enter universities: one is through international diploma programs, and the other is through university prerequisite courses and common core courses. The high school curriculum is student-centered, providing students with opportunities to develop independent critical thinkers, innovate problem-solving, and lifelong learning.
IB Diploma Link up Courses: Choose IB Diploma as their student choice for six courses with a duration of two years.
University Connection Courses: University Connection Courses have a series of courses, each lasting one year.
The school encourages students to participate in extracurricular activities (ASA) and families to participate or voluntarily assist in school activities, such as those organized by the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO). In addition, the school also invites parents to join our school's back to school night, parent teacher meetings, coffee breakfasts, and seminars.
The UAS Elementary School ASA course is an opportunity for students to explore their interests outside of the classroom, from creative writing to physical education, academic enrichment to imaginative games. The ASA program encourages adventure and balanced living, allowing students to enjoy opportunities to interact with others with similar interests in non academic settings.
*Internal ASA is provided free of charge by UAS teachers (in some cases, purchasing related equipment may require the lowest cost). External providers provide external ASA within the UAS campus, and UAS establishes partnerships with them. The cost varies depending on each activity.
Grade
PK tuition fee: 40450 dirhams
K tuition fee: 45850 dirhams
1st grade tuition fee: 61120 dirhams
Tuition fee for 2nd grade: 61120 dirhams
3rd grade tuition fee: 61120 dirhams
4th grade tuition fee: 61120 dirhams
5th grade tuition fee: 67880 dirhams
6th grade tuition fee: 67880 dirhams
7th grade tuition fee: 67880 dirhams
8th grade tuition fee: 67880 dirhams
9th grade tuition fee: 76670 dirhams
10th grade tuition fee: 76670 dirhams
Tuition fee for 11th grade: 76670 dirhams
Tuition fee for 12th grade: 76670 dirhams