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 typePrivate school, Independent school
Established1991
FounderAl Habtoor Group
StatusOpen
AuthorityKHDA
GenderBoth
Age3 to 19
Education systemBritish National Curriculum/IB
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school dayPrimary school hours vary for different age groups. Highschool is 7:30am-2:50pm
Houses4 houses; fire, water, earth, and air
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 Years 1 to 6 follow the IB Primary Years Programme[6] (PYP); students in Years 7 to 11 followed the IB Middle Years Programme[7]

(MYP); Years 12 and 13 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

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. "Students pledge support for Expo 2020 bid".
  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.
  16. Pathan, Nabila. "Rom-com on U.S. veteran, Iraqi refugee love set for silver screen." Al Arabiya. Tuesday January 6, 2015. Retrieved on 15 November 15, 2015.
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