Al-Mizhar American Academy is an American school offering American Curriculum based on US Common Core standards. The school is located in Al-Mizhar Mirdif, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a private institution managed by Taaleem, a UAE-based company and one of the largest education providers in the Middle East.
Curriculum
The school uses an American curriculum based on the US Common Core State Standards and is one of the first schools in the UAE to use standards-based curriculum by adopting Kent County curriculum from the state of Michigan. The school provides an education that emphasizes academic rigor as well as the essential skills of critical thinking and creativity.
Campus and facilities
The school has a sports field that is ideal for any kind of sports, such as rugby and soccer, a dance studio fitted with floor-to-ceiling mirrors and special flooring, a swimming pool that is ideal for swimming galas and equipped with shading and private changing areas, and an indoor gymnasium facility with showers and changing areas. There are three wireless computer labs, equipped with interactive whiteboards, and four science labs, specially equipped to support the science classes, including chemistry, physics and biology. They also offer private practice rooms and two music classrooms to support the music program. The kindergarten playroom for KG to KG-2 fosters interactive learning and creative play. The art studios with two art classrooms and a pottery room support the art program, and their library features approximately 14,000 volumes in various languages and is geared for elementary and secondary students. It also features a research room with a bank of computers, and their canteen offers a wide selection of nutritious meals, daily specials, salads, fresh fruits, and healthy beverages.
Languages
The school language of Instruction is English. All students have the opportunity to study different languages with an emphasis on Arabic.
Activities
Students at AAM can participate in a broad range of activities offered including Book Club, Rugby, Film Studies, Band, Robotics, Painting, Writer's Workshop, Aqua Club, Drama Club, Advanced Gymnastic, Scrapbooking, Spanish Club, Qur'an Club, Cooking, and Arabic Club.
