The 10 Best International Schools in Dubai 2018

arts opportunities which serve to
enhance, enrich, and extend learning
opportunities to students. Let’s have
a glimpse of student life at ASD:
Creative Arts
The American School of Dubai offers
a wide range of visual and
performing arts to elementary,
middle, and high school students.
They may opt for dance, music,
visual arts, theatre, acting, choir, and
band. The ASD Theatre is a state of
the art, professional facility seating
630, and one of the finest in the
Middle East. With exceptional
acoustics, the theatre is used to
showcase campus events such as
plays, concerts and dance recitals, as
well as host special guest
performances.
ASD participates in the Association
for Music in International Schools
(AMIS) and the Middle East South
Asia Conference (MESAC) festivals.
AMIS sponsors a variety of music
festivals designed to benefit students
in international schools. These events
take place in Europe, Asia, and the
Middle East. MESAC provides ASD
music students an opportunity to
collaborate with other students in the
region. These events take place in
India, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE.
Athletics
The Athletics program supports over
1,150 athletic opportunities in 14
different sports within 53 different
teams over three seasons of sports.
ASD student-athletes participate in
two conferences: The Emirates
Athletics Conference (EAC), which
organizes weekly competitive
exchanges amongst the member
schools and a one-day championship
tournament during the latter part of
the season, and the Middle East
South Asia Conference Schools
Activities Conference (MESAC)
which member schools host on a
rotating basis.
Interscholastic athletics programs
give students the educational benefits
of athletic competition, developing
lifelong values—and add life to the
community.
Campus Recreation
The campus recreation supports the
school's mission by providing a wide
variety of positive and healthy
activities for students, parents,
faculty, and staff to foster and
encourage a healthy, active lifestyle.
Activities are offered throughout the
year for students and the adult
community in sports, fitness,
intramurals, and creative arts.
Each school division also offers a
variety of after-school programs,
clubs, and activities to give students
the opportunity to be active, learn
new skills, develop leadership, and
have fun. More than 85 percent of
ASD students from K1 to Grade 12
participate in extracurricular
activities, student organizations,
athletics, and clubs.
Service Learning
Service learning is integral to the
school's mission and core values and
woven into the K-12 curriculum. It is
defined by student agency, inquiry,
and collaboration through a process