The 10 Best International Schools in Dubai 2018

The Apple
International School:
Established in 1994, run by the Iqra group, The Apple International School is a mixed gender school located in Al
Qusais, Dubai. It offers private primary and Middle school education (Foundation Stage to Year 10) with a UK
based curriculum. To date, it has 2196 students, 130 teachers and 30 assistant teachers working at the school. The
largest nationality student group is from Philippines but students from many Arab countries, India, Pakistan and Srilanka
study harmoniously.
The Apple International School, as a multi-cultural and diverse learning organization aims to provide a learning environment
which empowers students, staff and the community to maximize their personal, creative and academic potential in order to
become lifelong learners and responsible world citizens.
Students here explore future career options to get a better insight of what they aspire to become. The school organizes
‘Meet a Pro’ sessions for students of year 9 and 10, where professionals from different walks of life share with students the
demands and scopes of different professions.
The Modus-Operandi of Teaching
The Apple International School follows the EYFS curriculum at the Foundation Stage and the CIE curriculum in the Primary
and the Secondary. Students answer the Primary Checkpoint in Year 6, Secondary Checkpoint in Year 9 and IGCSE in Year
11.
The school’s curriculum has been carefully designed to ensure that every child has access to a high-quality education that
will promote lifelong learning and produce responsible citizens, fully engaged in their community and able to compete in a
global economy. The school goal is to create a learning environment that empowers teachers and principal to hold their
students to high expectations and provide meaningful and relevant schoolwork. There is a strong emphasis on multi-sensory,
cross-curricular learning throughout the school, with a clear focus on skills and attitudes in the development of life-long
learning. Through the range and choices of subjects offered, the curriculum is designed to meet the educational needs of all
the students of different ages, nationalities, backgrounds, aptitudes and levels of academic attainment. The subjects offered
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