Greenwood International School

Greenwood International School (GIS) is a private K-12 school situated in Muhaisnah 1, Dubai. The school initially opened its entryways on September 2006 and presently takes into account more than 990 understudies (up 70 on the year) – 80 percent of whom are Emirati. The rest of from basically British and American families. Greenwood is blended sex up until Grade 4. Young ladies and young men are isolated from Grade 5.

The school has 74 instructors (down 15 over a year ago), and an educator understudy proportion of 13:1 – useful for a UAE based school.

The school takes after an American educational programs adjusted to Florida and US Common Core guidelines with subjects instructed in English. Understudies are set up to sit the SAT exam and center subjects from review 9 incorporate English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Humanities (Including Islamic Studies, Civics, Geography and History), Science (Physics, Chemistry or Biology), Arabic and PE.

Graduate understudies get the US identical High School Diploma. All understudies are required to take the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills.

Starting 2013-2014 the school got the KHDA investigation rating of Good, the fourth year in succession it has done as such.

The KHDA report highlights the school's great administration group who set an unmistakable course and who demonstrate great ability to anticipate change; Outstanding understudy comprehension of Islamic qualities and their nearby, social and worldwide mindfulness from KG through to Grade 12; the Outstanding advancement in English by KG understudies; and Outstanding individual and social improvement at the secondary school level including conduct, dispositions, and hard working attitude.

The 2011/12 KHDA report highlighted a need to give careful consideration to kids with extraordinary needs – a note additionally on its 2012/2013 report. This is being tended to. At present 2% of the understudy body (2014) are perceived as having some from of SEN necessity and the school has as of late started a bolster group for SEN understudies. The school had connected with an outer supplier for this who give "broad consideration" of understudies with SEN in standard lessons. Educators' abilities in separation have not yet however achieved the purpose of having the capacity to address the issues of all learners.

As a suggestion, the school needs to improve the utilization of innovation to bolster adapting, especially as an instrument to test high and low achievers.

The school has great offices. Classrooms are outfitted with PCs, shrewd sheets and projectors. School offices additionally incorporate science labs, PC labs, a music room, workmanship room, petition rooms, libraries, therapeutic center, flask, and open air play area and play territories.

School expenses run from 16,000 to 24,600 AED every year relying upon the understudy's review year – great esteem contrasted with other Good evaluated US educational modules schools in Dubai.

The buzz

A school that appears to be all around enjoyed by its understudies, and guardians – and in practically meet measure the educators at the school. We have not got enough reactions yet to the WSA School Survey to remark on mentalities to scholarly execution, or criticism to guardians.