Private schools in Dubai rely on a pre-school year, pre-primary education, or KGZ, as parents of pupils call, increasing the number of years of undergraduate study to 15 years. Fees for this year range between AED 13,000 and AED 80,000 or more. The first view is that it is necessary to prepare the student for early involvement in the school community, and is an ideal alternative for the nursery, while the other considers it financially burdens for the families, and psychological for the child.

According to the Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), "Pre-primary Year" is a school year for students at the age of three, whose education depends on play.

A school adopted this year and implemented the American curriculum, it receives requests from students, expanding the rooms allocated to them, pointing out that there is a turnout.

In addition, Al Emarat Al Youm has identified 29 private schools in Dubai that adopt a pre-kindergarten year. One is the Indian Curriculum, another is the French Curriculum, four are British, 11 are American, 12 are baccalaureate International.

Abdulrahman Khalid, a student in the "pre-primary" class, stressed that the adoption of KGZ in schools is good because it enriches the guardian to register his son or daughter in one of the nurseries, pointing out that "the school environment To learn, play and shape the child's personality better than the nursery environment ».

Aisha Rashid, mother of a student, confirmed that she prefers registering her son in the pre-primary year, because the school includes specialized educators who are good at dealing with children of this age. She also believes in the school more than leaving him at home with the maid, being an employee in a government agency, and return home only in the afternoon.

Mahmoud Jamaluddin, the guardian of a three-year-old boy, refused to register his son this year. "The child must be given the opportunity to play and take out his energies as he pleases, without restrictions or school commitments," he said.

He added that this year increases the financial burden on the family.

Nasser Fathi, who considered the use of schools to invent the KJZero, supported a new way to reap profits, pointing out that what the child can receive information at this stage from his or her parents may be greater than what the school offers.

Randa Ghandour, principal of the Mirdif School of America, said that "Pre-Kindergarten Year" is a high turnout for parents to enroll their children.

"The school has one class this year, with 16 students," she said, adding that "parents are asking the school to provide this year on a wider scale."

"Education starts at home before the student attends school, especially with the proliferation of technical devices (tablets and smart phones). The majority of parents provide their children with these devices at the age of two years. During the child's play, they learn about them and learn how to operate them. "The child should be exposed to social interaction with his peers so that his memory can be activated and his intellectual and linguistic abilities will grow."

The study in this year is not academic, but it is presented to the students in a social way, through playing. The child is not forced to write and read, and its approach is activity and work with hands and movement.

"The school does not require the enrollment of the child for this year until he moves to KG1, but the chances of success of the child who is taking the exam this year are greater than that of others, because he earns at least 200 English language and can conduct a healthy, He can also describe things. This year will have the approval of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, provided that the evaluation of the school well.

The Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) confirmed that the student enrolled in the British curriculum in private schools in Dubai at the age of three years, ie during the year called Pre-Kindergarten (FS1), and then start the kindergarten stage at the age of four years (FS2) The following main stages are divided into five stages, ending at the age of 17 years.

Khalid Abdul Rahman:

"The school offers the child an environment for learning, playing and forming a personality ... better than nursery."

Mahmoud Jamal al-Din:

"The child must be given the opportunity to play and take out his energy ... without school restrictions."

Nasser Fathi:

«Schools resort to the invention of« KJZero ».. a new way to reap the profits».

Randa Ghandour:

«Pre-kindergarten year is witnessing a large turnout of parents to register their children in it».

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A private school in Dubai adopts a pre-kindergarten year.