With registration open... How to choose a private school for your child... "Education and Knowledge" explains

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Private schools in Abu Dhabi have announced the door for registration and re-registration of their students for the next academic year 2022-2023, and they called on students’ families to quickly register their children and pay the registration fees to ensure a seat is reserved for the student in the next academic year, while the Department of Education and Knowledge clarified that private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi provide 14 curricula, indicating the need to take into account 5 basic aspects when choosing a school, and to obtain answers from officials to a number of questions before registering a student.

In detail, the Department of Education and Knowledge identified 5 factors that children's parents must consider when deciding to choose the school they wish to enroll their children in and the educational curriculum they wish to enroll in, and inquire from the school about the answers to 18 questions about the school's mechanism of work, noting that knowing the educational curricula Different classes are an important step in making an informed decision about choosing a school.

The department emphasized that the educational curriculum that the student will study will determine the course of the student’s learning experience and assessment and the qualifications associated with it, in addition to the academic activities and daily curricula in which the student is expected to participate. It also helps the student in planning and preparing for his academic and professional future, noting that the general organizational structure of the private teacher Which offer the same curriculum is somewhat similar but may differ in some aspects such as co-curricular activities, facilities, fees and teaching methods.

The department stressed that the decision to choose the curriculum that the children will study should take into account the future plans of the university or educational institution that they want their children to join in order to complete their higher education, the recognition of their certificates and qualifications by that university, and the process of equivalence and recognition of certificates in the home country, where it is necessary to know whether the curriculum The chosen one and associated exams and qualifications are recognized in the student’s home country (Applicable to Non-Emiratis).

She pointed out that the factors for selecting the curriculum must also take into account the requirements for obtaining the equivalency of the general secondary certificate in the country. The student has studied the equivalent of high school in the country.

The department pointed out the need to take into account the student’s academic history in the event that a decision is made to transfer a student from one curriculum to another, as it must take into account how easy this transition is for him, in addition to taking into account your preferences regarding the experience of educating their children and choosing between self-education or teacher-led education, official assessments and tests, or Find specific courses that they would like their children to learn.

The department called on students’ families to ask 18 questions to those concerned in schools before enrolling their children, including the school’s approach to teaching and learning, the advantages of the school’s curriculum compared to other educational curricula, and the degree of school evaluation according to the “Irtiqaa” program for evaluating private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. She pointed out that if the school offers multiple curricula, identifying the points of similarity and difference between them, how to choose between them, in which class the student will be registered, how often and how the student will be evaluated, how the student will spend his school day, how many students are in the classroom, and how School registration and admission requirements.

She pointed out the importance of knowing the dates of registration, tuition fees, whether there are additional costs such as book or bus fees, the educational level that the school may require, the requirements that must be met if the student moves from a school or another country to this school, and the measures taken by the school Concerning the development of the Arabic language, extracurricular activities, arrangements for people of determination provided by the school, arrangements for the gifted, how the school provides discipline and how to deal with bullying, in addition to ways to support the school for university admissions.

The department stressed the existence of mandatory subjects that the student must study in addition to the subjects prescribed in the school curriculum, which includes Islamic education and is mandatory for all Muslim students of different nationalities. It is also an optional subject for non-Muslim students, while the subject of social studies is a mandatory subject for all students in grades from The first to the ninth, and the language of instruction is left to the school’s decision. All schools are also committed to teaching moral education to all students in grades one through twelve, in addition to the Arabic language, which is a compulsory subject for all students.

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