This has been a tremendous year for GWA. We have celebrated our 10 year anniversary and have been recognised in the KHDA ‘Very Good’ rating all the while maintaining the essence of what makes GWA great – our warm, inclusive community. I want to thank all of our parents who placed your trust in GWA. I know that for many of our families, this has
I would like to thank all in our wonderful GWA community for the work that has been done, both in the classroom and beyond, to make this school even better. In the students there is a newfound enthusiasm and commitment to excellence while the staff remain committed to each one of their students achieving all that they hope for.
This has been a tremendous year for GWA. We have celebrated our 10 year anniversary and have been recognised in the KHDA ‘Very Good’ rating all the while maintaining the essence of what makes GWA great – our warm, inclusive community. I want to thank all of our parents who placed your trust in GWA. I know that for many of our families, this has Yesterday I sent out an email to all parents about the establishment of the GWA Language Institute. This is an exciting new initiative which is an important step forward in advancing further language acquisition at GWA, an IB+ school. I urge you to read the email and complete the form if you wish to sign up. Already 60+ students have signed up for the mother tongue programme. Here is the link: GWA Language Institute Signup Form There has been a Parent Survey sent from GEMS. This is the annual survey that is sent out and is very important to us to be able to continue to improve the school. Already 15% Ramadan Mubarak! I wish all the members of our community a very peaceful and restful Eid Al Fitr. I will be making a very exciting announcement when we return next week about the provision of Mother Tongue Languages in the Elementary School as well as Language Acquisition in the Early Years Programs. The school is establishing the GWA Language Institute which will offer a range of languages both in curriculum time as well as the traditional offering as ASAs. We are looking at offering up to 12 different languages as well as the choice of two languages for early learners. School fees. Most of you will be aware of the announcement made in Dubai today about the zero fee increase for schools. An official letter from the school will be forthcoming in the next few days. Parental Feedback on Teachers. We believe that it is vitally important for parents to have input into the education of their children. We also believe that our most important resources as a school is our teachers. They are constantly looking for ways in which to improve so that your children's learning outcomes improve. Therefore we have created |
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