A New School of excellence build on a reputation of success
Dubai, UAE May 21st: GEMS Education has announced it will open its fourth Wellington school in Dubai this September. The GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail, will offer the National Curriculum for England to students in the Primary Years initially, but will grow to Year 13 in the coming years.
Based on the successful Wellington schools, one of which has been rated "Outstanding" by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) for the last 3/4 years, GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail will provide students with vibrant, inclusive and creative learning environments that encourage challenge, curiosity and choice.
Brett Larsen, Principal of GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail is excited about the opening and emphasizes that the students' learning and attainment will be the focus of the Academy. "Each and every individual will be inspired and guided to reach their very highest potential by a committed and caring educational team who are dedicated to bringing out the very best in all. Like all GEMS schools, our personalised and values-based approach to learning will embrace and respond to the individual student's learning styles and needs. We will place great emphasis on building high quality personal and social skills, which will have a positive impact on standards of achievement and attitudes to learning," said Brett.
With over 20 years of experience in Education, Brett leaves GEMS Jumeirah Primary School, where he was Deputy Head Teacher, to become the founding Principal of GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail.
GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail will offer scholarships across a range of disciplines including Sports, Art, Music and Academics.
GEMS International School-Al Khail
GEMS International School-Al Khail, is also scheduled to open in September, and will offer the International Baccalaureate programme, further expanding the GEMS network of IB schools in the UAE. GEMS International School-Al Khail will provide students with an
outstanding international education from KG to grade 5 in the first year of operation.
The purpose built fully equipped campus will feature specialist teaching and language rooms, anddedicated study spaces for IB Diploma students.
GEMS International Schools have a proven track record in academic achievements. In the last academic year, GEMS British curriculum schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi achieved results that were 20 percentage points higher than the average student in England. Also, over the last three years, GEMS students have been accepted into 590 universities in 41 countries. GEMS students have gone to 12 out of the top 15 universities in the world and 37 of the top 50 universities in the U.S.
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About GEMS Education:
Founded in 1959 GEMS Education is an international K - 12 education company. Its vision is to be the world's leading provider of quality education, enriching the lives of millions of children and the communities in which they live.
GEMS Education works across three distinct sectors: Private, Public and Philanthropic. In the Private sector the company is the largest kindergarten to grade 12 education provider in the world. It educates 130,000 students from over 150 nationalities across four continents. GEMS employs over 11,000 education professionals, specialists and staff from over 80 countries. In the Public sector GEMS Education works with governments to lift school performance and improve the standards and expertise of government schools across the globe. The Varkey GEMS Foundation is the philanthropic arm of GEMS Education. Its aim is to impact 100 underprivileged children for every child enrolled in a GEMS school. The Honorary Chair of the Foundation is former US President, Bill Clinton. GEMS has offices in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the United States of America, Singapore, India, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates.
For more information, please contact:
Margaret Flanagan/ Rebecca Sageman
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Tel: (+971) 4 4507 600
Email: margaret.flanagan@bm.com /rebecca.sageman@bm.com
© Press Release 2013
