United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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Cambridge International School – Dubai offers a comprehensive campus designed to support the British curriculum and a broad range of learning experiences. Key academic spaces include science laboratories and technology labs, a dedicated library, and three computer labs with up-to-date touchscreen PCs. Creative spaces feature an Auditorium/Theatre and a Performing Arts Centre/Studios, along with dedicated art and music facilities. For sport and physical education, the campus provides an Indoor Sports Hall, Games & Sports Field/Pitches, and a Swimming Pool. Additional on-site facilities include a cafeteria, a Medical Centre, and a Secure Campus with outdoor play spaces and school transport services.
The school offers on-campus sport facilities that include an Indoor Sports Hall and Games & Sports Field/Pitches for a variety of activities. A Swimming Pool is available on site to support aquatic programs and swimming training. These facilities, together with outdoor play spaces, support the school's emphasis on active learning and inter-school sporting involvement.
Academic facilities include a Library, Science Laboratories, and Technology Labs. The school emphasizes technology-rich learning with three Computer labs updated to all-in-one touchscreen PCs, a range of ICT resources (desktops, interactive panels, boards, Swivl cameras, data projectors, iPads, and touch-screen laptops), and secure Wi-Fi to enable BYOD learning. The campus participates in technology education initiatives and operates as a Microsoft Showcase Centre and a Cisco Academy, reflecting a strong commitment to digital literacy.
A broad program of extra-curricular activities includes swimming, basketball, cricket, badminton, football, netball, athletics, rounders, dance, volleyball, and handball. The school supports arts and drama through dedicated spaces such as an art studio and drama activities, and it runs a House System to foster inter-house competitions across sports and the arts. Outdoor Education features trips to Fujairah, Oman, and Mauritius, and there are debate and speech activities including a Debate Society with related competitions.
GEMS Cambridge International School Dubai is a co-educational British/Cambridge curriculum school in Al Twar 1, Dubai. Rated 'Good' by KHDA and recipient of the Leading Parent Partnership Award, the school offers Foundation Stage through Key Stage 5 with Duke of Edinburgh's International Awards and school transport.