United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
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Diyafah International School in Abu Dhabi provides a campus with dedicated spaces to support holistic learning. The campus features a Winnie D'Cunha Hall for assemblies and events, a Design and Technology suite with a CAD/CAM room and 3D printers, and ICT facilities including intelligent panels in all classrooms and ICT laboratories. Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) is supported on the Microsoft School Network, and the school emphasizes well-resourced learning spaces to support a range of subjects and activities. The school also notes extensive after-school activities and a focus on well-being and leadership through student councils.
The school runs an extensive after-school activities programme with external providers offering activities such as football and karate, alongside in-house options like dance, netball, badminton, yoga, and other physical activities. The environment supports a broad range of sport and fitness options as part of its extracurricular offerings.
Academic facilities are organized around the National Curriculum for England for key stages, with English, mathematics, science and other core subjects taught under a Pearson curriculum framework. The Year 5 and Year 9 handbooks outline subject offerings that include English (Pearson), Maths (Pearson), Science (Pearson), Arabic, Islamic Studies, UAE Social Studies and languages such as French and Spanish, supported by published curriculum guides and handbooks.
Diyafah International School offers a broad after-school enrichment programme with activities including dance, debating, chess, robotics, Lego, football, karate and other clubs, as well as ICT skills and 21st-century learning activities. External providers supplement in-house offerings to foster leadership, teamwork and creativity.