Yes

Yes

The school offers Elementary English Language Learner programme and Secondary English Language Learner programme.

Arabic, French, Spanish

In terms of infrastructure, each and every classroom has a permanently-mounted DLP projector, a Smartboard for an interactive session, a sound system loud enough to be easily heard by all, at least one fast and capable desktop PC running Windows 7 for the teacher and at least one more computer for the teacher’s assistant in Elementary. There are 5 computer labs with approximately 25 PCs each. The school also has 2 laptop carts, 1 MacBook cart and an IPad cart with 25 devices each for teachers to utilize in their classrooms.

Yes

Depends on the grade level.

Assessment test or interview

Students applying for PreKG, KGI, and KGII must interview with a KG teacher. Students applying for grades 1 to 11 must take an assessment test in Math and English.

IB Diploma
US High School Diploma

Yes

The school has Elementary and Secondary Learning Support Center.

Available to help students who need additional academic support within or apart from the regular classroom. Students who exhibit substantial learning difficulties within the classroom are referred to the learning support team, consisting of four learning support teachers and two school counselors. After a referral is made, a learning support teacher conducts a series of observations and informal assessments. If it is deemed beneficial, the student is then accepted into the program.

KG - G5: 7:55 am
G6 - G12: 7:45 am

KG1 - KG2: 12:45 pm
KG3 - G5: 3:10 pm
G6 - G12: 3:10 pm

Arabic Newspaper, IB art immersion, Book Club, SAT Prep, Peer Tutoring, Sailing, Girl Guides, Yearbook, Golf, Tennis, Cheerleading, Yoga, Fitness Boot camp, Ab Blaster, Chess Club

UAS is working in partnership with Fine Foods Catering Company to provide its community with a high standard of healthy lunches. Students in Pre-KG, KGI, and KGII must bring a packed lunch. Please only bring healthy options. Students in grades 1-12 can purchase items from the cafeteria.

Physical education

Six-lane, 400-meter track with all weather surface. Soccer field, 25 meter swimming pool, gymnasium, strength and conditioning room.

Yes

Universal American School in Dubai is an internationally accredited IB World School, offering a high-quality education.
An American curriculum school located in Dubai Festival City, Universal American School delivers a superior international education, focused on developing life-long learners with the core skills of critical thinking, creativity, leadership and civic responsibility. An Esol Education school, UAS is part of a network of exceptional internationals schools around the world in locations such as Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Nicosia and Lebanon.

UAS offers its students a quality American international education that incorporates the strengths of the students' own cultures. School's goal is to develop students' core and essential skills, as well as their capacities for critical thinking and creativity. In addition to cultivating a passion for learning, the school promotes the students' all-around the development of their character, and their sense of civic responsibility.