What sets us apart?
Join our international community of learners in the heart of Dubai
Internationally-minded
and bilingual
With 100 nationalities of families and 40 mother-tongue languages spoken, we are one of the most cosmopolitan and diverse schools in the Middle East.
Educating for a Better Future
One of the only IB continuum schools globally, offering a bilingual and exciting curriculum, our students are inspired to become confident, lifelong learners, ready to embrace the challenges and opportunities of a global world – and make a difference.
Inclusive, innovative and academically rigorous
We encourage and support all our students to become successful, global minded, enthusiastic lifelong learners who will confidently take advantage of future opportunities and help make a difference.
A boarding environment
like no other
Luxury and purpose-built boarding houses on campus offer our students the opportunity to enjoy a boarding school experience in one of the safest and most dynamic cities in the world.
Learning
Streams
We offer three
unique educational
programme
Learning Streams
We offer three unique educational programme
English-French
Bilingual Programme
English-German
Bilingual Programme
IB STEAM Programme
(French/German as an additional language)
IB Programmes & Pathways
Inspiring
Excellence
More facts about SISD
100+
Nationalities
8:1
Student : Teacher
1800+
Students
60+
After-School Activities
1:1
EAL support
20+
Language Support Teachers
LATEST NEWS
What’s On At SISD
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Welcoming our new students. This weekend, we hosted the second of our Early Years transition events for new students and parents, who will be joining us in the new academic year. The event is part of our transition programme for all new Early Years students; an opportunity to experience school life, enjoy our learning spaces, and for new parents to meet the team, and each other. We are excited for the learning journey ahead for these students!
#Transitionevent #Newstudents #EarlyYears #WelcometoSISD #JoiningSISD
A very enjoyable experience at the Mohammed bin Rashid Library last week for our KG2 students. They engaged with a robot who read to them, used an interactive whiteboard to listen to a story, created their own bookmarks and read stories together in the beautiful library.
#LibraryTime #Bookmarks #SharingStories #MohammedbinRashidLibrary
Today, we recognised World Environment Day at SISD; this is an annual, UN-organised day, to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment. Our students supported the event by wearing costumes of their favourite or endangered animal, and donating towards the World Wildlife Fund.
Our Grade 5 students also set up a lemonade stand to raise funds for the cause.
#WorldEnvironmentDay2023 #WWF @WWF
The SISD Parents` Association invites you to the Annual General Meeting on Friday, June 16th at 11am in the Multipurpose room.
Meeting Agenda
1. Review our achievements, impact, and financials for the past year 2022-23
2. Presentation of the vacant positions in the Association
3. Share key activities and initiatives planned for 2023-24
4. Answer any questions that parents might have
Apply for a PA Position:
If you are interested in applying for a Parents’ Association position, please complete the form through this link before June 20th: https://shorturl.at/adqDW
#AGM #ParentAssociation #Togetherness
Because reading is the key to all knowledge, this was the theme of our Primary Arabic Play on Friday. The performance was titled, “I Read”, and featured signing, acting, poetry and drama. Our students were phenomenal, and we are so proud of all they have achieved in their Arabic learning this year.
لأنّ القراءةَ مفتاحُ العلومِ وبدايةُ كلِّ طريقٍ للمعرفة والتّقدّم كان عنوان عرضنا المسرحيّ العربيّ في المرحلة الابتدائيّة اليوم بعنوان (أنا أقرأُ) شاركونا من خلاله ما تعلّموه غناءً، وأداءً، وتمثيلًا، وشعرًا، وأدبًا. أبدعتم، فخورون بكم طلّابنا الأعزّاء!
Meet our External ASA partners – find out more about the opportunities on offer for after-school activities at SISD, and speak to the coaches and club providers. This parent event will take place on Wednesday 7th of June from 7.45am to 8.30 am on the second floor of the Parent Café.
#ExternalASA #AfterSchoolActivities
Congratulations to our students who performed exceptionally well at the recent World Scholar’s Cup last weekend. Our junior team achieved a total of 10 medals between them in this second regional round, and have qualified for the global rounds. The team won a Silver medal for the Junior Debate, 2 Silver medals for the writing championships, a further 2 Silver medals for the History and Social Studies activity, a Top Scholar award and the team medal for the Scholars Challenge! Well done to the students on this amazing achievement, and a huge thank you to team coach, Ms Safa, for her support of this programme
#ScholarsCup #WorldScholarsCup #AcademicEnrichment
On Tuesday 6th of June, we will be hosting a transition event for our Grade 5 parents, who will have the opportunity to meet the Secondary pastoral team. The event will be led by Brian Cleary, Deputy Head of Secondary and Mark Swaine, Grade 6 Co-ordinator, and will take place in the Auditorium at 8.10am. We look forward to seeing you there!
#TransitionEvent #Grade5toGrade6 #WelcometoSecondary #PastoralTeam #ParentsEvent
We were delighted to host our first Harvard Young Leaders Programme at SISD last weekend. Run by former Harvard students and mentors, the 3 day programme focused on the development of essential soft skills – networking, negotiation, communication and leadership. Well done to the 120 SISD students who joined us for this very enjoyable and worthwhile programme.
#HarvardYoungLeaders #SoftSkills
A brilliant week of Basketball victories at SISD this week! Here are the highlights:
🏀 Our U8 and U9 girls` team displayed outstanding performances against Hartland International. A special congratulations goes to the U8 team, who emerged victorious with a 4-2 win.
🏀 Our U10 girls triumphed over Hartland International with a final score of 12-6. Meanwhile, our U11 team showcased brilliant skills and kept the game balanced at halftime. However, Hartland`s team pulled ahead in the second half, resulting in a 14-10 victory for them.
🏀 The U14 girls team achieved a 29-25 win, after a hard-fought game against Greenfields International School.
🏀 The U8 and U9 boys` teams secured two wins against Kent College. The U9 team achieved a fantastic 32-10 triumph, while the U8s concluded the evening on a high note with a 16-2 victory against the home team.
🏀 Our older Primary teams, U10 and U11, both secured a win vs Safa British School, with final scores of 11-10 and 46-34 respectively.
🏀 The U14 boys` team faced intense moments against Repton, but their determination paid off as they emerged in the final quarter with a brilliant score of 30-27.
🏀 Finally, our U14 boys won a 46-41 against Kent College last week
Congratulations to all the teams for their outstanding performances - GO TEAM IBEX and keep up the winning streak!!
#SportsUpdate #BasketBall #IBEXTeam
An incredible Arabic Week at SISD this week, filled with an array of Arabic learning activities and events. From Arabic breakfasts, to jewellery making, Arabic songs & poetry, story writing and calligraphy workshops; our students have become knowledgeable inquirers, discovering more about the Arabic language, culture and traditions. The finale of the week was the Arabic play and a very colourful Arabic Costume Parade today.
We would like to thank all students and parents who participated in this week-long event, and a special appreciation to the dedicated Arabic team for their dedication in organizing and executing such a remarkable Arabic week!
#ArabicWeek #ArabicLanguage
During the celebration of the Arabic Language Week, our Primary students took part in a poetry competition, reciting poems about their homeland, memories of childhood and the beauty of nature. Well done to all participants and a special congratulations to the winners:
1st Place: Shahd G5
2nd Place: Christina G4
3rd Place: Julia Maria G4
4th Place: Sam G5
شكرًا لجميع المشاركين وتهانينا للفائزين.
#SISD_ArabicWeek #ArabicLanguage #PoetryCompetition
Today, we recognise the UN Global Day of Parents, a day designed to celebrate parenthood and appreciate the essential role that parents play in raising children; the responsibility associated with nurturing children, and the creation of a family environment with an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding.
To our SISD community of parents, thank you, merci, danke, shukran.
#globaldayofparents #globaldayofparents2023 #SISDparents #thankyou #merci #danke #shukran
Commemoration of the Class of 2023! Today, we continued the tradition of tree planting to commemorate our third graduating cohort of Grade 12 students. The tree planting is now an annual event at SISD; an opportunity to represent the lasting legacies of our students. The roots symbolise the solid foundation developed at SISD, enabling the students to embark on the next phase of their lives. and the leaves signify the connections and friendships that will continue into their future paths.
#Classof2023 #Treeplanting #SustainableSchool #IBSchool #BilingualSchool
We love seeing our SISD alumni back at SISD (and around the world!), and Kourosh, Class of 2022 met up with Ms Naima, our University Counsellor, when she was in London recently. Kourosh was our Valedictorian last year and is currently studying Computer Science; this year he has also secured a part-time job as a software developer and has recently been accepted for an undergraduate research fellowship at King`s College, London.
Ms Naima was attending UCL, LSE and King’s College as part of the British University Counsellor Tour, and has invited these universities to visit SISD in the near future.
#SISDAlumni #SISDClassof2022 #KCL #ComputerScience #Alumni
Join us on Monday as we celebrate World Environment Day! Let`s show our love for nature by dressing up as your favorite animal or an endangered species.
Donations are more than welcome, and you have the option to make voluntary donations or symbolically adopt endangered animals through WWF.
#WorldEnvironmentDay2023 #SustainableSchool #IBSchool #GlobalChangemakers
Grade 5 students are currently developing their own Unit of Inquiry for their forthcoming PYP Exhibitions. Three students have been developing their Central Idea of Gender Equality; they choose to reach out and interview experts in the field of women in education, including our principal, Ms Ruth.
#PYPExhibition #Grade5 #GenderEquality #IBSchool #BilingualSchool
