Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians,
I am delighted to extend a warm welcome to Dubai Arabian American Private School’s KG and Elementary Section. As the Section Principal, I am deeply committed to ensuring that our school provides an enriching, supportive, and inspiring educational experience for every student who walks through our doors.
Our commitment to academic progress, character development, and holistic growth is at the heart of everything we do. We foster a family community that encourages collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. Our dedicated teachers and staff are here to support, inspire, and guide our students on their educational journey.
At our school, we believe that every student brings with them unique and individual talents and abilities, and we are committed to helping students unlock their full potential. Our educational approach is centered on lessons that ignite students' curiosity and empower them to seek solutions to real-world challenges. We believe in nurturing an environment where students take ownership of their learning and find things out for themselves.
We encourage you to explore our website, reach out with any questions, and get involved in the various events and activities that make our school community special. Together, we can work towards ensuring your child's educational journey at DAAPS is both fulfilling and successful.
Ms. Lauren
KG and Elementary Section Principal
The Elementary Phase comprises of grades 1-5. Reading is focused on decoding text, building vocabulary and retelling for comprehension in grades 1 and 2. In grades 3-5 emphasis is made on comprehension skills and the writing process. In math, the subject is taught through systematic approaches which allow students to explore the steps and components of mathematical algebra in preliminary forms. The study of money, time and world problems allows students exposure to mathematics to grow with skills necessary connection real world application. Science may be infused with the study of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) to build on inquiry skills and the scientific method. Technology is integrated in lessons through the use of a variety of platforms that students use to reinforce and further develop their learning by the use of applications such as HMH and Achieve3000 on their devices. Students also learn to code by using Sphero bots and Minecraft Education. Finally, technology is also used for communication, reflection and creating digital portfolios through applications like Microsoft Office. In this phase, students’ progress and attainment is monitored through the following types of assessments:
• Cognitive Abilities Test 4 (CAT4) given from grades 2-5 in three-year cycles. The purpose of this assessment is to measure each child’s abilities and approach to learning. Data from this test helps teachers design lessons that meet the needs of all learners based on how students think.
• Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP) given from KG2-G5 three times per year. The performance is measured from the previous two years performance as well as within the same academic year. The assessment is catered to simplify or increase in difficulty as the child answers each question. The assessment is specific to reading, language, math and science
• Internal benchmarks are used from the curricular resources to support and triangulate our student data based on curricular standards for each grade. Internal benchmarks are taken three times per year.
Formative and summative assessments are administered to students for each subject to check mastery of skills and objectives. They are given as units of studies are completed and are communicated to parents via the Parent Portal on a weekly basis.
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