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Als een in de VS geaccrediteerde instelling heeft ACS een levendige diverse gemeenschap gecultiveerd, met studenten van meer dan 80 nationaliteiten, wat het mondiale perspectief in de klas versterkt.<\/p>\n<p>ACS implementeert het International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum van de kleuterschool tot graad 12 en legt de nadruk op kritisch denken en intercultureel begrip. Studenten worden beoordeeld door middel van het rigoureuze IB-raamwerk, waardoor ze een gemiddelde score van 32 punten behalen en velen hoger onderwijs volgen aan prestigieuze instellingen over de hele wereld. De holistische benadering van de school zorgt ervoor dat elke leerling zich zowel academisch als persoonlijk ontwikkelt, waardoor ze worden voorbereid op een wereld vol mogelijkheden.<\/p>\n<p>ACS beschikt over ultramoderne faciliteiten, waaronder een olympisch zwembad, een multifunctionele sporthal en speciale ruimten voor kunst, waardoor de onderwijservaring wordt verbeterd. De school heeft een goede staat van dienst als het gaat om het plaatsen van studenten op universiteiten: meer dan 90% van de afgestudeerden gaan naar topuniversiteiten. ACS is erkend door de Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) en hanteert hoge normen voor onderwijskwaliteit, waardoor het een leider is in het onderwijslandschap van de VAE.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Community School Abu Dhabi biedt bekroonde STEAM-programma's en behaalt consequent IBDP-gemiddelden van 38+ punten en biedt een IB- en Amerikaans curriculum voor de leeftijd van 6-18 jaar.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":587977,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jf_save_progress":"","address":"P.O. 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