阿联酋最好的寄宿学校

Safe and diverse environment: no dominant groups: the school is truly international. Respectful and positive towards each other, and the school has an “Every child is important” type of mentality. Not ‘this is the top group’ and ‘you are not’ approach. We are blessed our kids are doing very well and I don’t want them to be positioned as you are different now. The future is about teamwork and excellence through collaboration and passion. Committed and engaged teachers. Approachable.

Coming from Switzerland 5 years ago, it was important for my husband and I that our kids got a full immersion in a school where they could learn English, but also could keep and continue the learning of our mother tongue, French. The bilingual aspect that SISD proposes was perfect for us. How great is it to have a week in English and a week in French (or German)? No other schools offer this concept.
Then I’ll be honest – we were not at all familiar with the IB curriculum, our kids were at a public school in Switzerland, and you do not choose the curriculum. So, I found it interesting to try something else, and yes it took us few months to understand the vision of the IB, its concepts, the way of teaching etc… but now, we will never change the children from this curriculum. The benefits of it for our kids are so many: to think critically, understand concepts, multi-cultural awareness and many more..But most important for us is to see our kids happy to go at school, this has no price! Education can be so difficult, and it is a long time until they find their profession – children must have fun and feel happy in school.

After living 10 years in Hong Kong and 4 years in London, we wanted to make sure that our children continue to be exposed to a bilingual education and most importantly diversity in the classroom. In that regard, the Swiss International School in Dubai is the school of more than 75 nationalities and our children study alongside Emiratis, Chinese, French, English, and German students. They are not only following a bilingual English/French curriculum but also have the opportunity to continue studying Chinese at the school. This is quite unique in Dubai.

Our daughter Skay is in grade 12, and she has joined SISD 3 years ago. The amazing premises and infrastructure, a completely immersive bilingual program and small classes with personalized teaching approach make SISD stand out from other schools. However, there is much more to it. We observed Skay becoming more and more autonomous, outspoken and self-confident. She developed into a balanced and happy young adult, knowing what she wants and standing out for herself while caring for others. This is not something a school can teach in a classroom only, it is about the experience and values that are lived every day and by everyone. And this is what really makes SISD special.