Mission Statement

We are convinced that every human being is valuable and deserves the Licensed by: Knowledge and Human opportunity for self-realization and self-fulfillment. Development Authority, , UAE We aim to work together to provide all students with a caring (License#20119) environment in which learning, cooperation, self-esteem and Founded in: 1979 success are valued and encouraged, thus enabling children to achieve Managed by: Academia Management their maximum development potential. Solutions International (AMSI) We are committed to helping learners acquire and use knowledge, CEEB Code: 697000 communicate effectively, and become responsible and respectful ac- tive individuals in their community, prepared to meet the Guidance Counselors: challenges of the future. Ms. Susan Yun Email: [email protected] We challenge our students to take personal responsibility for Ms. Lara Freij their education and to apply their learning to a diverse and Email: [email protected] changing world. Al Garhoud Campus Acting Director: Mr. Omar Hatoum Al Mawakeb School, Al Garhoud was founded in 1979 as a private P.O.Box: 10799 Dubai, UAE international school. Al Mawakeb School provides a comprehensive col- Phone: +971 4 2851415 lege preparatory education to students of all backgrounds and nationali- Fax: +971 4 2851988 ties. www.almawakeb.sch.ae Al Mawakeb Schools boast a student body of over 5,000 with 60 garhoud.almawakeb.sch.ae @Mawakeb_Garhoud English is the medium of instruction in all subject. We also follow a @AlMawakeb_AlGarhoud unique trilingual education program in English, French, and Arabic which Al Mawakeb School - Al Garhoud enables our graduates to pursue higher education worldwide. The students begin studying the English, French, and Arabic languages as of Kindergarten. Courses taught at Al Mawakeb Schools English Lang. & Lit. Students of Grade 10, 11, 12 follow an academic US-style curriculum Arabic Lang. & Lit. (equivalent to a US Grade 12 Diploma). There is one common French Language curriculum without streams. Subjects are compulsory. Non Muslim Social Studies students are exempted from Islamic Education. Computer Science & Technology N4B initiative Physical Education Islamic Education In Gr.11 – 12, where the Notebooks 4 Books (N4B) environment is Chemistry (Gr.10, 11, 12) deployed, the technology is advanced. All high school classrooms are N4B Geometry (Gr. 10) equipped, which are structured to allow the use of notebook computers in the place of traditional books in the high school. This gives students Algebra (Gr. 11) immense access to resources with the teachers’ supervision. Physics (Gr. 11, 12) Al Mawakeb Schools had also launched AMS-online on Sept23rd, 2000 Biology (Gr. 10, 12) which provides a link with our parents. This service also continues to Business Studies (Gr.12) enhance our admin-parents communication efficiency. Pre-Calculus (Gr. 11) Calculus (Gr. 12) Al Mawakeb Grading System Trigonometry (Gr.11) A+ 100-97 B+ 89-87 C+ 79-77 D+ 69-67 F* 59-0 Trigonometry & Statistics (Gr. 12) A 96-94 B 86-84 C 76-74 D 66-64 All Subjects are studied for all 3 years (10, 11, & 12) A- 93-90 B- 83-80 C- 73-70 D- 63-60 unless otherwise noted.

Al Mawakeb Schools - Honors & Awards (Grades 7-12) Highest Distinction Distinction High Achievement Merit Award (no French) AA 95/96 or above AA 90 to 94/95 AA 88 to 89 AA* 85 to 87 List of the Colleges and Universities attended by Al Mawakeb Students United States Wellesley College University of Lethbridge Academy of Art University Wentworth Institute of Technology University of Montreal Agnes Scott College Worcester Polytechnic Institute University of New Brunswick American University Yale University University of Ottawa Arizona State University University of Toronto Averett University Europe University of Waterloo Bentley University American University of Paris (France) University of Western Ontario Boston Architectural College Charles University (Czech Rep.) Wilfred Laurier University Boston College Cyprus College (Cyprus) York University Boston University Czech Institute of Technology-CIT Brown University Franklin College (Switzerland) Middle East & Gulf Bryant University ICN Business School (Germany) Lebanon: California State University-Long Beach Portobello University (Ireland) American University of Carnegie Mellon University Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland) Haigazian University Case Western Reserve University Swiss Hotel Management School (Switzerland) Lebanese American University Creighton University The National Academy of Arts-Sofia (Bulgaria) Notre Dame University DePauw University Toulouse Business School (France) The Lebanese University Earlham College Trinity College (Ireland) Embry Riddle University University of Balamand Université de Paris Sorbonne Emerson College University of Budapest (Hungary) Palestine: Florida International University University of Medicine & Pharmacy Timisoara Bethlahim University Florida Institute of Technology (Romania) Birzeit University George Mason University George Washington University Zaporozhye State Medical University (Ukraine) Najah National University

Georgetown University Jordan: Harvard University United Kingdom American University of Madaba Hartford University Aberdeen University Amman University Hawaii Pacific University American Intercontinental University German University of Jordan Lawrence Technological University Architectural Association School of Architecture Lewis and Clark College Bristol University

Miami University Brunel University Egypt: Michigan State University American University of Cairo Mount Holyoke College King’s College London Arab Academy of Science and Technology Northeastern University London School of Economics German University in Cairo Parsons-The New School for Design Northumbria University Pennsylvania State University Queen Mary University of London University of Ain Shams Purdue University Richmond University

Pratt Institute School of Oriental and African Studies Qatar: San Jose State University St. George's University of London Carnegie Mellon University Southern Illinois University The University of Nottingham Northwestern University School of Art Institute of Chicago The University of Northampton University of Bath Texas A&M University Suffolk University University College London (UCL) Weill Cornell Medical College Syracuse University University of Birmingham Texas A&M University University of Edinburgh United Arab Texas Christian University University of Glasgow Ajman University Tufts University University of Leeds American University in Dubai University of California Chico University of Liverpool American University of Sharjah University of California-Irvine University of Manchester Canadian University in Dubai University of California-Riverside University of Saint Andrews Emirates Aviation College University of California -San Diego University of Southampton University of California-Santa Cruz University of Sussex UCLA-University of California University of Warwick Higher Colleges of Technology for Men University of Arizona Virginia Commonwealth University Higher Colleges of Technology for Women University of Colorado Wheaton University Middlesex University University of Colorado Boulder New York University-Abu Dhabi University of Denver Rochester Institute of Technology University of Florida- Gainesville Canada SAE Institute University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign Acadia University Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi University of Indiana Alberta University Brock University UAE University University of Kansas University of Dubai Calgary University University of Miami University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Carleton University University of Michigan- Ann Arbor University of Sharjah Champlain College University of Mississippi University of Wollongong Concordia University University of New Hampshire Waterloo University-Dubai Dalhousie University University of Oklahoma Zayed University Laurentian University University of Pennsylvania University of Portland McGill University Australia and New Zealand University of Rhode Island McMaster University Griffith University University of San Diego Memorial University Monash University University of San Francisco Queen’s University Murdoch University University of Santa Barbara Royal Roads University Ryerson University University of Melborne – Australia University of Southern California University of Sydney Saint Mary’s University University of Texas -Huston University of Otaga - New Zealand Seneca College University of Texas-Arlington University of Wollongong University of Washington University of British Columbia Virginia Technology University of Calgary