Overview
New Academy School is a K-12 American Curriculum school that follows California Common Core State Standards for English, Math, and Elective Subjects, Next Generation Science Standards for Science, and UAE Ministry of Education for Islamic, Arabic and Social Studies.
Learning at NAS provides academic, social and well-being experiences to transform the knowledge, skills and dispositions of students.
Learning takes into consideration the curriculum, assessment, learner autonomy, social and emotional learning (SEL), well-being, and the impact of these on learners.
NAS implements the 5Cs, which consists of a focus on critical thinking, choice, creativity, communication, and collaboration to achieve successful outcomes. Moreover, NAS implements Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to further accommodate the learning needs of all learners.
Cross-Curricular Overview
NAS community inspires passion for learning among all learners so that they achieve at their fullest potential to become responsible, proactive, dynamic and innovative global citizens who can prove themselves in challenging times and are ambassadors of their own culture.
Through cross-curricular programs and activities, NAS aims to provide students with learning opportunities that go beyond academics, thus creating meaningful experiences.
Co-Curriculum ‘Passion Hour’
Students across all grades, KG-12, are provided with a range of co-curricular activities to enhance students’ academic and personal and social development. Once a week during school hours, students participate in ‘Passion Hour’ which consists of a variety of clubs. The Clubs & Activities fall under various categories: Academic, Cultural & Language, Arts, Special or Personal Interests, Community & Social Responsibility, Health & Fitness, Performance Art, and Technology.
NAS believes in Excellence through Teamwork, incorporating expertise and contributions of all stakeholder to achieve school vision and targets. The NAS Student Council which is well-established, is a real empowerment for student voice and a great opportunity for students to develop and reinforce skills development, such as leadership qualities and other values. PBL (Project Based Learning) is a strong aspect of elementary and middle school. Students enrich their skills through a well-planned integrated curriculum allowing them to gain interdisciplinary skills. NAS also offers Career and Technology Education (CTE) for middle and high school students.
Reading across subjects is also an area of focus at NAS. Students have wealth of online and on campus resources. NAS curriculum id further enriched by the extra-curricular activities offered to students from KG-12.
