At Durham Dubai we have a very clear mission supported by our aims and values. These all add up to help us build in each and every one of our pupils ‘confidence for life’. So, what should pupils and parents expect to see and feel when they come through the doors at Durham Dubai?
First, we believe that the pupils are the stars; they are our reason for Durham Dubai and they are at the centre of everything we do and every decision we take. Next, we are a ‘hands on’ kind of school – if a job needs doing, we all contribute: staff, pupils and parents, no matter what the task or what our role is within the school. Importantly, we are positive, optimistic school. We meet challenges head on and look for solutions in the belief that they can always be found. We look for the best in people. We expect the best from our pupils and staff and as a result, will be rarely disappointed.
At Durham Dubai we are also humble and we accept that we all get things wrong from time to time. We recognise when something has gone wrong, we apologise, we fix it, we learn from it and we move on. And finally, we are kind, accepting of each other, supportive of one another and appreciative of all that a person has to offer.
First, we believe that the pupils are the stars; they are our reason for Durham Dubai and they are at the centre of everything we do and every decision we take. Next, we are a ‘hands on’ kind of school – if a job needs doing, we all contribute: staff, pupils and parents, no matter what the task or what our role is within the school. Importantly, we are positive, optimistic school.
We meet challenges head on and look for solutions in the belief that they can always be found. We look for the best in people. We expect the best from our pupils and staff and as a result, will be rarely disappointed.
At Durham Dubai we are also humble and we accept that we all get things wrong from time to time. We recognise when something has gone wrong, we apologise, we fix it, we learn from it and we move on. And finally, we are kind, accepting of each other, supportive of one another and appreciative of all that a person has to offer.
Durham School Dubai’s mission is to provide its pupils with a complete education; one which instils in them an aspiration for achievement, a respect for others and a ‘Confidence for Life’.
Whilst academic life is at the heart of the school, we set out to provide a host of opportunities in sport, music and drama so that every pupil is given a chance to explore their potential.
Durham School Dubai is committed to educating its pupils in the very broadest sense of the word, preparing them for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century whilst retaining a sense of traditional values established both here in Dubai and over Durham School’s 600 year history.
Within a community shaped by moral integrity and kindness, Durham School Dubai aims to cultivate responsibility and ambition to ensure that every pupil can thrive, be happy, and make a positive mark in the world.
The three pillars of a Durham School which support this aim and shape the environment where pupils can learn and grow are
Providing pupils a lifelong appetite for learning.
Supporting pupils emotional, moral and spiritual strength.
Opportunities to enrich and develop the individual, fostering leadership, collaboration and teamwork.
Providing pupils a lifelong appetite for learning.
Supporting pupils emotional, moral and spiritual strength.
We do this by nurturing and supporting our pupils to become
Adults who act with responsibility, humility and kindness and are ready to make a positive contribution to society.
Individuals who are morally sound, emotionally resilient, reflective & effective communicators.
Adults who act with responsibility, humility and kindness and are ready to make a positive contribution to society.
Thinkers who can understand, research, evaluate & create, both collaboratively & independently.
Individuals who are morally sound, emotionally resilient, reflective & effective communicators.
Adults who act with responsibility, humility and kindness and are ready to make a positive contribution to society.
Our four values are the MARK of our school and lie at the heart of all that we do
Durham School Dubai is a branch school of Durham School UK and we are privileged to be able to draw upon the knowledge, skills and experience gathered by our mother school over the past 600 years.
Founded in 1414, Durham School is a traditional British boarding school with a modern international community. Situated in the picturesque and historic city of Durham in the north of England, it is a school that encourages pupils to take full advantage of everything a busy, co-educational school has to offer, living life to the full as part of a community in which the individual flourishes.
At Durham School Dubai, ‘Confidence for Life’ underpins everything that we do. We equip our pupils with skills, knowledge and ambition to succeed: we develop their abilities and aptitudes, we guide them through their education at school and prepare them for the challenges of university and life thereafter.
Our reward is to see them grow into the amazingly confident young adults they have become. Our aim at Durham is to celebrate each pupil’s uniqueness and this is only possible if they believe in themselves and are confident of who they are and what they can do, whatever that may be.
Our highly skilled management team bring familiarity with the best of British independent and international education coupled with a genuine desire to see that every child thrives and finds success.
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Durham School, Green Community Village, DIP, Dubai
Green
Community:
5 mins
Jumeirah
Golf Estates:
10 mins
Dubai Sports
City:
15 mins
Arabian
Ranches:
15 mins
Damac
Hills:
15 mins
Green Community:
5 mins
Jumeirah Golf Estates:
10 mins
Dubai Sports City:
15 mins
Arabian Ranches:
15 mins
Damac
Hills:
15 mins
Our curriculum is distilled from the best of English National Curriculum, leading to IGCSE and A-level examinations.
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Since 1414, in the historic city of Durham in the north of England, Durham School has been a prestigious seat of learning. Now established in Dubai, its pupils benefit from the knowledge and expertise accumulated over those 600 years.
