Interested schools form

Date: November 13, 2010 Updated December 13, 2011 1. CONTACT DETAILS
Name of school: Emirates National Schools Mohamed Bin Zayed City Campus Legal registered name of school: (if different from above)

We are interested in becoming an IB World School offering: (complete a separate form for each programme)

Diploma Programme 1619 years old Middle Years Programme (MYP) 1116 years old Primary Years Programme (PYP) 312 years old

Postal address: (include city, country and postal or zip code) P.O. Box 44321 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Street address: (if different from above)

Telephone: (include country and area codes) Fax: (include country and area codes)

+971 2 559 00000

Toll-free : 800 2008

+971 2 559 00001

E-mail address

Name Head of school: Contact person: Person completing this form:

Dr. Roy Getchell Lena Ghamra, MYP/DP Coordinator Mary Vedra, Quality Education Auditor info@ens.sch.ae www.ens.sch.ae/en

l.getchell@ens.sch.ae l.ghamra@ens.sch.ae m.vedra@ens.sch.ae

General e-mail address for school: School public web site:

http://www.ens.sch.ae/en/index.php/campuses/mohamedbin-zayed-city-campus

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2. SCHOOL INFORMATION
Date school founded or opened:

2002

Name the grades or years in the school and indicate the total number of students in each.

Girls School Grades 6-12 Boys; School Grades 6-12

Age range of students in the school From: To: Academic year Start date: End date: Legal status of school: Government/state Private Other (specify) With what other organization(s), if any, is the school accredited (for example, ECIS, WASC)?

12 18 September June

X
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Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) AdvancED (candidate) X X

Type of school: Boys Girls Co-educational Boarding only Day only Boarding and day What educational programmes are currently taught? If other IB programmes are taught, please specify authorization date(s). Primary/elementary school Middle school

PYP Candidate MYP Candidate American Curriculum MYP Candidate American Diploma American High School Diploma

Secondary or high school

Name of qualification(s) or credential(s) a student can gain upon graduation from the school

Why does your school wish to adopt an IB programme?

Serving children from prominent Emirati families, it is the desire of parents and school leaders for Emirates National Schools (ENS) for students to leave high school prepared to succeed in the best universities in the world. It also has prompted ENS to take steps that create a common learning platform. To that end, ENS has committed to earning IB authorization. The ENS school system has already begun the journey of implementing the entire IB continuum as designated PYP PRogramme candidate status has been achieved by all three campus sites in the past three years.
How did you first hear about the IB programmes?
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Emirates National Schools has been involved in the journey toward IB authorization for over five years. Unfortunately, the schools system has not been successful in moving forward toward full authorization. This past year, under new leadership intimately familiar with the requirements and standards of practice, ENS has re-ignited plans for implementing the full IB continuum, commencing with the PYP Programme. In anticipation and preparation for the rigor of the IB DP Programme, the school system has State briefly your schools philosophy/mission statement.

Mohamed Bin Zayed City Campus: The mission of the MBZ Campus, an Emirati School with International Standards, dedicated to providing a globally accredited education with a classroom environment conducive to learning, using a challenging curriculum and modern technology to ensure best teaching practices.
Language(s) of instruction in the school (not languages taught, for the Diploma Programme this means languages to be used to teach subjects in groups 3 to 6 and TOK if already decided)

English 3. PROJECTIONS
Anticipated date for commencement of teaching this IB programme as an authorized school: (not anticipated date for implementing MYP and/or PYP as a candidate school) 2012-2013 Anticipated dates for submission of application forms: Part A: Part B: Spring 2012 Fall 2012

(For schools interested in the Diploma Programme only) N/A How many students and what percentage are expected to be full diploma candidates at the end of their IB Diploma Programme? Please complete the following table:
Total no. of students (including nonDiploma Programme) No. of full Diploma Programme students % of full Diploma Programme students No. of Diploma Programme certificate students only % of Diploma Programm e certificate students only

For the first group of candidates to study the IB Diploma Programme Year ________ For the second group of candidates to study the IB Diploma Programme Year ________

48

10

20%

20

40%

64

15

20%

30

50%

Have all key staff read the documents pertaining to the awarding of candidate status and authorization on the relevant regional pages of the IB web site? Yes

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