GEMS Modern Academy

GEMS Modern Academy is an Indian School in Nad Al Sheba, Dubai. Developed in 1986, the school follows International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) along with Indian curriculum. It educates students from pre-KG to Grade 12.

• Location: Nad Al Sheba
• School Fee: AED 29,505 - AED 70,351
• Curriculum: Indian and IB Curriculum
• Co-ed or Segregate: Co-education
• KHDA Rating: Outstanding
• Years Offered: Pre-KG to Grade 12

The school is near following residential areas in Dubai:

• Nad Al Sheba 4
• International City
• Dubai Silicon Oasis

Nad Al Sheba 4, known for private standalone villas, is the nearest residential community to the GEMS Modern Academy. Those interested in apartment-style living will find International City and Dubai Silicon Oasis as alluring options.

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GEMS Modern Academy has a purpose-built campus with modern facilities. The facade of the building matches the high-end facilities available. It meets all the requirements of a modern-day school on an international level.

Below is a list of some of the facilities offered in the GEMS Modern Academy:

GEMS Modern Academy is situated on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road in Nad Al Sheba 3, Dubai.

Parents can consider GEMS Modern Academy for various reasons. The school only hires trained and professional teachers. To offer the best educational experience, the teaching staff, including the headteachers undergo regular training and feedback reviews.

The school helps students to become more exemplary and vibrant. It has created an environment focused on students’ well-being through academics, arts and sports.

GEMS Modern Academy follows the concept of teamwork. Students are divided into different ‘houses’ to foster a competitive spirit. Various inter-house events, including sporting and literary activities that happen throughout the year to help students compete at higher levels.

GEMS Modern Academy is an internationally-accredited school by the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) and the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. Furthermore, GEMS Modern Academy KHDA rating is outstanding since 2011, a benchmark that is achieved by only a few schools in Dubai.

GEMS Modern Academy caters to students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12. The educational process is broken down into the following stages:

The GEMS Modern Academy uses the following curriculum:

Kindergarten (Pre KG to KG 2)

Kindergarten consists of Pre-KG to KG 2. The curriculum is carefully designed considering the requirements of modern era. To cater to the needs of children, the curriculum targets seven key areas of learning which are similar to EYFS framework. Teaching plans are based on Reggio Emilia Pedagogy and Montessori principles of children’ development and learning.

Primary School (Grade 1 to Grade 5)

Primary school curriculum involves more formal learning activities than Kindergarten. It focuses unique personality, intelligence and other individualistic traits of students by nurturing social, moral, physical, imaginative, aesthetic, cognitive and emotional skills. The core subjects in primary school include science, mathematics, social studies, English and other languages including Hindi and French.

Students in Grade 1 and Grade 2 learn from the environment whereas, kids in Grade 3 and onwards are taught using concept-based approach. The PYP framework follows six themes which are:

• Who we are
• Where we are in place and time
• How we express ourselves
• How the world works
• How we organise ourselves
• Sharing the planet

Middle School (Grade 6 to Grade 8)

GEMS Modern Academy Nad Al Sheba follows a holistic curriculum focusing on developing academic and interpersonal skills. Middle school students participate in a variety of co-curricular activities and club engagements.

Subjects for secondary school students are more conceptual as the science and social studies modules are divided into biology, chemistry, physics and history, economics, civics, and geography. Besides Arabic, English and mathematics, world languages are also compulsory for students in the secondary section.

For ICSE (Grades 9 and Grade 10) – Subject Options

Students in Grade 9 and 10 must study six subjects for the ICSE examination. As per the requirements set by the UAE Ministry of Education, Arabic is mandatory for students until Grade 9 while Islamic education is compulsory for Muslims. Students have the option to select either commerce stream or science stream for the senior school. Securing an average of 65% marks in Grade 8 in science subjects is necessary to study Science in Grade 9.

Group I – Compulsory

• 2nd Language (French, Malayalam or Hindi)
• Social Studies (Geography, History/Civics)
• English – Literature and Language

Group II – Compulsory

• Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) or economics
• Mathematics

Group III – Optional (one subject only)

Some of the aforementioned subjects will only be offered if sufficient students choose them. Please note that for the commerce stream, science in group II is replaced by economics and Economic application in group III is replaced by a commercial application.

Subject Options for I.S.C (Grades 11 and Grade 12)

Every student must select five subjects in total from the 6 groups that are given below.

For the ISC examination, students have to study five subjects. Group 1 (English) is compulsory whereas students can opt for four subjects from group 2 to group 6. Only one subject can be selected from each group. Please note that students who opted for the commerce stream in Grade 10 are not eligible to choose physics, chemistry and biology for ICS. Students opted for the science stream in Grade 10 needs to secure at least 65% in physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics and computer science.

Assessments for Grade 9 and Grade 11 are done by the internally by the school while assessments for Grade 10 and Grade 12 are done by the National board. Generally, ISC and ICSE examinations are held in March and results are announced in May.

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma Programme students are required to select one subject from each of the six subject groups listed below. The sixth subject may be an arts subject chosen from Group 6 or another subject from Groups 3 or 4.

Core subjects include the following:

• Theory of Knowledge
• Creativity, Action and Service
• Extended Essay

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) is a government organisation responsible for the growth and quality of private education in Dubai. They inspect private schools in Dubai and offer them ratings based on a six-point scale explained below:

GEMS Modern Academy is the only Indian School with IB and CICSE curriculum to receive an outstanding rating by KHDA. Here is the history of KHDA rating for the GEMS Modern Academy:

KHDA rated the latest performance of school as outstanding – a rating that the school has maintained since 2011. Some key focus areas for GEMS Modern Academy are inclusive education, students' well-being and national agenda parameter.

The academic year at GEMS Modern Academy starts in April and ends in March just like most Indian schools in the country. There are three academic terms in a year.

• The first term starts in the first week of April and ends in the first week of July. This is followed by a two-month summer break that starts in the second week of July and ends in the last week of August.
• Classes resume for the second term in late August which end in second week of December. Students then go on a three-week winter holiday till the end of December.
• The third term starts right after the end of winter break in the first week of January and ends in the mid of March.

For more information, check out the calendar of GEMS Modern Academy.

To start the admission process, parents are required to fill in the online inquiry form. At the GEMS Modern Academy, admissions are granted on an interview/entrance test basis. The following documents are required at the time of registration:

• One copy of the child’s visa, Emirates ID and passport
• One copy of the parent’s visa, passport, and Emirates ID
• One copy of the birth certificate of the child (English/Arabic)
• Two recent passport size photographs of the child
• Two years of school reports that include documents for learning support that is related to the educational needs of the child
• The original Emirates ID for overseas students of both the parents and the child.
• School leaving or transfer certificate. This would be required at enrolment time.
• For overseas students the original Emirates ID of child and both parents.
• Students coming from GCC Countries, the Transfer/School Leaving Certificate should be attested by the Ministry of Education.
• Students coming from India the Transfer Certificate/Leaving Certificate need to be attested by the Education Officer of the Zone/District/Area from where the Certificate is obtained.

Please note that the school focuses on selecting the appropriate grade based on the age of the child. For this purpose, the chart depicted below provides an estimation of the appropriate grade for the applicant:

This is based on the age of the students on 31st March (for schools beginning in April). Source: KHDA

* This is to cater to students transferring from systems that admit students of a younger age)

To find out more, read the admission process at the GEMS Modern Academy.

The fee structure for the year is as follows:

Other mandatory charges include:

To find out more, read the GEMS Modern Academy Fees Structure.

The GEMS Modern Academy school offers a scholarship programme (merit-based) designed to reward students excelling in Academics, Sports, Innovation & Digital Technology, Creative and Performing Arts and Arabic Studies.

These annual scholarships will only be valid for a single academic year. A candidate can apply again depending on their annual academic progress. To apply for GEMS Scholarships, parents are requested to fill the online application form.

GEMS Modern Academy has a cafeteria. Moreover, children can bring packed lunches from home. The cafeteria offers sandwiches, meals, fruits and beverages.

Modern Academy transportation is managed by to School Transport Services (STS), which has ISO 9001:2008 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications. They maintain a large fleet of buses as per the requirements of Road Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai. Each school bus has a video surveillance system, GPS tracker and scanners for the safety of children. Following are the routes covered by STS LLC:

For the GEMS Modern Academy Nursery, the following are the transportation costs:

For more information read the GEMS Modern Academy school transport or contact the customer care executive of STS LLC at cce-dmhs@stss.ae.

Summer camps are organised at the GEMS Modern Academy. East Sports Management (ESM) academies and other providers work with GEMS to offer summer camps.

GEMS Modern Academy supports students in their goals of leading an active life. The state-of-the-art facilities include:

GEMS Modern Academy focuses on providing extra-curricular activities. As students have to participate in at least two extracurricular activities every year. To offer the best support to its students, they have formulated an Activities for Curriculum Enrichment (ACE) programme. It provides students with a range of creative and physical recreational opportunities. Clubs, games, communication, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and the Accelerator programme are a few of the many ACE activities in GEMS Modern Academy.

GEMS Modern Academy also offers several field trips. In the past, students were sent to the UK, USA, Europe and other parts of the world.

There are two clinics on campus at the GEMS Modern Academy with nurses. The school also has OTC medication and first aid facilities for any emergency.

GEMS Modern Academy has a parent portal that allows easy access to key information. The school also arranges parent-teacher meeting to keep them updated. It is also active of social media platforms where they post updates regarding upcoming events.

• Telephone: +971-4-326-3339
• Email: info_mhs@gemsedu.com

GENERAL INFORMATION

• GEMS Modern Academy Website
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• GEMS Modern Academy Facebook

HOW MANY GRADES ARE THERE IN GEMS MODERN ACADEMY?

GEMS Modern Academy offers education from Pre-KG to Grade 12.

DOES GEMS MODERN ACADEMY FOLLOW A CO-EDUCATION MODEL?

Yes, GEMS Modern Academy, Dubai follows a co-education model.

HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY STUDYING IN GEMS MODERN ACADEMY?

GEMS Modern Academy has over 3800 students.

WHAT IS THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR OF GEMS MODERN ACADEMY?

GEMS Modern Academy academic calendar year starts in April and ends in March.  

WHAT IS GEMS MODERN ACADEMY FEES?

GEMS Modern Academy fees is AED 29,505 - AED 70,351.

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