DPS Academy (in

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

: أكاديمية د ب س) (previously known as Union International Indian School) was a private Indian school in Dubai International Academic City, in

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which is affiliated to ICSE curriculum, Delhi. It is the third school to run under the aegis of

Delhi Public School Society The Delhi Public School Society or DPS Society is a chain of schools. The descriptor "Public School" references the model of the long-established public schools in the United Kingdom. The Delhi Public School Society is the administrative au ...

in the United Arab Emirates which also operates Delhi Private School which is affiliated to CBSE curriculum in

and in

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital ...

. In April 2013, the phase one of the DPS Academy started with classes beginning from kindergarten (KG) and grades one to five with an estimate capacity of 2,000 students. In October 2016, the school has announced its closure in March 2017.

Education system

DPS Academy follows the ICSE curriculum. The medium of teaching in the school is English. However, Arabic will be offered as a compulsory language subject for all the students of the school as per the requirements by Ministry of Education and KHDA. Hindi or French will be offered as a second language for the students.

Campus

DPS Academy is campus. Some of the school facilities for students are: * Playgrounds and indoor play areas for kindergarten students * Amphitheatre * Half Olympic size indoor swimming pool also a separate swimming pool for toddlers, * Classrooms and language labs * Medical centres with trained doctors and nurses * Learning labs with special Educators (SEN Teacher) * Counselling rooms with a trained counsellor * Transport facility for students living in Dubai and Sharjah * ICT and computer laboratories * Library DPS Academy introduced the Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) laboratory as the part of the ICSE curriculum which is also first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates.

References

External links

Official Website
{{Indian international schools Schools in Dubai International schools in Dubai Delhi Public School Society Private schools in the United Arab Emirates Indian international schools in the United Arab Emirates Educational institutions established in 2013 Educational institutions disestablished in 2017 2013 establishments in the United Arab Emirates