Greenfield International School (GIS; formerly Greenfield Community School) is an

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, located in

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. The school was established in 2007 and has followed the IB Curriculum since 2011. GIS is managed by the Taaleem group, with education for children from

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Curriculum

GIS is Baccalaureate World Continuum School. It is one of only a few schools in the world authorized to offer all four IB Programmes like the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), Diploma Programme (DP), and as one of the first schools in the UAE to offer the IB Career-related Programme (IBCP) with BTEC courses. The school student body comes from over 80 countries and with over 50 different languages. The school offers a GIS

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(EAL) programme to assist students. Students at GIS are also encouraged to continue to study their native languages, as part of the school's Mother Tongue program.

Accreditation and inspections

GIS is accredited by the

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(NEASC) and the

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(CIS). The

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(KHDA) of Dubai has rated Greenfield International School as "Good" with some aspects being "Very Good" or "Outstanding".

References

External links

Greenfield International School official website
* 2007 establishments in the United Arab Emirates Educational institutions established in 2007 International schools in Dubai International Baccalaureate schools in the United Arab Emirates Private schools in the United Arab Emirates {{UnitedArabEmirates-school-stub