Ghaf Private School

Ghaf Private School (GPS) is named after the Ghaf Tree (Prosopis cineraria), the national tree of the UAE, symbolizing resilience and tolerance. The school offers a unique blend of English National Curriculum, International Primary Curriculum (IPC), and a comprehensive Life Skills programme. GPS is characterized as a 'big house with a big family' emphasizing its small size and personalized approach to education. The school's core promise is to provide a destination for a thriving community of learners that fosters academic excellence, respect, responsibility, individuality and empathy through interculturalism and shared core values. The mission is to provide various routes to success in life for students and staff, in a manner that is inclusive, honourable and proud. GPS implements a student-centred, inquiry-led approach where 21st Century Life Skills are integrated throughout the curriculum. The school features spacious, light, and stimulating learning spaces including a central indoor gym, multi-purpose space, theatre/presentation space, IT suite, library, flexible STREAM labs, music facilities, and an Inclusion (SEND) Unit with sensory room. The curriculum spans from Foundation Stage 1 (FS1, ages 3-4) to Year 8 (ages 12-13) and covers core subjects (English, Mathematics, Science) alongside foundation subjects including Art, Computer Studies, Geography, History, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, and PE. The school also teaches Arabic as required by the Ministry of Education, Islamic Studies, Moral Education, and Social Science emphasizing UAE values and citizenship.