Teach Middle East Magazine September 2014 Issue 1 Vol. 2 | Page 19

Featured School

AL MUNA PRIMARY SCHOOL …
PUTS STUDENTS’ NEEDS FIRST

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ll schools share common
objectives. One main objective
most share is to provide a safe
environment that is conducive
to effective teaching and learning. As
such, serious thought is often given
to securing the best team to efficiently
and effectively execute the goals of
the school. Some schools even take
it a step further, by not only securing
the best teachers and creating a safe
learning environment, but they also
create a closely-knit community in
which students and staff work diligently
and harmoniously towards achieving
their goals. The Al Muna Primary
School, in Abu Dhabi City is one such
school.

moment you enter the school’s campus
you are treated to samples of students’
work and projects, which are beautifully
displayed all around the school. Also of
note are the images of happy children’s
faces interacting with each other in
pictures that are strategically placed
on walls and stairways. These images
are reflective of the great interaction
between students laughing happily as
they talk with each other. This sends a
clear message, that this is their school
and they are happy to be there.
“We consider our relationships to be
of paramount importance. We are a
really welcoming community,” cites Mr
Howsen.

The relationship that students cultivate
with each other as well as with the
staff is aided by the promotion of
the school’s core values. These
are courtesy, consideration and cooperation. They also emphasise the
importance of attendance, punctuality
and ensuring that the students make
outstanding progress.
Al Muna Primary School strives to be
inclusive, happily accepting students
as long as their needs can be met.
Children with emotional, academic
or physical difficulties are adequately
provided for through rigorous and
specially designed programmes. This
is done mainly to support families, as

Al Muna Primary School is part of
the prestigious Aldar Academies
group. Despite being a fairly new
school, Al Muna Primary School has
already proven to be one of the top
private schools in Abu Dhabi. It is
considered to be a high achieving
school, which follows the English
National Curriculum. Students are
also taught Arabic, Islamic Studies and
Social Studies following the Ministry of
Education (MOE) curriculum.
The school has over six hundred
students and almost over one
hundred staff under the leadership of
Principal Wayne Howsen. The general
atmosphere of the school is inviting,
engaging and celebratory. From the

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