Sharjah American International School
Address
PO Box 5201, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Tel: (+971) 6 538 0000
Fax: (+971) 6 538 0099
sais@emirates.net.ae
www.sais.net
School Summary:
National, US, curricula.
975 students, 4-18 yrs.
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The Sharjah American International School opened in September 1997.
Facilities include 60 classrooms including physics, chemistry and
biology labs, two libraries, music and art rooms, two playground areas,
two covered areas, a gymnasium, two tennis courts, two basketball
courts, two swimming pools, lunch rooms, two computer/language labs,
student and staff restrooms, a parent conference room, two staff rooms,
a school clinic and administration offices. The Sharjah American International
School is air conditioned and well lit.
The curriculum at Sharjah American International Schoolis American.
All students are required to study Arabic language ('beginners'
classes are provided). It also offers the American High School Diploma
and prepares students for the SAT, AP and TOEFL tests. Special English
classes are offered at all levels for the students who speak little
or no English.
Staff members at Sharjah American International School are from
countries where English is the 'mother tongue', and teachers have
qualifications from the USA, Canada and the UK. While the majority
of the students have Arabic backgrounds, the school is truly multi-national.
The student body is drawn from 45 nations including Russia, Canada,
Poland, Korea, UK, the USA and Australia. Classes meet five days
a week (Saturday to Wednesday) from 08:00 until 14:50 (13:05 for
KG2-Gr 3).
The Sharjah American International School has been awarded full
accreditation by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional
Accreditation in America for grades KG2-12.
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