RAK Academy International Primary School (IPK)

Thank you for choosing RAK Academy to educate your son/daughter. Our vision at RAK Academy is to provide a ‘Learning Excellence with a Community Heart Community’. One way we have chosen to meet this vision is to adopt the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP). The Academy Guiding Statements and IB PYP curriculum framework provide a local, national and international learning experience, enabling students to meet their potential, future aspirations and explore understandings of human commonalities.

The IBPYP curriculum is also more engaging and authentic than traditional curricula, as it moves beyond the factual level of thinking.  Students are expected to develop their higher order thinking skills at a conceptual level, leading to deeper understanding which is needed to be successful in life. The IB learner profile emphasises the importance of students to be global citizens and life-long learners as they are experiencing real life issues and are building confidence and success in their journey of learning.

There is an emphasis on both academic achievement and students’ personal development that accommodates:

• Local traditions and global events, promoting intercultural understandings - where students are exposed to different cultures and learn to appreciate each other;
• An inquiry and critical thinking approach studying knowledge in multiple integrated subjects, using technology;
• Two world languages and cultures – English and Arabic;
• A caring, safe and secure setting to develop social behaviour and emotional resilience.

We provide students with a warm and caring yet challenging learning environment, where they are welcomed into the RAK Academy vision of ‘Learning Excellence with a Community Heart.’ We are a community embracing our local and global cultures and communities and help our students become successful global citizens.

In addition to the mainstream programme we encourage all students to participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities such as art, music, sports, student-led community action and leadership opportunities to capture their interests and passions.

Our mission is to challenge all learners to succeed. As the world changes we pride ourselves in preparing students to become adaptable enquirers, multilingual responsible global citizens, knowledgeable and caring lifelong learners fully prepared to emerge into positions of great worth to society.