Khalifah Al Hamzah American School (KHAS)

Khalifah Al Hamzah American School (KHAS) aims to introduce unparalleled education standards for all its students. Named in the memory of a young student, Khalifah Abdullah Al Hamzah, who tragically passed away in a drowning accident at his school in Sharjah, we provide every student with an exceptional academic experience that honors our local heritage.

Our curriculum is a balanced blend of the American curriculum and the UAE National Curriculum for Arabic, Islamic Studies, and Social Studies.

In addition to providing students with a strong academic background, we nurture necessary modern-day skills, such as creativity and critical thinking, within our unique cultural framework that instils traditional moral values and ethos.

At KHAS, we provide a 21st century education structure that fosters our students’ academic growth. Within the American curriculum and Islamic values adopted by KHAS, we support and encourage the students in realizing their full potential, through developing them academically, intellectually, socially, emotionally, and morally all within a nurturing and secure environment. We guide each student to become a knowledgeable, independent, and self-reliant individual, through emphasizing on high academic standards, social awareness, and spiritual development.

Vision
To build and sustain a learning community that empowers learners who are responsible citizens; and nurtures leaders as self-directed, innovative thinkers, prepared to lead and prosper in today’s global community.

Mission
KHAS will provide an inclusive, safe, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment to develop future global leaders, who will excel academically while maintaining their own values and heritage.

Shared Values:

• Excellence: developing a strong learning and work ethic and consciously doing one’s very best in all aspects of school.
• Creativity: recognizing and acting on one’s responsibility to the educational community and to the wider society—local, national, and global.
• Integrity: exhibiting behaviors and actions consistent with a set of moral or ethical principles and standards, embraced by dedicated staff and ambitious students that create an ethical school environment.
• Collaboration: Being able to consider common goals and contribute to others in a respectful way.
• Tolerance: Living in harmony with others and appreciating diversity.

School Goals

• To instill the love of learning in students in order to make them life-long learners
• To enable students to be independent, autonomous, risk-taking learners
• To ensure teachers as instigators and architects of innovative learning
• To develop creative talents to broaden interests, provide worthwhile use of time, and appreciate the contributions of others
• To develop the human body and health habits which include the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of the individual
• To map out cross-curricular and interdisciplinary themes as curriculum drivers
• To allow authentic learning to be immersed in the real-world and practical applications through service and action
• To integrate our curriculum with our ethos, faith and values to promote emotional, social, and physical character building
• To include parents as our partners with the educational journey of students
• To prepare our students for the challenges of the global community