Dubai schools gear up to reopen after summer break

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

More than 500 principals and school leaders from private schools in Dubai attended an online session on the reopening of schools in the new academic year.

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has confirmed that schools in Dubai may reopen their facilities following the summer break, provided they comply with specific health and safety protocols.

Hosted by the Director General of the KHDA, Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, the session focused on the health and safety measures schools will take to keep everyone safe when they return to school.

During the session, Dr. Al Karam said: “We know that parents, teachers and students will be feeling both excited and anxious at the thought of returning to school. Our absolute top priority is the health and safety of everyone at school. We also want to make sure that students get the best and most enjoyable learning experience possible when they return.”

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Campus learning was suspended across all educational institutions in the UAE in March, as part of precautionary measures to limit the spread of Covid-19. Since then, education went online and schools and colleges shifted to e-learning.

While health and safety protocols will apply to all schools equally, individual schools may come up with teaching and learning models that meet the needs of their own specific communities. School leaders are encouraged to be creative and innovative in designing the look and feel of their school in the new academic year.

When asked about which further restrictions schools may face when they reopen, Dr Al Karam stated that “the focus is not on restrictions, but on opportunities. All school leaders in Dubai have an opportunity to make school better for students and staff. We need to make sure that everything we’ve been through these last few months has not been for nothing; that we will come out of this experience better and stronger.”

Dubai is home to 209 private schools offering 16 curriculums to nearly 300,000 students.