Press Release

First day of school for pupils at new Aldar Academies primary school this September

Aldar Academies, the dedicated schools developer and manager, announces that Al Muna Primary School, its third Academies school will open on September 6th, 2009.

Located behind the Hamdan Centre between Hamdan and Zayed 1st Street, Al Muna will deliver the English National Curriculum for Primary Schools catering for Foundation Stage (Kindergarten) to Year Six in English. The school will also focus on providing students with Arabic Language and Islamic Studies. French will be taught from Year Three and a wide range of after school activities will be provided for Years Three – Six.

Commenting on the opening, the school’s principal Chris Nourse-Grewal, a seasoned leader of primary schools from the UK, said, "At Al Muna Primary School we will ensure that all our children, from all our communities, Achieve Excellence Together.

Through imaginative use of our state of the art facilities, excellent teaching and motivational learning, all our pupils will make outstanding progress. By matching the needs of our ever changing world to the needs of our learners, we ensure that our pupils have strong foundations for their future learning and are confident and independent thinkers."

Facilities at the school include a 25 metre swimming pool; a football pitch; a netball court; a sports hall; a library and a computer suite. There will be dedicated play areas for the Foundation State, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two students.