What is School Like in Abu Dhabi?

The Facts:

Each school in Abu Dhabi is a little different, just like any other school in the world, so I will tell you about my school on Delma Island.

Sunday morning, the first day of school for the week, the students begin arriving at school by car and bus at 7:10. The students attend school from Sunday to Thursday and are off on Friday and Saturday. When they arrive, they put their bookbags in their classroom closet and go to the playground inside of the school. It is too hot here to play outside. The students play until 7:30. At 7:30, we have the morning assembly. The students line up in front of their teacher, one line for boys and one line for girls. The boys wear blue uniforms and the girls wear pink, both have long pants and sleeves. The sports teacher leads the students in a few exercises then calls up three students to lead the school in the pledge to the U.A.E. flag. After the pledge, one teacher leads the school through a type of prayer. The national religion is important to the people of Abu Dhabi and is included in school activities. At 7:45, they walk in a line to class. The first activity in the classroom is the collecting of breakfast money and taking attendance. The order of the classes changes daily, but each day the students are taught English, Math, Science, Arabic, and Islamic Studies. They also go to one special class each day: music, art, sports, computers, or library. They have 30 minutes for breakfast at 9:30, and they have 15 minutes for recess at 10:45. Their day ends at 12:30.

Questions to Consider:

What days do you go to school?

What days are the weekend?

What do you wear to school?

What classes do you have at school? Which one is your favorite?

How long are you at school everyday?

Draw a picture schedule of your school day. 

How is your school alike and different from my school?

Learn an Arabic Word:

One -- Wha'had -- أن

Learn More About Abu Dhabi:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi