📌 Overview

St. Mary’s Catholic High School Muhaisnah is committed to the formation of the whole person, head and heart, intellect and feelings; the transformation of every child to their full spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, and artistic potential; the formation of independent and critical thinkers, responsible and inner-directed and global citizens capable of leading productive and meaningful lives; and the development of leaders with the potential for influencing and transforming society. St. Mary’s Catholic High School Muhaisnah (SMM) is a Catholic school dedicated to the formation of the whole person – education in faith, academic excellence in a caring environment, and community service in charity. This means that the children find identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community of diverse cultures, to the natural world, and to humanitarian values. SMM draws out from its students reverence for life and passionate love of learning. First, children need to learn about themselves. This involves learning self-respect and self-esteem. Second, children need to learn about relationships with others. This requires a focus on social “literacy” (learning to see social influence) and emotional “literacy” (learning to live responsibly in community with others). Third, children need to learn about resilience. This entails overcoming difficulties, facing challenges, and learning how to ensure long-term success. Fourth, children need to learn about aesthetics. This encourages the student to see the beauty of what is around them and learn to have awe in life. SMM promotes transformative learning, making the world a better place for people to live in; views the various aspects of life as integrated and interconnected; advocates transdisciplinary inquiry; subscribes not only to continuous-learning but also to meta-learning; and recognizes community as the locus of learning. In SMM, the teacher is viewed as a friend, as a mentor, as a facilitator, or as an experienced companion in the children’s journey to life. Open and honest communication is expected and differences between people are respected and appreciated. Cooperation and collaboration are the norm. The school mission to provide a high quality, value based education will be achieved by ensuring that the accountability for the standards within the school is distributed through a Senior and Middle Leadership Organisational Structure where responsibilities are clearly defined and a process of self-evaluation is transparent and rigorous. Professional development (PD) is a critical component of the school’s continuous improvement. The school’s principal and senior leadership team will develop an annual PD Plan that ensures that all teachers have skills and knowledge required for effective teaching and learning, and to address specific goals of the school improvement plan. The integral development and growth of every member of the Saint Mary’s Catholic High School Muhaisnah Community underpin everything that takes place in the school, all of which makes up the school curriculum, the purpose of which is to develop independent, collaborative learners and responsible 21 st Century citizens. The school curriculum comprises of all of the learning and other experiences that are planned for the students. The British National Curriculum forms one part of the school curriculum. The school is a community of learners where the uniqueness of every student is celebrated in line with the school mission to ensure academic excellence within a value-based, caring, family community. Our curriculum is designed to develop competencies, skills and values which will lead to deeper, more embedded knowledge that can be applied to produce independent, responsible global citizens who are prepared intellectually, emotionally and spiritually to face the challenges of the 21 st century. The curriculum from Key Stage One to A Level will be developed based on the successful educational model at St. Marys Catholic High School Dubai, and will comply with all KHDA standards and requirements. St Marys Catholic High School in Dubai has developed its curriculum and standards based on the British National Curriculum and Edexcel standards. Edexcel examinations are used in the Primary Section to establish quality benchmarks of student achievement and performance. Edexcel examinations are used for the Grade 11 GCSE final examinations and A-level final examinations.... more