Citizens School launches start-up studio to develop and fund UAE student-led ideas

Citizens School launches start-up studio to develop and fund UAE student-led ideas

This collaborative initiative with 8billionideas is a step forward in building the second pillar of the Citizens Tapestry. Students will get to work on an invention every week, have access to an entrepreneurial mentor, experience world-class lessons and experiences in the field, as well as take advantage of a Citizens Ventures funding programme. Children will be able to share their learnings among a close-knit community, giving them a real-time insight on future ways of working and equipping them with the necessary skill sets to emerge successful in their adult lives.

Citizens will open in September 2022 and has started taking admissions. The school will give children the opportunity to make their own choices in a non-selective and inclusive environment. Using the UK National Curriculum as a framework, Citizen’s Tapestry is a custom-built curriculum that builds upon the blueprint with six key threads – Mindset; Entrepreneurship; Health & Wellbeing; Sustainable Leadership; Global Citizenship; and Digital Literacy – forming the pattern of a comprehensive, holistic, and fun education system. The curriculum has been influenced by some of the world’s leading researchers on education, motivation and mindsets, as well as cognitive scientists including Dr Carol Dweck, Matthew Syed and John Hattie, Guy Claxton, and