Emirati students thriving as Dubai Schools begins new school year with support from DAMAC

Emirati students thriving as Dubai Schools begins new school year with support from DAMAC

- Dubai Schools is a new model of schools built upon a private and public partnership

- Academic excellence and cultural preservation are key pillars of Dubai Schools’ agenda

Dubai, UAE: The social responsibility arm of DAMAC Group strongly believes that education plays a key role in empowering young people in the Arab region. It is within this context that DAMAC announced earlier this year that it is proactively collaborating with The Knowledge Fund Establishment and the Dubai Schools Project to offer scholarships to Emirati children for a 5-year period.

“DAMAC is happy to support initiatives like Dubai Schools which equip Emirati students with the tools they need to succeed in life — not only academically but also socially by instilling in them key values that will make them well-rounded individuals and be able to thrive professionally when they graduate,” Hussain Sajwani, Chairman of DAMAC Group said.

Only a few weeks after the announcement, DAMAC visited Dubai Schools campuses to observe that the Dubai Government has put the wellbeing of the students and pastoral services on par with the offerings of quality education.

“The students are doing fantastic. We are busy right now assessing their educational needs and aspirations through what we would call targeted