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ENS, a mammoth project constructed in 180 days, was inaugurated in September 2002. It offers classes from pre-kindergarten through third grade for boys and girls and through sixth grade for boys.
The setting up of the institution was based on the visionary ideas of the President, His Highness Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, to set up a world-class private school, the first-of-its-kind in the Middle East.
The school aims to provide excellent education and boosting the students' chances to avail of the ‘Zayed Scholarship for Distinguished Students', initiated in 1997, which enable students to pursue their studies abroad.
The school, which is fully equipped with the modern amenities, provides an exemplary bilingual education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 so that students may gain entrance into selective colleges and universities in US, Canada or the UK.
Speaking at a Press conference yesterday in the school's premises, Dr Alfonso J. Orsini, Director of ENS, said the school takes into consideration the special religious and cultural values of the UAE society, combined with the commitment of providing an educational environment subscribing to the highest attainable international standards.
He said that opening of the girls school (grade four to grade12) marks the completion of the essential campus. "However, this is only the beginning of our growth. Actually our aim is to help talented young people to make a contribution at the national, regional and global arenas," he said.
At ENS, girls will not only be exposed to subjects such as dance, fashion design and home economies, but they will also be inspired to attain proficiency in technology and upper level courses in all subjects for International Baccalaureate diploma offered by the school, Dr Orsini said.
ENS will also offer students the opportunity to take selective courses and exams in the Advanced Placement Programme, which is administered by the Educational Testing Service in America, the same people who administer the SAT or Scholastic Achievement Test, he said.
Students in grade kindergarten through grade 10 will regularly take the Stanford Achievement test to determine their educational progress, he added.
Dr Orsini stressed that technology was an especially important aspect of the school's vision, so that the students can be adept at using technology, such as the Internet, Power Point, Excel and the Microsoft Office packages right from the young age.
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