Paving the way forward

Virtual Reality set to become a central feature of Vernus International School’s curriculum as the school moves into year 2 with a strong parent community in Dubai Silicon Oasis.

Vernus International School continues to create new and exciting ways to deliver the rigors of the US Curriculum. This year, children will be immersed in virtual reality experiences, as the school has developed teacher guides, aligned to the California Curriculum. Vernus recognises that in today’s world, children need a variety of skills and dispositions to succeed in future employment, higher education, and to be positive, active members of society.

Virtual Reality allows teachers to immerse their students in immersive experiences of the natural world. In a single VR experience, students can visit Petra and experience a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Children can also see where the Nabataean people lived around the 6th century BC. This strategy is designed to get students to formulate questions instead of answering them. This will promote lateral thinking and curiosity. The school has already adopted a project based learning approach to the curriculum, and the virtual reality experiences will complement the popular approach.

The Vernus Passport captures the core pillars of literacy, learning, and life skills, mapped to the California State Standards, infused with project based learning, and enriched with dimensions that enable children to develop strong character traits. This model underpins everything the school does starting from curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning perspective.