Cranleigh Abu Dhabi
UAE
Cranleigh Abu Dhabi was opened in September 2014, and is the sister school to the prestigious Cranleigh School in Surrey, UK, which was founded in 1865.
The two schools work together closely, sharing the same family-based community ethos and an educational philosophy that focuses on the whole child. This means that alongside academic excellence, there is an emphasis on ensuring students are active beyond the usual timetable, challenging themselves to move out of their comfort zone and achieve beyond their expectations. Whether that is on the sports field or through a performance platform, the intention is that every child finds a niche where he or she can stretch, succeed and shine.
Based in Abu Dhabi’s Cultural District on Saadiyat Island just next to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the school offers a British international curriculum and has over 1,300 pupils from more than 60 nationalities, spanning FS1 to Sixth Form. This January, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi was shortlisted for five different categories by SchoolsCompared, including British School of the Year, Best New School, Best for Sport, Best for Music, and Best for Theatre & the Performing Arts. The GESS Awards have also shortlisted Cranleigh Abu Dhabi for the 2019 Best Initiative for Inclusion and Wellbeing, which recognises institutions that have been able to demonstrate a positive impact within their school through different inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
The two schools work together closely, sharing the same family-based community ethos and an educational philosophy that focuses on the whole child. This means that alongside academic excellence, there is an emphasis on ensuring students are active beyond the usual timetable, challenging themselves to move out of their comfort zone and achieve beyond their expectations. Whether that is on the sports field or through a performance platform, the intention is that every child finds a niche where he or she can stretch, succeed and shine.
Based in Abu Dhabi’s Cultural District on Saadiyat Island just next to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the school offers a British international curriculum and has over 1,300 pupils from more than 60 nationalities, spanning FS1 to Sixth Form. This January, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi was shortlisted for five different categories by SchoolsCompared, including British School of the Year, Best New School, Best for Sport, Best for Music, and Best for Theatre & the Performing Arts. The GESS Awards have also shortlisted Cranleigh Abu Dhabi for the 2019 Best Initiative for Inclusion and Wellbeing, which recognises institutions that have been able to demonstrate a positive impact within their school through different inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
Front Row Students (left to right)
Chloe Victoria Norman, Lina Mohamed, Abigail Yoo, Natalie Tuyen, Emma Sellar
Second Row Students (left to right)
Emma Lange, Lucy Greenhill, Giulia Van Wagensveld, Deema Al Athba, Amelie Pulkkinen, Jouri Katash, Asia Bandini, Ava Suri
Third Row Students (left to right)
Henry Williamson, Hamza O’Brien, Benjamin Henderson, Jaume Camacho, Charlie Dalzell, Thomas Watson, Adam Carr, Declan Simpkins
Back Row Students (left to right)
Declan Cuddigan, Maddox Marshall, Praveen Rajanikanth, Joseph Aldridge, Connor Nugara, Daniel Avis
Chloe Victoria Norman, Lina Mohamed, Abigail Yoo, Natalie Tuyen, Emma Sellar
Second Row Students (left to right)
Emma Lange, Lucy Greenhill, Giulia Van Wagensveld, Deema Al Athba, Amelie Pulkkinen, Jouri Katash, Asia Bandini, Ava Suri
Third Row Students (left to right)
Henry Williamson, Hamza O’Brien, Benjamin Henderson, Jaume Camacho, Charlie Dalzell, Thomas Watson, Adam Carr, Declan Simpkins
Back Row Students (left to right)
Declan Cuddigan, Maddox Marshall, Praveen Rajanikanth, Joseph Aldridge, Connor Nugara, Daniel Avis