About us
Summit International Schools is a K-12 American curriculum school. From KG1-12, we are aligned with the California Common Core. KG1 and KG2 follow an Early Childhood “learn through play” curriculum. The school recently completed a state-of-the-art campus comprising four buildings including a swimming pool, segregated play areas, and a multi-use gymnasium and theater. Summit International Schools is co-educational in grades K-4 and separated by gender in grades 5-12
SIS is a leader in technology and sustainability that uses a blended learning approach to encourage all students to become independent learners. Learning resources are mainly online through various learning platforms. SIS uses external and internal assessments and adaptive software to determine individualized learning paths for every Climber on Mount Summit. Students throughout the school participate in Performance-Based Assessments as a means to demonstrate a deeper understanding of their subjects.
History
Summit International Schools (SIS) opened in August of 2013. It is one of the few schools still located in a very desirable centralized location in Abu Dhabi City. At its founding, SIS was a Request for Proposal (RFP) private international school using an American curriculum under the auspices of the Virginia Department of Education Standards of Learning. SIS has since moved to the Advanced track of both the Ministry of Education (UAE) and the California Common Core (USA). We not only prepare students for graduation, we prepare them for higher learning and beyond. The tuition for SIS is classified as a “good value” (intermediate) tier. The population (1400+) of students represents 51 countries with a great diversity of Middle Eastern, Asian, Pacific Rim, and Slavic expats with a typical middle-class income for the area. Our staff also represents geographic and ethnic diversity that spans more than 20 countries of the world.