Welcome
to Aspen Heights British School in Abu Dhabi
High quality British education with a focus on the community and environment
Aspen Heights British School is a wonderful school in Abu Dhabi providing a personalised, high quality British education with a unique focus on the local community and environment.
A member of the International Schools Partnership, Aspen Heights British School was founded in September 2017 and offers the National Curriculum of England for children from Nursery to Year 8 (age 3 to 13), with Year 9 opening September 2020, and growing one year per academic year.
Aspen Heights British School is privileged to have a wealth of world-class, brand new facilities, and our spacious campus has been built keeping nature in mind. Our environmental focus provides children with unique hands-on opportunities to appreciate and interact with their local environment.
Aspen Heights British School is very much like a village school – our close relationships with our families and the community is what sets us apart from many other schools in Abu Dhabi, and our Amazing Learning results mean we’re fast becoming one of the best schools in Abu Dhabi.
Why Choose Aspen Heights British School
Native English-speaking teachers
Our teachers are native English speakers, bringing with them many years of international school experience.
High quality international British curriculum
Fun, engaging, relevant, memorable and highly effective learning experiences. Enquiry-based learning programme enables children to develop confidence.
Positive and welcoming school ethos and a strong sense of community.
Our school resembles a lovely ‘village school’. We believe children learn best when they’re happy and secure in a stimulating and welcoming environment.
Focus on the local environment
We focus on nature with unique features such as a hydroponics greenhouse where children learn to cultivate their own fruit and vegetables, and animals such as tortoises, fish and chickens.
Impressive facilities
As a new school, we are privileged to have a wide range of world-class facilities, with bespoke-designed playgrounds, gardens, wooden ‘trim-trails’ and climbing equipment, a 25m swimming pool, a gymnasium, and an astro-turf sports pitch.
Amazing learning is central to everything we do.
Our personalised provision ensures that children make remarkable progress and achieve standards that will amaze you.
ADMISSIONS OPEN FOR
FS1 TO YEAR 9
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We are part of the International Schools Partnership (ISP),a global group of 43 schools, which ensures outstanding international learning connections, quality assurance and excellent governance.
Being part of ISP means we will be able to provide our future high school students with unique opportunities for learning and collaboration, such as the Model United Nations and Buddy Exchange Programme.
World-Class Campus and Facilities
UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES
Such as a hydroponics greenhouse and animals, providing unique, hands-on learning experiences to enhance and embed classroom learning.
EXCELLENT SPORTS & PLAY FACILITIES
Including a gymnasium, a 25m swimming pool, an astro-turf sports pitch, multi-spots court, bespoke-designed playgrounds, gardens, wooden ‘trim-trails’ and climbing equipment.
DIGITAL LEARNING & ICT
We have Chromebooks for every child from Year 1 upwards, technology including iPads and tablets, and control technology such as remote control devices in daily use in our FS classes. We are also a Google for Education school.
MUSIC & THE ARTS
Our well-equipped music and art facilities encourage young artists and musicians of all abilities to get involved and build their self-confidence, imagination and creative skills. Specialist music teachers ensure all children have the opportunity to learn the instrument of their choice.
LATEST NEWS
Distance Learning at Aspen Heights
Our Principal, Emma Shanahan, recently shared Aspen’s distance learning journey with Abu Dhabi World Magazine. Read all about what she had to say. Don’t miss the tips that Bharat Mansukhani, the ISP Middle East Managing Director, shared for how parents can...
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Aspen Assemble Final
At Aspen Heights we are committed to personalising learning to ensure all children make remarkable progress. Last term the ‘Aspen Assemblers’ Robotics Team was formed comprising of children from our Scholarship and Gifted and Talented programme, together...
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Such great heights at Aspen Heights – Yalla Abu Dhabi feature
The choice of a school can be an exhausting one for parents of children with additional needs. Yalla learns about the Oasis Class at Aspen Heights British School, Al Bahya from Principal Emma Shanahan, and about the difference it’s making in the community. Aspen...
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We are part of a global group of schools
We are truly international working in partnerships within and across regions, cultures and languages.
Students learn in ways that amaze them, and you
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