Mother Tongue and Foreign Language Programme
Are you interested in helping your child perfect their mother tongue language or learn an additional one?
Over the past few years Fairgreen has had very popular Mother Tongue languages classes covering Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Turkish with many more to be added this year. We are also launching Foreign Language Programme for those interested to learn additional languages.
Language Specific Information
All language courses will be offered face to face on campus once a week straight after school hours for approximately one hour depending on each language provider.
All language courses will begin the week of September 12. The deadline for pre-registration is Friday, September 8 and the links to the forms can be found at the bottom of this page.
Please review the information outlined below for each language
Arabic, German, Italian, Russian: as mother tongue & as foreign language
| Provider | Headway Institute |
| Tuition |
Annual fee 2850aed in 2 installments. Materials included |
| Frequency | Once a week |
| Class size | from 3 to 10 students |
| Homework | Provided |
| Other schools working with provider |
Swiss International Scientific School, Raffles International School, Raffles World Academy, Regent International School, Foremarke School, Sunmarke School, Nord Anglia International School, DIA Al Barsha School, North London Collegiate School, Dwight School, Arcadia School, Dubai Heights Academy, |
Registration form for the above languages can be found here.
Spanish Language: as mother tongue & as foreign language
| Provider |
UCAM Español Institute Dubai - the only Cervantes Accredited Center in UAE and only specialized in Spanish language teaching |
| Tuition |
Annual fee 3200aed in 2 installments. Materials included |
| Frequency | Once a week, Tues for native speakers & Thurs as a foreign language |
| Class size | from 3 to 10 students |
| Homework | Provided |
| Other schools working with provider | American School of Dubai, Dunecrest, Arbor International School, Raffles International School |
Registration form for Spanish can be found here.
Dutch Language: as mother tongue language only
| Provider | |
| Tuition |
Annual fee, payment in 3 installments is possible. Pre-KG / KG-1 / KG-2: 7800 aed Grade 1 – Grade 5: 10.000 aed Grade 6 - Grade 8: 10.500 aed All resources, books and licenses included. |
| Frequency & Timing |
Pre-KG to Grade 8 classes at Fairgreen Wednesday & Friday: After School hours |
| Class size | From 6 to 20 students |
| Homework | Provided |
| Other schools working with provider |
Dubai International Academy – Emirates Hills GEMS World Academy – Al Barsha Collegiate International School – Umm Suqeim |
Registration form for Dutch classes can be found here.
French Language: as mother tongue & as foreign language
| Provider |
Alliance Française is the largest linguistic and cultural center in the world with over 850 centers worldwide. It is the only center in the UAE acknowledged delivering official French language certifications. |
| Tuition |
Fees are payable per term as follows: 1320 aed + 170 aed for the books + 50 aed for the annual registration. The non native speakers courses will run 11 weeks, (1.5 hours per week | 16.5 hours in total) Foreign Language courses: More information will follow |
| Frequency & Timing |
Friday: After School hours Non-native speakers: One hour and half |
| Class size | from 6 to 10 students |
| Homework | Provided |
| Other schools working with provider |
JBS School, EIS School, Duncrest School,Nord Anglia School |
For parents who are interested in our French courses and their kids are not complete beginners, please fill out this form. They will get in touch with you for online level tests and when they have a sufficient number of students who has the same level, they will open a new class.
Course: Non-native speakers Mignons 4 (The next course is open only to students who were registered this term, and new non-beginner students will need to take a placement test.)
Registration link : https://www.afdubai.org/
Course: Non-native speakers Complete beginners from 4 to 6 years old:
Registration link : https://www.afdubai.org/
Course: Non-native speakers Complete beginners from 7 to 9 years old:
Registration link : https://www.afdubai.org/
Please send an Email to: admin.languagedkp@afdubai.org if you have any further questions.
Turkish Language: as mother tongue and as foreign language
| Provider |
Turkish Language Teacher by Nazife Pehlivan OYDO Curriculum for Primary School, Turkish Ministry of Education Curriculum for Grade 1 to Grade 12. |
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| Frequency & Timing |
Monday - Wednesday - Friday: After School hours |
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| Class size | From 2 to 10 students | |
| Homework | Provided | |
| Other schools working with provider |
GEMS World Academy
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Registration Link: https://docs.google.
Whats App Link: https://chat.whatsapp.
Kære forældre
Onsdag d. 6. september 2023 starter Danskskolen i Dubai danskundervisningen igen på Fairgreen International School.
Vi glæder os meget til at gense elever fra tidligere og møde alle de nye elever. Der er stadig plads på holdet. I kan læse mere om Danskskolen i Dubai på www. Danskskolen.com.
Hvis I ønsker at vide mere, så skriv til Maria@Danskskolen.com
- To pre-register your child, please follow the links for the language you are interested in and fill out the form indicating mother tongue (native speakers) or foreign language (non-native speakers) programme, or both;
- Our language providers will get in touch with you if any further information is required and may carry out an initial assessment (either online or on campus).
- We will be finalizing each language class based on the number of pre-registrations we receive. Start dates for each language programme will be communicated by the institutes.
- Classes will only be able to commence if the minimum number of students required per language has signed up and their age and skill level matches up.
- Future enrollments will be subject to the availability of individual providers.
- No Payment will be made until the language provider confirms your child/children will join the program.
- All payments will be made directly to the providers
- In case you haven't found the language you are looking for in the above, please leave an inquiry for "Other language" in this survey and you will be approached by Headway Institute to discuss the options.
Transportation:
Please note there is no bus available for Pre-KG and KG1 students after the classes. All students will need to be collected by parents/guardians at 2.30 p.m.
The Language Programme runs parallel to all other after school activities however the lesson distribution is not the same.
If your child is registered for the school bus service, on the days that all after school activities are running, he/she can take the ASA bus at 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Please note that there is no ASA bus on Friday.
In the case that only the Language program is running after school, please note that you will need to arrange alternative transportation.
Questions?
If you have any questions about our Mother Tongue program or Foreign Language Program, please contact: Coordinator Lily Watoro at lwatoro@fairgreen.ae