Dear Parents, Our academic partners:

This is Jumana Shehadeh. On behalf of the City School International’s Governance, Teaching and Administrative Faculty and with an unprecedented sense of honor, commitment, and privilege, I present myself to you as a Principal of this institution.

I am sincerely honored to lead this school at this vibrant community in Nadd Al Hamar area as a flag ship school delivering first rate education and ensuring students are provided with every opportunity to experience an exceptional culture of learning in an inclusive, safe, child centric and supportive environment where your child thrives with confidence . Having worked in the UAE educational landscape for more than 23 years , I am excited to set the highest expectations at the academic and the social personal development levels of every child’s journey at TCSI.

Along with my team , who are credible, well trained, driven by purpose and dedicated , we promote the core values of integrity, tolerance, academic excellence, intellectual curiosity , self worth , digital citizenship , cultural diversity in an atmosphere that honors the UAE cultures and heritage in an inter-faith context of understanding and respect for all backgrounds.

This will ensure that our school contributes generously to the aspirations of Education 33 , the groundbreaking strategy that has been announced by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, that aims to transform Dubai’s education and live up to the aspirations of its rulers who have set the caliber no less than outstanding for its generations.

At TCSI, we strive to empower self-directed, compassionate, empathetic, valued, global citizens who are critical thinkers, can develop reflective behavior, take stances, inquire, take risks, and contemplate, by taking ownership and responsibility for their learning pathways and embracing their choices with courage.

As a mother of three children and a safeguarding leader, I would say that parents are implicitly the closest teachers to their kids, and our role is to anchor all parents to assume this complex yet rewarding parenthood’s role with the school being their right hand. Let us admit as parents all together that the multifaceted challenges our kids and young ladies and adults are dealing with including, the mental health and wellbeing , the national identity awareness ,the social media impact, the environmental changes, the artificial intelligence (AI) globalization, economic realities and educational transformation mandate a different approach where we together, hand in hand need to foster culture of resilience and tenacity, empathy and inclusivity and be the gentle hand of guardianship.

I am passionately welcoming you to take an active role in the education of your children and have a strong voice in their academic lives. For that, we will maximize venues where you watch your child in action, and you reflect on that transparently.

On that, I also extend my appreciation to the bouquet of the UAE parents who have decided to choose TCSI as a school for their children due to their trust and the school’s sustained reputation and be part of its growth.