Ash Mount School

Academic Calendar: A Balanced, Term-Based Structure

Academic Calendar: A Balanced, Term-Based Structure

At Ash Mount School, our academic year is organised into three structured terms, aligning with international best practices and KHDA guidelines.
This term-based approach ensures a well-paced rhythm of learning that promotes consistent progress, regular reflection, and supports the well-being of every child.
The three-term model allows us to plan learning intentionally, providing the right balance between academic rigour, assessments, enrichment opportunities, and community engagement. Each term includes dedicated time for student growth tracking, teacher-parent collaboration, and celebration of achievements, ensuring a holistic and meaningful learning journey.

Term dates, holidays, and key school events will be shared with families well in advance, enabling effective planning and active participation in school life. At Ash Mount, our calendar reflects our values of balance, purpose, and partnership, ensuring that learning and well-being remain at the heart of everything we do.

Principal’s Full Message

At Ash Mount, we deliver a curriculum grounded in an international framework, enriched by the local and global context of the UAE, and aligned with national priorities, including UAE Vision 2071. This education balances rigour with joy, inquiry with structure, and academic success with wellbeing and student voice. Every child will be challenged, supported, and celebrated, developing as inquirers, leaders, and change-makers. I have had the privilege of opening and leading schools both across the region and internationally. Each of those experiences has deepened my belief in the power of partnership: between students, staff, families, and the wider community. At Ash Mount, we are creating a culture where people are valued, voices are heard, and ideas flourish. Our open-door philosophy reflects our commitment to being a school where relationships come first.

Ash Mount School is proudly part of the Interstar family of schools — a group recognised for excellence, innovation, and a strong commitment to the communities they serve. Ash Mount builds on that legacy while creating something distinctly its own: a school with heart, ambition, and a bold sense of purpose.

Thank you for considering Ash Mount School. We look forward to welcoming you and your family as we shape something extraordinary together.

Abigail Fishbourne

Principal