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Ash Mount School

Our School is More Than a Building

Ash Mount School has been thoughtfully designed around one simple belief: children come first. Every space has been created to inspire curiosity, nurture wellbeing and encourage children to learn with purpose, live with compassion and lead with courage.

From flexible classrooms and specialist studios to performance spaces, sports facilities and living gardens, our campus supports every aspect of a child’s learning, creativity and personal growth. Located at the heart of the Mudon community, Ash Mount is a place where learning extends far beyond the classroom.

How Do Classrooms Build Confidence and Curiosity?

Our classrooms are bright, flexible learning environments where children collaborate, investigate and create. Adaptable furniture, purposeful technology and thoughtfully designed spaces encourage independence, creativity and meaningful discussion, while teachers provide personalised support and challenge for every learner.

How Does Performance Grow Voice and Confidence?

Our flexible black box theatre provides opportunities for drama, music, storytelling, debate and performance. Through rehearsing, creating and performing, children develop confidence, communication skills, creativity and self-expression.

How Do Libraries Nurture Reading and Research?

Our Primary and Secondary libraries are welcoming spaces designed to inspire a lifelong love of reading. Alongside carefully curated collections, children develop research, information literacy and independent study skills while enjoying quiet spaces to read, reflect and inquire.

How Do Labs Turn Ideas into Discovery?

Purpose-built science laboratories encourage children to question, investigate and experiment. Practical learning connects scientific understanding with real-world challenges, helping children become curious thinkers and confident problem-solvers.

How Does Movement Support Learning and Health?

Movement is an essential part of every school day. Our indoor and outdoor sports facilities support physical wellbeing, teamwork, resilience and healthy lifestyles through PE, sport, active play and enrichment opportunities.

How Do We Give Every Child a Voice?

Our outdoor amphitheatre provides a unique setting for performances, assemblies, debate, storytelling and community celebrations. Children develop confidence, leadership and the courage to share their ideas while learning to listen respectfully to others.

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How Does Food Bring Us Together?

Healthy eating is part of learning. Our welcoming dining spaces encourage conversation, community and wellbeing, while helping children develop positive habits and an understanding of healthy, sustainable food choices.

How Do Older Students Prepare for What Comes Next?

Our Senior Common Room and Futures Hub provide spaces for independent study, mentoring, leadership and future planning. Students are supported as they prepare for university, careers, service opportunities and the next stage of their learning journey.

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How Do We Support Wellbeing?

Dedicated wellbeing spaces provide calm, welcoming environments where children can receive guidance, reflect and build strategies that support confidence, resilience and positive mental health.

How Do We Honour Faith and Reflection?

Separate prayer rooms for students, staff and visitors provide respectful spaces for prayer and reflection, recognising the importance of faith, identity and belonging within our diverse community.

Prayer room

How Does Creativity Unlock Thinking?

Specialist art, design and 3D studios encourage children to explore, experiment and create. Through traditional and digital media, they develop imagination, problem-solving skills and confidence while expressing their own unique ideas.

How Does Movement Help Expression?

Our dance studios provide inspiring spaces where children develop coordination, creativity, teamwork and confidence. Through movement and performance they learn to communicate ideas and emotions in meaningful and imaginative ways.

Dance Room

How Do Living Classrooms Grow Responsibility?

Our Wadi-inspired gardens and outdoor learning spaces bring sustainability to life. Children grow plants, explore biodiversity and care for the environment through authentic, hands-on learning experiences that connect science, design, service and stewardship.

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