RAKAA KG ABOUT RAKAA

Identity and Heritage

Ras Al Khaimah American Academy was established in 2008 as a fulfillment of His Highness Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qassimi dream and vision of a school where his own daughters would receive the highest quality education, be nurtured, and grow in confidence; a school which is forward thinking and promotes critical skills and excellence.

His dream grew to a much bigger vision, which ultimately created a unique K-12 school which combines the rigor of an international educational model and the commitment to and embodiment of Emirati values, National Identity, and Faith. Hence, the idea of an All-Girls School. Thus, a school emerged and materialized in 2009, RAKAA was established to serve the Ras Al Khaimah community. Due to the demand for mixed gender education and with the growth of student populations, a Grades 4 upwards Boys’ School was opened in 2021 within the RAKAA campus al. Mixed gender (KG1-G3). All Girls (grades 4-12).  All Boys Section (grades 4-12).  RAKAA (both sections) school is located on Al Khuzam Road and with the view of the Jais Mountains as a backdrop.

The DNA of RAKAA is a ‘Top Performing Private School’ located in the Northern Emirates and offering a modern, forward thinking, and dynamic education to our students. We are building upon a very successful history of 14 years of international education experience in the UAE. We are a unique school which combines the rigor of an international educational model with the embodiment of Emirati values, national identity, and faith.

RAKAA’s renowned high standards are matched by an aspirational culture. In 2021, RALAA was rated Outstanding by COGNIA, a US Accreditation Board for International Schools, in the Index of Education Quality/ IEQ with a score of 362. This translates to a school that is characterized as ‘Exceeding Expectations and demonstrating ‘Noteworthy International Best Practice’. In the field of Digital Learning” we were likewise rated highly as ‘Developed’’ by MOE. In 2022, RAKAA went through the eSafety MoE eSafe School Inspection and passes ensuring the RAKAA is an MoE accredited eSafe School. The MoE and RAKAA priority focus is on student attainment in safe learning environments following safe teaching and learning practices.

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Our Vision

To provide world-class education which empowers and inspires the young Learners of Ras Al Khaimah to make a difference in the modern world by sharing their ideas and skills.

Our Mission

To create a safe and inclusive learning environment that inspires students to develop life-long learning skills. We will share knowledge and nurture students, empowering them to take their places in the global society of the 21st Century, as confident, creative, and independent citizens with well-developed decision-making and critical thinking skills.

Our Motto

SHARE – CARE – EMPOWER – INSPIRE

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Our Aims
At RAKAA, we aim to:

  • Provide a nurturing educational environment that encourages creativity and excellence.
  • Fulfill students’ social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual, physical, and creative needs.
  • Raise a generation of well-rounded students and young minds who are forward-thinking, educated to high international standards, and capable of facing future challenges.
  • Develop students’ confidence, character, and ability to express themselves competently in both, English and Arabic.
  • Raise a generation of students who are capable of utilizing the advanced means of technology and keep up with changes in the field.
  • Raise a generation of students who are rooted in their UAE culture, loyal to their country, have deep Islamic faith and can innovate and be creative.
  • Stimulate students’ desire to achieve high, go to the best universities worldwide and choose the right career so that they “do what they love and/or love what they do”.

Message from the Chairman

A Prominent Role in Uncertain Times

The DNA of RAKAA is a ‘Top Performing Private School’ located in the Northern Emirates and offering a modern, forward-thinking, and dynamic education to our students. We are building upon a very successful history of 14 years of international education experience in the UAE. We are a unique school that combines the rigor of an international educational model with the embodiment of Emirati values, national identity, and faith.
There has been a greater chance to Education in the past six months than in the past hundred years.
We, at RAK American Academy, we’re well-positioned to meet the challenges associated with COVID19 and the subsequent school closures.
The school closures accelerated our digitalization and hastened our path to becoming a global beacon of American Education. In the field of Digital Learning,” we were rated highly as ‘Developed’’ by MOE.

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RAKAA’s renowned high standards are matched by an aspirational culture, and we have been rated by Cognia, one of the oldest US Accreditation Boards for International Schools, in the Index of Education Quality/ IEQ with a score of 362. This translates to a school that is characterized as ‘Exceeding Expectations and demonstrating ‘Noteworthy International Best Practice’.
These external verifications reflect our journey from our last accreditation in 2016, our growth over the past five years, and the opportunities we have honed over the past months.
RAKAA strives to give parents peace of mind and assurance that their children are being cared for and educated in a safe environment, by highly qualified, experienced, and international all-female staff who strives to be inspirational role models for the girls.

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Principal’s Welcome Message

Our clear aim and purpose are to provide the best teaching and learning environment in which all our students will achieve their very best academically, physically, and socially and who embrace Islamic values, Arabic traditions, and culture.
Our motto ‘Share-Care-Empower-Inspire’ is fundamental to developing our students’ personalities as well as helping them build and improve their life-long learning skills. Empowering our students to become independent citizens with well-developed decision making, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills, contributes to creating leaders of the future. By working closely with all our parents we will together help to develop young people who will have all the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing, highly competitive global society to become future leaders.
Ras Al Khaimah American Academy /RAKAA is characterized by a very committed staff that has high aspirations for the students they teach and students themselves are eager to learn and participate in the life of the school. As Principal I hope to continue building upon the many successes of the school since its inauguration over twelve years ago and ensure we continue to provide the very best possible education for every student that attends the school. A critical part of this will be the opportunity to continue working in partnership with our parents as I believe that parents are an integral part of the learning process and therefore we are committed to keeping you informed and involved in our school community.

Our goal is to create a safe, warm, embracing, and nurturing learning environment for our students. As such we give particular importance to our student’s overall well-being, happiness, and comfort. I am hugely excited by the prospect of continuing to lead the school and in particular, working collaboratively with the support that I know you as parents will continue to give me.
Our School Improvement Plan for 2022 – 2023 focuses on the central question: How might we continue to improve school performance and student outcomes against global benchmarks while equipping students with the 21st-century skills required for online and offline participation in an uncertain world?
This year will present new opportunities and challenges. As we open the school year, we are thrilled to extend our offerings to include Middle School boys. We also know that many of our students and their families will have experienced anxiety and trauma over the past few months. Rest assured we are here to support you in every way possible.
Our students, teachers, staff, and parents are beginning this academic year more digitally savvy than ever. It is imperative that we, as a community, use these skills and build upon our progress over the past four years to ensure that the academic and social/emotional needs of all students are met, that students are even better prepared for the fast-changing global societies in which they will live and that RAK AA is a place where students, staff, and families thrive.
Whilst this website will give you some idea as to the campus, structure, and facilities of this young school, it is only by coming to visit that you will be able to grasp the very positive, purposeful, energetic, and multi-cultural learning community which has developed here.

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Why RAKAA ?

  • MOE Accredited
  • Cognia Accredited :
    • Cognia is an internationally recognized accreditation that is provided to excelling schools around the world. It is a merger of AdvancED and Measured Progress, in which the strengths, mission and vision of both accreditations have been combined to further improve education and provide professional learning. Cognia provides three U.S. recognized accreditation seals which are subsidiaries of it, and are from the biggest and most recognized community of accredited institutions of the world.
    • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (“SACS CASI”) established in 1895
    • North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (“NCA CASI”) established in 1895
    • Northwest Accreditation Commission (“NWAC”) was established in 1917.
UAE Ministry of Education
RAK Accredited by Cognia

Why RAKAA ?

  • Cognia Accredited
  • International benchmark assessments given at RAKAA aligned with MoE expectations: SAT, IELTS, PISA, IBT, PIRLS and TIMMS
  • Affordable school fees
  • Transportation is available within Ras Al Khaimah
  • FREE- ESL and MATH tutorials afterschool – FREE transportation (to home) after ESL/Math tutorials
  • Winner of 2022-2023 international Steven’s Initiative
  • First K-12 school in the UAE to win an action research grant for the RAKAA Scheherazade Project
  • Internationally accredited American School providing differential instruction to mixed gender (boys and girls until grade 3), all girls from grades 4-12, and a separate on-campus -section for Boy’s grades 4 – 10.
  • Advanced Placement classes and pre-AP classes
  • MERIT Award System to address incentives, interests, and behavior

Vacancies

To Apply:

 Please submit the following:

  • A cover letter addressing all qualifications (including skills and experience)
  • A resume
  • Graduate and undergraduate transcripts
  • Experience letter and contact information for three professional references

Review of applications will begin immediately and applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. If you are interested in being part of our learning community as a teacher please send the requirements to info@rakaa.org

Thank you in advance to all applicants however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Candidates who are not contacted within 14 days of submitting their application is considered unsuccessful.

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