UNIVERSAL CIVILIZATIONS ACADEMY SCHOOL

Educational Objectives

Universal Civilizations Academy seeks to develop well-rounded students by achieving a set of educational objectives that bring together knowledge, values, and skills. The key objectives include:

• Reinforcing Islamic and ethical values and fostering pride in faith, identity, and culture.
• Developing students’ balanced intellectual, psychological, and social personalities, while strengthening self-confidence and a sense of responsibility.
• Enhancing students’ academic achievement and developing critical thinking, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Discovering students’ talents and abilities and providing an appropriate environment to develop and make effective use of them.
• Preparing students to engage in lifelong learning, keep pace with scientific and technological developments, and meet the demands of the future.
• Enhancing communication, dialogue, and teamwork skills, while respecting others’ opinions and embracing cultural diversity.
• Developing students who are proud of their identity and culture and consciously and respectfully open to the cultures of the world.
• Promoting the values of citizenship, belonging, social responsibility, and care for property and the environment.
• Providing a safe and stimulating school environment that respects individual differences and supports creativity and excellence.
• Strengthening the effective partnership between the school and the family as a foundation for students’ educational and academic success.

Long Term Goals

• Student centered and results-driven classrooms.
• Accountability for student learning at all levels.
• Provide support for all students including those who have learning disabilities.
• Support student learning and family engagement through the parents' council.
• All students graduate and are prepared for higher learning and successful careers.
• Students are actively involved in the learning process and are encouraged to participate in international, cultural, and religious activities.
• Students are provided culturally relevant learning activities.
• High school teachers involve students in relevant, real-life experiences.
• All teachers engage in ongoing professional development focused on student achievement.
• Become a sister school with an AdvancEd accredited American public school.
• All students are effective communicators.
• All students are effective researchers and able to use technology to obtain, organize and communicate information and to solve problems.
• Students demonstrate positive character traits.
• Students demonstrate critical thinking skills.
• Students meet or exceed high academic standards.
• Use data to continuously improve the school.
• Encourage students not only to become actively involved in their community, but also involved in cultural, political, and world events.
• Students are encouraged to become productive members of society.
• Enhance communication and understanding among staff, parents, students, and community.
• Improve technology within the classrooms.
• Allocate resources equitably to support student learning.

UCA students strive to:

• Acquire the skills needed to become independent learners.
• Become responsible and socially aware citizens.
• Develop a positive self image so that they may become patient, tolerant, and creative individuals.
• Understand and appreciate their own culture as well that of others.
• Meet challenges with openness and enthusiasm.
• Appreciate the value of time management.
• Work well with others and learn the art of cooperation.
• Acquire the skills needed to become proactive thinkers and lifelong learners.

The Teaching Aims of Universal Civilizations Academy

• To provide a caring, supportive and stimulating environment in which pupils can learn and become responsible, confident and independent members of the community.
• To help each child to develop an inquiring mind; the ability to question and argue rationally; and to use that ability in the application of tasks and skills.
• To have high expectations of each child and to work with them in order to fulfill their potential.
• To acknowledge that failure can be a valuable learning process.
• To acknowledge that all children can have special needs at some time and to support them at all times.
• To recognize that learning can be enjoyable.
• To recognize that all staff should be involved in the decision making process.
• To recognize that all staff need the support and encouragement of colleagues, professionally and personally.
• To accept that all staff have the right to professional development.
• To be committed to Equality of Opportunities for all.
• To recognize and acknowledge parental rights to involvement in their children's education through the development of close working relationships.
• To make the school a part of the whole community and to develop strong and productive links with that community.
• To celebrate cultural diversity; to have respect and tolerance for the individuality of others
• To care for the environment and to be concerned about the wider world.