Mother-tongue courses at Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai F.A.Q.
Mother-tongue courses at Swiss International
Scientific School in Dubai
Dear SISD Parents,
We are glad to inform you about the possibility of enrolling your child in additional Language courses at SISD.
Classes are arranged during school hours against Islamic studies slots and run by certified native-speaking teachers with more than 5 years of experience, who tailor the courses to the level of the participants.
At the moment we are running Italian, Russian, German, and Portuguese Mother Tongue Programmes at SISD during school hours in the 2025–2026 academic year. Chinese, Turkish mother-tongue courses (other languages such as Chinese, Turkish, Armenian, and French languages may be added based on demand).
If you are interested in signing up, kindly fill a Google form link that will be provided to you.
Assessment and grouping:
· On receiving the inquiries through the Google form we analyse the students´ age, level and programme needed
· Once we reach a minimum number of interested students by level, we contact the parents and offer to register (if you haven´t been contacted it means there is no suitable class for your child yet)
· The starting date is confirmed individually on receiving all the registrations (in order to register you will need to pay half of the year´s fee through the online payment link).
Who can participate:
· Grade 1-11 students who are eligible to miss Arabic A and Islamic A classes are welcome to join
· PKG-KG2 students, as well as students who attend Arabic A and Islamic A classes, cannot participate in the course during school hours and can be offered to join Language ASAs instead. If there is no suitable class for your child during school hours, you can opt for Language ASA.
For more information regarding the course, kindly check the F.A.Q. below.
If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
Headway Institute
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp: https://wa.me/971521203278
Phone: +97148364712
F.A.Q.
1.What is the price of the course? How many classes are supposed to be done in a year?
The annual fee for the programme is 6,300 AED. This covers two classes per week throughout the academic year. Payment needs to be made in three equal installments of 2,100 AED, each due at the beginning of every term.
We also offer an Early Bird Promotion: It is available for those who complete full payment by August 25th. Under this offer, the total fee for the year is reduced to 5,700 AED. The Early Bird Promotion includes a full refund guarantee in case the course is not confirmed by October 3rd. If the course does not commence by that date, families who paid under the Early Bird offer are entitled to a full refund.
In situations where a student begins the course and attends classes in Term 1 but subsequently withdraws before Terms 2 and 3, a partial refund will be issued. In such cases, the fees for Terms 2 and 3 will be refunded, while Term 1 will be charged at the full standard rate of 2,100 AED.
2.When can a new batch start?
A group can start once there are 3-4 inquiries of matching age, level, convenient schedule. In case we do not get at least 2 participants at the start of semester 2, the batch is dissolved.
3.How is the payment taken?
There are two payment options:
- Early Bird: One-time payment of 5700 AED, due by August 25th
- Regular Payment: three equal installments of 2100 AED, due as follows:
· Term 1 – August 25th
· Term 2 – December 26th
· Term 3 – April 10th
If a student who has paid the Early Bird rate withdraws from the programme after completing either the first or second term, the cost of the terms attended will be recalculated at the standard rate of 2,100 AED per term. The remainder of the original 5,700 AED payment will then be refunded accordingly.
Please note that if the regular payment plan is selected (payment in three instalments), no refunds are provided for any payments already made, regardless of the reason for withdrawal.
4.Can a student join in the middle of the course?
Yes. For students who join in the middle of the course we deduct the classes they missed (87 AED per session) by the 1st session attended from the annual price.
For example, in case a student is joining a group after 5 sessions were done, the payment will be calculated and taken in the following way:
6300 AED – (87 AED × 5) = 5865 AED
5.Are the classes during school holidays included in the price?
The course goes in line with the school academic calendar. The classes during school midterm, winter and spring breaks are not included in the annual price. Ramadan period is included in the fee.
6.Where can I make the payment?
The payment is to be done directly to us. You can either complete it online by card or through bank transfer.
7.Do you offer make-up classes for the classes missed due to the kid being sick/personal reasons/school events/ early release days/force majeure?
In such cases make-up classes are not offered and the classes are not to be refunded. The annual fee was initially calculated considering the possibility of such cancellations, therefore the price of our classes is considerably less, compared to the market prices.
In case of class cancellation from our side, we will offer a make-up session/credit to the next semester/year for you.
8.What happens if the batch gets dissolved from semester 2 due to not reaching min number of participants?
For those students who have paid for the whole year we can make a refund or offer a credit note (for the remaining classes).
For those students who have paid for semester 1 only no refunds are offered.
9.Are there siblings’ discounts?
We are offering 10% discount for families with 3 kids attending our group classes.
10.What shall a student bring to class?
All necessary materials shall be provided by us. The students are requested to bring 2 notebooks, and stationary. Sometimes a teacher asks to bring A4 folders to store print-outs, you will be advised on the same after several lessons.
Important notes
Learning process. Materials
- We are striving to keep the same teacher throughout the whole course. However, in exceptional cases we reserve the right to replace a teacher.
- We kindly ask you to make sure your child is doing homework (if any) and does not miss classes as it will affect the outcome of the course. If you haven´t received homework in WhatsApp chat/email and the kid does not have notes on the same, please contact us. If you wish to get some feedback on your child's performance please do not hesitate to contact us. Normally the teachers are preparing students´ reports twice a year.
- Please let us know if you wish to focus on certain things during the course, get less/more homework, etc.
- Other students can join group classes for trial sessions in the middle of the course, however only those who fit (according to the teacher) will be accepted to proceed in the same group.
Online classes
- We are using Zoom for online classes. Once you are registered for the course you will get a link, login and password.
- In case a student does not connect to the class and the teacher informs us on the same in due time we do our best to reach the parents. However kindly note we do not oblige ourselves to remind about the class and ask to connect once it’s started.
- In case the teacher is using a certain book during the lessons you can ask the office to print a copy for your child free of charge. Once ready you will need to pick up the book from our office.
Communication
Please note our working hours Monday - Friday - 09:00-20:00, Saturday, Sunday - 10:00-19:00
Kindly note all the messages we receive in WhatsApp are marked as Read on default (however it does not mean we actually read them). There might be a delay in getting a reply in WhatsApp due to the large number of messages, please feel free to drop a call in WhatsApp to bring attention +97148364712
Special conditions
- In case your child has special medical conditions/allergies, etc. we kindly ask you to inform us about the same before the start of the course.
- If you are strongly opposed to your child being photographed/recorded in class please let us know in advance (kindly note that we always ask for prior parents’ permission before posting any materials in social media, websites, etc).