Language courses at DIA Emirates Hills

We are glad to inform you that Russian Mother Tongue course is resuming this year at DIA Emirates Hills. Kindly complete the form below if you are interested in enrolling your child (please fill in a separate form for each child).

The classes shall be offered either inside school hours during Islamic studies or after school. The choice will depend on the number of interested students, grade sections, students´ level, and on their ability to miss Islamic studies classes. A minimum number of students is required to start a batch (the batches are formed considering the kids´ age and level).

The schedule for after-school classes will be formed based on the parents´ replies and confirmed closer to the starting dates. The start of each batch will be confirmed individually on getting enough inquiries for the same.

DIA Emirates Hills School F.A.Q.

1. What is the price of the course? How many classes are supposed to be done in a year?

The course runs throughout the academic year and the cost for group classes held twice a week is 6,300 AED per year, paid in three installments of 2,100 AED per term. For those attending classes once a week, the cost is 3,150 AED per year, in three installments of 1,050 AED.

2. When can a new batch start?

A group can start once there are 3 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?

The payment is taken by terms (three times a year):

• 1st installment: before the first class in term 1
• 2nd installment: before the start of term 2
• 3rd installment: before the start of term 3

Kindly note all the fees are non-refundable.

4. Can a student join in the middle of the course?

Yes. Students joining mid-year will be charged only for the remaining classes. A credit of 87 AED per missed class will be deducted from the full annual price of 6300 AED.

For example, if a student joins after missing 8 lessons:

6300 AED – ( 87AED × 8) = 5604 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 term 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 term 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.

The parents are not allowed to attend the class in order to keep the students´ attention. Exceptions can be made for kids under 5 years old for no more than 15 min.

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 +971521203278
• For urgent matters please call the office +97148364700

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).