Our School
Our school is French, bilingual, international and is part of the international school landscape in the United Arab Emirates.
Our School
Our school is French, bilingual, international and is part of the international school landscape in the United Arab Emirates.
French
through its curriculum, its accreditation by the Ministry of National Education and its partnership with the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE)
Bilingual
thanks to an enriched English learning curriculum with a distribution of content and skills teaching shared between French and English.
International Context
the cultural wealth of the institution is based on Dubai’s international environment and the diverse cultural and traditional variety of our families.
International CURRICULUM
Our international accreditations — as an IB World School and a Cambridge International School, also recognized as a Cambridge Exam Center — strengthen the rigor of the French national curriculum by integrating best practices from Anglo-Saxon education. This complementarity shapes our approach around four essential pillars: kindness, autonomy, collaboration, and creativity.
In Dubaï
In a context compliant with Arabic language instruction, including the history and culture of our host country, thus enriching the life journeys of all our children, whether they are long term or short term residents.
Vision and mission
Our school’s mission is to develop bilingualism in French and in English by coherently blending both educational philosophies, thus fostering an innovative and inclusive education where inquiry, leadership, agency and multicultural understanding are at the heart of students’ learning journey. They gain skills and knowledge linked to local and global contexts, preparing them to become caring citizens of the world, who make impactful contributions to society.
Becoming Bilingual
Becoming bilingual is the ability to express oneself in French or English, orally and in writing, with native ease and compelling effectiveness. This involves early learning and a real cultural immersion that opens students to the world in an authentic way.
They will have a better understanding of the values, beliefs and customs of other cultures and will be able to navigate between them more easily. They will be future respectful and responsible citizens of the world.
To know more: Read the article “Bernard Manuel opts for Ice Dubai: A unique approach for enhanced bilingualism“, published in Le Petit Journal, Feb. 18th, 2024.
Our Students, Our Strongest Voice
Among the many initiatives that bring our school’s vision to life, a team of Grade 10 students recently stood out by turning an idea into action: Grow-Notes, a sustainable notebook that can be planted after use to grow new life. Created for a Teens Business Venture competition, this project reflects the very values we nurture daily — creativity, responsibility, and meaningful impact. So aligned was their vision with our own that we chose to adopt Grow-Notes as part of our official school stationery — a proud example of how our mission isn’t just taught, but lived.
Governing Board
Mr. Yves Aubin de La Messuzière – President of the Board of ICE, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the National Order of Merit, Knight of Academic Palms and former Ambassador of France.
Mr. Francis CAUET – General Secretary of the Board of ICE, Principal for 30 years
Mr. Shafiq Khoori – Executive Director at MHK Group
Mr. Rimah Hammoud – Post-graduate diploma in Law, Vice-President of AFLEC (French-Lebanese Association for Education and Culture), Member of the Board of Directors of Mission Laïque English
Mr. Ali Ayache – Board member – Architect
Mrs. Taroub Audi – Deputy Treasurer of AFLEC , Director of Guidance and Pedagogical Coordination
Mrs. Andrée Daouk – Member of the Board of AFLEC and of Mission Laïque Francaise
Mr. Ian Hill – Former Deputy Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organization – Geneva
Mr. Gilbert Pietryk – Honorary Inspector General of the French National Education, Vice-President of AFLEC
Mr. Claude Michellet – Academy Inspector, General Secretary of AFLEC
Mrs. Nathalie de Gaulle – Membre indépendant du board de ICE
Steering Committee
Mrs. Elizabeth Zéboulon – Director General of Jeannine Manuel schools
Bernard Manuel – President of Jeannine Manuel schools
Mr. Gilbert Pietryk – Honorary Inspector General of the French National Education, Vice-President of AFLEC
Mr. Rimah Hammoud – Post-graduate diploma in Law, Vice-President of AFLEC (French-Lebanese Association for Education and Culture), Member of the Board of Directors of Mission Laïque English
Mr. Francis Cauet – General Secretary of the Board of BFIS ICE, Principal for 30 years
