It is courteous
A child who can greet a security guard, a shopkeeper or a classmate’s grandmother in their own language is a different kind of resident. That is worth more than a grade.
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Arabic Weekends: live Arabic classes for children in the UAE
Spoken and written Arabic, taught live on Saturday, Sunday or both: your choice. AED 499 a month, or AED 1,800 for a 16-week course starting in January, May or September. The price is the same for one day or both. On one day the course runs 16 weeks; on both days, 8. Prices exclude 5% VAT.
العربية في نهاية الأسبوع
Your child lives here. They should be able to speak here.
Thousands of children grow up in the Emirates, attend school here, and leave at eighteen unable to hold a conversation in Arabic. Not because they lack the ability, but because school Arabic is graded, examined and taught for marks — and a child who is anxious about marks does not speak.
Arabic Weekends exist to remove that. There is no test, no grade and no report. There is a native-standard teacher, five other children, and an hour of actually talking.
It is a paid add-on, priced separately from the core programme: AED 499 a month or AED 1,800 for 16 weeks, excl. 5% VAT. Intakes in January, May and September.
What an hour covers
- Greetings, courtesy and the register of respect
- The shop, the taxi, the clinic, the neighbour’s door
- School-corridor Arabic — the words that actually get used
- Numbers, prices, directions and time
- Listening: understanding Emirati and Levantine speech
- Cultural context around Ramadan, Eid and National Day
Saturday mornings, or Sunday at any time you prefer between 10:00 and 17:00 GST, or both. Grouped by age, six children to a session.
Why it is worth an hour
Three arguments, in order of strength
It helps school Arabic
Children who speak a language before they are examined on it perform better in it. The confidence arrives first; the marks follow.
It is an asset
Arabic is a working advantage across the Gulf. A child who leaves school able to use it carries something their peers do not.
Next step
Watch one class. Then decide.
Book a free demo. Your child sits in a real, live class with real classmates. No recording, no sales script.