Extra-curricular Activities
Developing skills in new ways
CIA Roll of Honour 2018/19
Creativity and Innovation Awards:
- Middle East Youth Expo Ambassador for Creativity and the Arts
- Artificial Intelligence Hackathon – Runner up
- Abu Dhabi Science Festival: Best Project in Aerospace across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain
- GEMS GIC Event – 4 Finalists Groups in 3 Categories:
- Gems Xcellarator – (Scholus App) & Meditime (Hospital App)
- GIC – Noor (Mars Rover)
- ENBD – Bank Application
- Millennial Engagement Program –Infrastructure Week – Meditime App Runner up
- IT Marathon – Martian Rover – Aerospace IT showcase – Runner up
- Program Your Idea –ADEK – Best Education App – Runner up
- Block chain Business Competition – Curtin University – Runner up
- Ministry of Public Affairs – Young Entrepreneur Competition – Finalists
- First school in the UAE to deliver the iDEA Award – One of the first 100 Silver Award Graduates globally, awaiting the Gold Award to be released
- UAE Govt. Garden Project - one of the first 25 schools in the UAE to embark on this scheme – finalists UAE
- Abu Dhabi University Idea Factor Competition – Winners (3 times in 4 years)
- Year of Zayed Competition – Finalists
Sports Awards:
- U12 Boys Cricket ADISSA League and Tournament Winners
- U19 Boys Football ADISSA Tournament Plate Winners
- U16 Girls Football GEMS Cup Silver
- U16 Girls Football Valeria - GEMS Cup MVP
- U12 Girls Football ADISSA League Runners-Up
- U9 Girls Netball 3rd Place Abu Dhabi League
- U11 Girls Netball 2nd Place Abu Dhabi League
- U16 Girls Netball GEMS Cup Bronze
- Boys Badminton GEMS Cup Bronze
- Boys Badminton Inter-School Badminton Tournament Bronze
- U12 Badminton Boys & Girls ADISSA Winners
- U14 Badminton Boys ADISSA Runners-Up
- U14 Badminton Girls ADISSA Third Place
- U17 Badminton Girls ADISSA Runners-Up
- U14 Girls Athletics ADISSA 3rd Place
- U17 Girls Volleyball ADISSA Runners-Up
- Primary Swim Gala 3rd Place Term 1 and Term 2
- Swimming 236 Medals (Gold - 58, Silver 89, Bronze 89)
- Year 6 FIFA World Club Cup Journalists (Al Ain FC)
- Year 6 AFC Asian Cup Player Escorts
- Special Olympic Ambassadors
- Staff Football – Finalists
- Staff Netball – Abu Dhabi League Winners
- Staff Badminton – 3rd place in the GEMS Staff Competition
Academic Awards:
- Spelling Bee Winners – Abu Dhabi – Primary and Secondary students
- KENKEN National Finalists
- GL Assessment – Full Marks
- PISA Tests
- TIMMS
- GCSE Results – 32.3% A*-A grades, 61% A*-B grades, 79% A*-C grades
- AS Results – 10 students achieved straight A grades in all AS examinations
- A Level Results – 50% A*- B
- MOE Arabic/Islamic – 100% pass rate – consecutive years
Philanthropic Awards:
- Red Crescent – top 5 schools in Abu Dhabi for fund raising
- Dubai Cares – Philanthropic Special Recognition Award – Year 6 & Year 9
- Operation Smile – over 10000 AED was raised during Ramadan
- Over 1000 Acts of Kindness during Ramadan
International Trips:
- Cambodia Community Service Expedition
- Switzerland Ski Trip
- Seattle Space Camp
CIA Roll of Honour 2019/20
Creativity and Innovation Awards:
- Middle East Youth Expo Ambassador for Creativity and the Arts
- Global NYU Artificial Intelligence Hackathon – Third Place Globally
- Business Challenge Cup Artificial Intelligence – Curtin University – Finalists
- Brain SiM – Annual Business School Simulation Contest – Harvard – Runner up
- CIS Leadership Student Conference
- Gulf Debate
- Humans in Space – International Astronautics Academy – students chosen to meet Hazzaa Ali Mansouri and Sultan Al Neyadi
- SP Jain Hackathon
Sports
- U11 Boys Cricket League Winners
- U13 Boys Cricket League Winners
- U15 Boys Cricket League and Cup Winners
- U19 Boys Cricket League and Cup Winners
- U15 Girls Netball League Winners and Cup Runners-up
- U16 Girls Netball GEMS Cup Bronze
- U19 Girls Netball Runners-up
- U14 Boys Football GEMS Cup Winners
- U16 Girls Football GEMS Cup Runners-up
- U9 Cross-Country 2 x Best Team
- U11 Cross-Country 2 x Best Team
- Primary Swim Team 4 x Gala Winners
- Primary Swim Teams – 193 medals (95 Gold, 76 Silver, 22 Bronze)
- Secondary Swim Teams – 76 medals (19 Gold, 29 Silver, 28 Bronze)
- 181 Sports Academy sessions over 8 Sports
- CIA Winter Sports Camp
- CIA Summer Sports Camp
Academic Awards:
- KENKEN National Finalists
- Primary Sports Journalists
Philanthropic Awards:
- Red Crescent – award for SEWA Day fund raising
- Operation Smile – over 10000 AED raised during first half term
- Jewels of Kindness International Volunteering – Year 6
- Tolerance Award
International Trips:
- NASA Trip
- Harvard MUN
- Oxford and Cambridge Universities Innovation Trips
GEMS Cambridge International School, Abu Dhabi, offers a rich selection of extra-curricular activities designed to enhance students’ all-round development. All students will be expected to represent their school in inter-school sports activities and tournaments or more academic competitions.
Regular Sports
- Swimming
- Cricket
- Football
- Rugby
- and Athletics to name but a few.
After-School Programme
- Photography
- Chess
- Drama
- Arts
- Environmental Clubs
- Debates
Support classes in a variety of subject areas are extremely popular with students who require additional guidance and for those who merely wish to acquire additional expertise.
