Al Yasmina School

Yasmina British Academy is a private, British curriculum school in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Al-Yasmina educates students from foundation stage 1 till year 13 in joint primary and secondary schools.

History
Yasmina British Academy was opened in September 2008 by Darren Gale, ex-principal and is being run by Aldar Academies.

Curriculum
Yasmina British follows the British curriculum. The school offers iGCSEs, GCSEs and A-Levels. Science, English and mathematics are compulsory subjects throughout the school. Students begin their secondary school years in Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9), following the National Curriculum of England and Wales, and then move into Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11). During KS4 they sit a range of UK national exams GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education). If students achieve the required grades they can go on to an advanced level of study which is a prerequisite for university. This course is done in the last two years of school (which are non-compulsory) and are spent in Key Stage 5, which at Yasmina British is known as Post-16.

Sports,activities and ECAs
Yasmina British Academy is associated to the UAE touch rugby programme. The school has already played a vital role in the increased presence of touch rugby in the Emirates having anchored the under-9 and under-11 Abu Dhabi Schools Super Touch rugby Series.

ECA stands for Extra Curriculum Activity, it lets students select a subject/activity and stay after school to do their activities. And there are invite only activities that are sports (football or soccer for those Americans), touch rugby and rugby (rugby only secondary, year 7 to 13) and netball primary and secondary only. Some activities are band practice and rehearsal for the theater and shows happening on later months.

Art and theater
Yasmina British Academy also hosts Art and Theater courses, such as in Art, Drama, and Design & Technology, all of which are offered at both GCSE and A-Level qualifications. The current Head of Drama is teacher Nick Washbrook, who is also the Assistant Principal of Pastoral Welfare and Standards.

Yasmina British regularly holds showings of Theater/Drama performances done by students, and sometimes teachers. Recent performances include Annie (play), Grease (play), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play), and the Joker (play), in which Nick Washbrook himself played the Joker and heckled and laughed at the audience. The 2023 performance was School of Rock.

Rebranding
The Al Yasmina brand slowly transitioned to 'Yasmina British Academy' (from 2022) as they move K-12 students to the new campus. The rebranding consists of changing their logo to multiple shades of green, accompanying the new name.

Awards
The school won 'Best School' in the 2012 Ahlan! 'Best in Abu Dhabi' awards.