{"id":47,"date":"2026-10-11T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T16:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v3.startyourown.ae\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-10-11T16:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T16:09:01","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v3.startyourown.ae\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defb672 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"defb672\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bba63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72bba63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70628b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70628b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87cb32c szpa-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87cb32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About SZPA<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df0f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7df0f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who we <em>are<\/em><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027f63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"027f63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sheikh Zayed Private Academies bring together two Abu Dhabi schools \u2014 The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Girls (SZPAG) and The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys (SZPAB) \u2014 that combine an international, American-curriculum education with a strong Emirati identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc82266 szpa-chips elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc82266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Est. 2000<\/span><span>Pre-K to Grade 12<\/span><span>Abu Dhabi<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae19640 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae19640\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa050b8 szpa-arch elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa050b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/v3.startyourown.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/szpa-who-we-are.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/v3.startyourown.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/szpa-who-we-are.webp 1100w, https:\/\/v3.startyourown.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/szpa-who-we-are-300x245.webp 300w, https:\/\/v3.startyourown.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/szpa-who-we-are-1024x838.webp 1024w, https:\/\/v3.startyourown.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/szpa-who-we-are-768x628.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f8f27 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10f8f27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e1115 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21e1115\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927ad3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"927ad3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d984e szpa-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89d984e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our story<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be86c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2be86c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rooted in heritage. <em>Ready<\/em> for the world.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a19881 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a19881\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49881cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49881cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both academies teach from Pre-KG to Grade 12. Classes are co-educational up to Grade 3 and single-gender from Grade 4, and both have been rated Outstanding in the National Identity Mark evaluation.<\/p><p>The academies were founded on a simple belief: the UAE\u2019s future leaders will lead best when they know their nation\u2019s culture and heritage as well as they know the wider world. That is why a demanding academic programme sits alongside highly developed Arabic literacy and a deep grounding in UAE values.<\/p><p>The aim is to graduate confident, reflective young people who see themselves as global citizens \u2014 and who have the knowledge, language and character to take their place in UAE society and the workplace.<\/p><p>SZPAG opened in 2000 and SZPAB followed in 2015. Today the two campuses serve families across Abu Dhabi under ALAIN Education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f33f96 e-con-full szpa-stats e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f33f96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed257a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed257a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4a25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e4a25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-K\u201312<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e976114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e976114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ages 3 to 19<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722ac87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"722ac87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac29e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac29e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2 academies<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a0ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44a0ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boys and girls, Abu Dhabi<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157c416 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"157c416\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f5c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9f5c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outstanding<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae76db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae76db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Identity Mark<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b2714 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0b2714\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41acff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41acff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apple<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f4836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41f4836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distinguished Schools<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959b285 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"959b285\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5d6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff5d6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CIS \u00b7 NEASC<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120a2c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"120a2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accredited, AP authorised<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07b412 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a07b412\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213470d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"213470d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b17be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82b17be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5c632 szpa-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c5c632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our academies<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6e227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a6e227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two academies,<br>one vision.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4cb9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed4cb9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6398ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6398ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore each school\u2019s programmes, admissions and community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fe08d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6fe08d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb98eb3 e-con-full szpa-school szpa-school--tall szpa-school--boys szpa-arch e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb98eb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b211a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b211a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SZPAB<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1b73a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff1b73a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42cb74f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42cb74f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pre-K to Grade 12 \u00b7 Al Falah Street, Abu Dhabi<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5b3ba szpa-pill szpa-pill--light szpa-pill--boys elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a5b3ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/v3.startyourown.ae\/?page_id=53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit SZPAB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f3347 e-con-full szpa-school szpa-school--tall szpa-school--girls szpa-arch e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2f3347\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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