Sharjah to develop Dh183m American school

Yousif Al Mutawa, Chief Real Estate Officer of Shurooq and Dr Sulaiman Tareq Al Abduljader, Vice Chairman and CEO of SANAM Group at the agreement signing ceremony in the presence of Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, CEO of Shurooq

New campus in Sharjah Sustainable City to accommodate around 2,400 students 

Sharjah, May 24, 2026: The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, has signed an agreement with SANAM Group to develop a new American curriculum K-12 school in Sharjah Sustainable City, in a project expected to attract investments of up to $50 million (Dh183 million) over the coming years. 

The new campus, which will accommodate around 2,435 students from kindergarten to Grade 12, will be built on a 29,275-square-metre plot owned by Shurooq in the Um Fanain/Al Ruqa Al Hamra area under a 35-year agreement. 

The agreement was signed by Yousif Al Mutawa, Chief Real Estate Officer of Shurooq, and Dr Sulaiman Tareq Al Abduljader, Vice Chairman and CEO of SANAM Group in the presence of Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, CEO of Shurooq.  

The planned campus will feature modern classrooms, science and technology laboratories, robotics and engineering labs, innovation and maker spaces, as well as three libraries catering to different academic stages. 

The school will also include arts studios, open learning hubs, a black box theatre and a 500-seat multi-purpose hall designed to support creativity, collaboration and cultural engagement alongside academic learning. 

Facilities dedicated to student well-being and safety will include a separate kindergarten zone with dedicated access and security measures, counselling offices, therapy and sensory integration rooms, and specialised clinics for students.  

Sports and recreational amenities are set to include an indoor sports hall, football pitch, swimming pools, rooftop recreational spaces and landscaped green areas with shaded pedestrian walkways and botanical gardens. 

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