High School Curriculum
Curriculum and learning resources have been carefully selected to provide the most
accessible but comprehensive learning environments in different areas of the school.
Our High School programme comprises days that are divided into nine periods of forty
minutes each. The day begins with Form Class Registration with a regular Form Teacher
at 07:40.
Lessons begin at 07:50. Students move from the Form Classroom, in turn, to the classroom
of each teacher who is timetabled to teach them that day. Each student is required
to carry the books and materials required for the first set of lessons while the
rest of their belongings are locked away in a personally assigned locker. The requirements
for lessons later in the day are collected from lockers at break and lunch times.
In Grades 7 - 9 students are divided into four mixed ability sections for Form Class
registration and the majority of teaching and practical subjects. Where a range
of language proficiencies demand, students may be taught in five or six sections
in Arabics and French lessons.
In Grades 10, 11 and 12 students are also accommodated in four mixed ability sections
for Form Class registration and compulsory subjects. However, when they disperse
for subjects they have chosen from an option block, the number of sections and group
sizes will vary.
All students are required to be punctual at all times and to be adequately prepared
for lessons. Our dress code is clearly communicated and the uniform is easy to wear.
Our school rules are few. Recognition is given to students for integrity, organisation,
helpfulness, excellence and effort. Students who disobey school rules and classroom
rules and infringe on the rights of others are dealt with fairly and swiftly.
Break, lunchtime and after school activities are well supervised. During the cooler
months, students are encouraged to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine while in the
hot months they are accommodated inside air- conditioned buildings.
Parents are required to provide a snack and drink for the morning break and additional
food for students who attend afternoon activities. Full canteen services are available
to students during the lunchtime. Healthy cooked meals snacks and drinks are sold
at a reasonable cost.
All students have access to a wide variety of extra-curricula activities of a sporting,
cultural and social nature and are expected to engage in at least one per term.
Fieldtrips (locally, regionally and overseas) are also available to all students,
providing that parents cover any costs involved and the student is deemed to be
safe and fit to undertake the trip.
A High School Counsellor takes care of the social and emotional needs of students
in Life skills classes, and maintains an open door policy for walk-in advice and
as part of a referral process by teachers or parents.
An English Second Language unit is able to assist a limited number of students during
the school day when students are referred for additional English instruction - occasionally
some learning support is available for students whose learning difficulties may
have been diagnosed later in their schooling. We do stress, however, that such support
is limited.
A fully-fledged High School Library and Media Centre is available for student and
staff use during class time, during lunch time and after school. The facility is
used for timetabled and open instruction and research.
High School lessons end at 14:50 and a further hour is dedicated to extra curricular
activities which end at 16:00. A privately operated bus service provides transport
to and from school at additional cost.
Our curricula are varied, for we are mindfully aware of the need to prepare students
for repatriation and study in further countries.
At EIS-Meadows we recognise the need to step beyond the boundaries of pure knowledge -
to equip our students with the skill to apply knowledge and understand diversity
and options in all aspects of work and life is the underlying aim in the classroom.
Personal academic excellence is encouraged in each child.