New English School (Jordan)
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| New English School (NES) (Private co-educational) | |
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| Motto | Ex Oriente Lux (From the East, Light[1][2]) |
| Established | 1986[3][4] |
| School district | Khalda |
| Principal | Paul Ingarfield [5] Paul Ingarfield[6] |
| Headteacher | Nabil Jamil[7] |
| Staff | 350 |
| Faculty | 113[7] |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 1345[7] |
| Website | http://www.nes.edu.jo/ |
The New English School (NES) is a bilingual school located in Amman, Jordan, teaching A-levels and International GCSE.
School profile
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The student programme at this level includes compulsory study and examination of English Language, Mathematics, Arabic, Religion, Information Technology and Physical Education together with five further subjects chosen from a range including Physics, Biology, Chemistry, English Literature, French, Economics, Business Studies, Computer Studies, Child Development, Drama and Art.
After successfully completing at least six examinations at this level, students move on to the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A Level) programme. This comprises a further two years of study according to syllabuses laid down by the aforementioned universities, Cambridge and the University of London. Normally, students will take two or three subjects at this level, from the same range as above, but there is provision for them to take four if they wish. In Grade 11, students follow A-S components, representing half of the ‘A’ level course and in Grade 12 they follow A2 components, focusing on the other half of the ‘A’ level course.[clarification needed] The programme at this level also includes Religion, Information Technology, English and Communication, Numeracy and Physical Education courses, which are not externally examined.
In order to achieve equivalence for the Ministry of Education school-leaving certificate in Jordan students must have passed a minimum of six IGCSE or O Levels at Grade D or above plus a minimum of two A Levels at Grades A to E.[citation needed]
Most of the students from this school proceed to attend universities in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Jordan, while a small number proceed to studies in Lebanese universities.[citation needed]
Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular clubs and activities which are available in the Primary School include Student Parliament, Environment Club, Ballet, and Girl Guides and Boy Scouts. School trips of an educational, cultural or sporting nature are organized from K-12. Various festivals and special events are also hosted by the school throughout the year.
Secondary School students also participate in extracurricular activities, including chess, team sport contests, a Students' Council, and a PR[clarification needed] team, in association with the school’s administrators, plans social trips and events. The French Department supervises language courses in France and the English Department holds an annual writing contest and revue show entitled ‘Write To Be Heard’. The Arabic Department runs regular writing competitions and quizzes. The PE Department ensures that students are trained to compete in the private schools’ tournaments. The Art Department, assisted by senior students, runs an active Art Club. The Music and Drama departments collaborate to stage musicals; seasonal concerts are organised by the Music Department, and the Drama Department directs a variety of stage productions.
The school also runs its own Model United Nations club, which takes part in local and international conferences.[8] The NES Model United Nations has taken part in several conferences abroad, including AISMUN in Cairo, PAMUN in Paris, and THIMUN in the Hague.[citation needed]
Cambridge awards
The following table records the number of Cambridge awards the school received from 2006, onward. These awards were received for IGCSE.
| Year | Number of national rankings | Number of international rankings |
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| 2006[9] | 4 (Information technology, Chemistry, Physics, Drama, Mathematics) | 1 (Mathematics) |
| 2007[10] | 4 (Mathematics,Information technology, Business, French, Physics, Biology, Chemistry) | 1 (Computer Studies, Mathematics, Physics) |
| 2008[11] | 2 (Business, Economics, Mathematics) | 1 (English as a second language, Economics, Mathematics) |
References
- ^ http://www.special-dictionary.com/latin/e/ex_oriente_lux.htm
- ^ http://www.blavatsky.net/magazine/theosophy/ww/additional/ancientlandmarks/ExOrienteLux.html
- ^ http://www.english-schools.org/jordan/New%20English%20School.htm
- ^ New English School, Prospectus
- ^ British Council, Directory of Schools (New English School) (A)
- ^ British Council, Directory of Schools (New English School) (B)
- ^ a b c European Council of International Schools, ECIS School Search (New English School)
- ^ New English School, News - International Trips and Model United Nations, archived from the original on 2005-02-05
- ^ British Council, The Cambridge Queen Rania Awards - 2006 Winners
- ^ University of Cambridge International Examinations, Queen Rania awards reward exceptional students (2007)
- ^ University of Cambridge International Examinations, Outstanding students win Cambridge Queen Rania Awards (2008)