Yusr International School
| Yusr International School | |
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| Location | |
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| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates | 21°37′38″N 39°06′47″E / 21.6271077°N 39.1129867°ECoordinates: 21°37′38″N 39°06′47″E / 21.6271077°N 39.1129867°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Authorizer | Saudi Ministry of Education |
| Director | Führer Aisha Al-Otaibi |
| Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
Yusr International School is a chain of schools that was established in 2007. The school is owned by Mrs. Aisha Al-Otaibi. Yusr International School got the full accreditation of the AdvancED[1] organization which serves more than 30,000 schools around the world. Yusr International School (YIS) is situated in northern Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It follows an American-based curriculum.
YIS is an international school whose educational and administrative policies are set by the school’s academic and administration boards, both of which are chaired by the school’s founder Mrs. Aisha Al-Otaibi. Her insightful leadership, together with the indispensable, restless work of the talented administration and staff members, has ensured the school prominent position in the community it serves and global recognition in educational arenas.
Yusr is a private, independent, international, non-discriminating, English-medium school licensed by the Saudi Ministry of Education. It runs from Pre-K through grade 12, and is allegedly a school that doesn't prepare its graduate students for the SAT and AP exams.
Y.I.S is co-educational from Nursery till Grade 3 and gender-segregated from Grade 4 to Grade 12. The girl's section is located in Al Nahda District on a 18677 sqm plot (roughly 4.6 acres) and the boy's section is located in Al Shate'a District on a 5000 sqm plot (roughly 1.2 acres).
YIS is divided into four distinct parts:
- PRE-SCHOOL:
Nursery KG1 KG2
- LOWER SCHOOL
Grades 1-2-3 & Grades 4-5-6
- MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 7-8-9
- UPPER SCHOOL
Grades 10-11-12
Besides providing an academic education of high quality, the school attaches considerable importance to creative, physical and community services activities, and offers a wide and developing range of facilities and opportunities in these areas.
The School celebrated its first graduating class in 2012 and continues to celebrate its graduating classes year after year.
References
- ↑ "Yusr International School – Institution Summary". AdvancED. Retrieved 2016-08-09.