Dear Junior Parents, because of different requests we had so far for the students following the school program online, we have decided to prepare all the books, stationary and workbooks that are needed. They can be collected from the Junior Department (from the specific classrooms) on Friday 18OCT2024 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm. NOTE the collection that was scheduled for Wednesday 16OCT2024 will now no longer take place.

If you already sent a WhatsApp message requesting your child’s workbooks to be prepared, we are working on it.

If you did not send a WhatsApp message yet, and you will be following the livestream, and you wish to collect your child’s booklets, copybooks and textbooks, please make sure you send a written WhatsApp message on the school number, +961 71 183 559. In order to have time to prepare the books, the deadline for these messages will be Thursday 17OCT2024 at 11:00am.

Please note that this is applied only to Junior students and not infant students. For Infant students, everything that is needed will be sent to Google Classrooms.

We apologize again for any inconvenience. Thank you for your cooperation.

Dear Friends. I write this message with a heavy heart after a 40-hour weekend of desperately trying to rebuild our systems to be ready for online streaming today. I am assured by the IT department that by noon we will have sufficient resources freed to start to roll out a number of classes. I have heard that message before and nothing has come of it, so I am treating it with caution.

Some details :
1 : Everything that is taught in class while there is no livestream will be retaught.
2 : We are working as hard as is humanly possible to get this system off the ground.
3 : I know that these past three days (including today) have been extremely frustrating. They will pass. Even a journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step.
4 : We will make up all lost days by cutting out holidays.
5 : Most of the books that are required this year are on Google Classroom.
6 : Next week we are preparing to hand out all textbooks and copybooks for Junior Department students that are following online. We will inform you presently of details about how this will work. However, in the meantime, if you want to collect the photocopied workbooks for your children you can do so. You can collect all WORKBOOKS from school between 8:00 am and 12:00 noon as long as you have informed us by WhatsApp [71 183 559] 24 hours before you intend to collect. This will begin on Wednesday 16OCT2024, therefore start sending messages now!

Today, Friday 11OCT2024, there will be no livestream due once again to technical issues. Teachers have been instructed NOT to teach new material today, but to revise material that was covered last year. IF they cover any new material today, it will be re-taught on Monday 14OCT2024.

The fault lies with me, the Principal. If you have any concerns, please set a meeting with me via the Senior Administration.

1 : There will be no livestreaming of any classes today, Thursday 10OCT2024. There WILL be teaching in the classroom. This is due to a technical problem.

2 : School starts at 07:40 am and finishes at 01:30 pm. Six teaching sessions of 50 minutes each, 2 breaks of 15 minutes each.

Here is a video about the opening of school.

Summary :

Wednesday 09OCT2024 : Parents will come to sign the waiver form that will allow their children to enter school starting on Thursday 10OCT2024.

Thursday 10OCT2024 and Friday 11OCT2024 : School will start using the Hybrid Online School System for Classes 9, 10, 11 and 12. Nursery, LKG, UKG and Junior 1 will come in their Group A/B at the times originally posted. Group A from 08:00 – 09:30 am. Group B from 10:00 – 11:30 am. The school day (for a normal school day) will last from 07:40 am until 1:30 pm compromising 6 hours. A timetable will be published tomorrow. Details in the video.

Monday 14OCT2024 : Classes Nursery, LKG, UKG and Junior 1 will be at school for a full day. Classes 6 to 8 will join in the Senior Department and Juniors 4 and 5 will join in the Junior Department.

Tuesday 15OCT2024  : Juniors 2 and 3 join and the entire school is present or online.

NOTE : The signing of the waiver form (a PDF is attached) is happening tomorrow, Wednesday 09OCT2024. There will be 5 classrooms manned by teachers giving out forms that you need to sign. This will allow your child to enter school IN PERSON. If you want your child to start school online, you do NOT need to sign the form now, you can sign it later.

Here is a PDF copy of the waiver form that you will be asked to sign if you want your children to attend in school in person.