American British Academy

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One of the major considerations that an expatriate executive or academic has to bear in mind when moving overseas is the quality of education that his or her children will receive in the prospective host country. The high quality of education and international ambiance at ABA help to make the Sultanate an attractive destination for the kind of professional expertise that the country seeks to attract. Today, the 1050 students at ABA are drawn from more than 65 nationalities. Their parents work in every important sector of the economy including government, oil, the Sultan Qaboos University, and other educational institutions, and public companies and private businesses. Parents and their children mix widely within Omani society.
Our students are involved in many projects both in Oman and overseas. Co-curricular activities such as Adventure Oman, The Duke of Edinburgh International Award, and Discovery Week encourage engagement with Oman while a long-standing relationship with an area of Tanzania has been established.
Parents too play a role and we are very lucky to have an extremely active PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) and an ever busy and supportive Booster Club. Each in their way brings our community together to celebrate our diversity and our shared goals. Our PTA works with a tremendous volunteer team, which consistently year after year, demonstrates steadfast commitment and enthusiasm to ABA’s initiatives translating into substantial record levels of fundraising. As important, our community of volunteers is generous in gifts of time a well as treasure.
Every year, ABA relies on fundraising efforts and gifts from the local community. This philanthropic support ensures that ABA teachers have the resources they need to provide innovative programs and embark on new initiatives. Committed, caring, challenging ABA teachers and support staff spend their time giving to their students. Their dedication has created the rigorous curricula and imaginative extra-curricular programs that develop each student’s strengths bring up-to-date technology into every classroom and throughout the teaching and learning process and ensures the student's exposure to the wealth of learning opportunities outside the classroom.
During the past three decades, ABA has provided an invaluable educational service to many residents of the Muscat community whether ex-patriate or local. The parents and students, in part because of their positive experience at the ABA, become ambassadors for Oman and the wonderful benefits of a multi-cultural international community. We believe our vision and focus will continue to keep ABA at the forefront of international schools locally and internationally. Above all, we hope that we will continue to exert a powerful influence on the quality of life and learning for our students.
Our Mission is to provide an international education of the highest quality to enable students to be confident, responsible caring life-long learners. This Mission is deeply rooted in the philosophy of the International Baccalaureate (IB). Together, the three programs (PYP, MYP, and DP) offer a continuum of learning focused on both academic achievement and personal development. At its heart is the learner profile which highlights key attributes of our learners: Balanced, caring, communicators, knowledgeable, inquirers, open-minded, principled, reflective, risk-takers, and thinkers. As the first IB World School in the region, we feel a sense of responsibility to lead the way. It is challenging yet hugely rewarding as our globally-minded ABA students attend some of the best universities around the world.
The School is an independent not-for-profit organization that is proud to be accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) and authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) both of which offer an assurance of quality recognized worldwide. We recognize that ABA holds a special place in the hearts of our students and their families. Those working in the school share the passion and high expectations of our community. They are committed to providing the very best in international education and in making a difference in the lives of our students.

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