El Alsson School was established in 1982 as a private English school, licensed by the Egyptian Ministry of Education. In 1992, in response to numerous requests by parents for an alternative style of education to the Ministry’s National program, the English Academy International as it was called at the time was opened, offering the British curriculum leading to Cambridge IGCSE, A/S and A-Levels.
From when the British section was introduced the two sections of El Alsson have shared the same buildings and facilities as they still do today, and teaching staff has always been a mixture of Egyptian and expatriate teachers working together. All children entering the school in Reception and Year 1 (ages 4 and 5) followed the English Curriculum for two years, and thereafter parents were asked to decide whether they wanted their children to continue with an International education or switch to the Egyptian Ministry of Education National program.
“Education is about preparing children for life” Over and above traditional teaching is another level of learning what good schools offer. Good schools offer ‘extracurricular activities,’ where children learn through clubs, sports, musical productions and drama, trips, and excursions. Good schools also believe that they should be preparing students for life, and provide academic and social help, guidance, counseling, and special educational support, and in particular, programs that develop character and confidence.
Personal, social, and health education features in the timetable of good schools. Children learn about themselves, about relationships with their friends, about honesty and morals, Learning to Lead, MUN’s and senior school Leadership Programs, charity work helping others by giving time and effort, not just money, learning to care, advising, and supporting younger children, learning to hold fair and balanced opinions and learning to listen to others. Alongside good grades and academic achievements, when these values are learned we believe our students are ready to go out into the real world.
In 2001, El Alsson International School was approved as a center for Edexcel GCSE, A/S, and A-Level programs as an alternative to the examination-based, cramming-style IGCSE system, and we dropped the name English Academy and became the El Alsson British International School. We believed that the way IGCSE’s were delivered was not very beneficial to the students and time has proved us right. With consistently excellent results, GCSE’s A/S and A-Levels have become very popular and well-received by both students and parents. For all of our students, El Alsson has been able to provide an interesting and demanding curriculum with a wide range of subjects available, taught by experienced UK teachers.
The school features a Performing Arts Building with music rooms, a theatre, and a radio broadcasting studio (to open September 2018). It also features a Sports Hall with a pool, basketball courts, and dancing and fitness rooms (to open September 2018). This is in addition to the outdoor football and basketball courts as well as the children’s playgrounds. To date, although we only offer the British and American Education Systems, all sections of the school teach the Ministry of Education Arabic and Religion programs for Egyptian students. Students from expatriate families follow an Arabic as a Second Language course as part of their studies.
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