Global Paradigm International School is a private international co-educational day school, which offers an educational program from Pre-K through Grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The school was founded in September 2009.
The school is owned by El-Rabwa Integrated for Educational Services, which is comprised of five shareholders. Two of the shareholders are on the Governing Board of Directors of the company. The school has its Board of Trustees which includes parents, school management, administrators, and teachers. The Board of Trustees works in coordination with the Governing Board of Directors of Al-Rabwa Company to ensure the stable flow of operations of the school.
Our mission is to develop young citizens with active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. Within a caring, respectful environment, the school is committed to instilling in each student a desire to learn, to take appropriate risks, and to accept challenges. Creative and research-based instructional techniques are used to enhance life-long learning. All aspects of the school’s organization, curricular, and co-curricular activities are student-centered and designed to accommodate individual learning styles.
The school offers broad and challenging educational programs to students to assist them in contributing their wisdom, compassion, and leadership in a global society. Our school conditions students to become cultural relativists who accept other cultures and are open-minded to interact with them. The school community is committed to developing resilient and adaptable students who are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and ethics to become socially responsible adults.
Global Paradigm International School is an international school committed to preparing distinguished students from Pre-K to G12 to excel in a future of their choice. In Global Paradigm International School the love and lure for learning are nurtured and fostered in a way where the individual acquires confidence and competence. In an enriched diverse community of students, teachers, and parents, we at GPIS value every individual as an independent thinker and decision-maker. We encourage respecting the differences of others yet treasuring one’s traditions and values to present a responsible, self-content, and assertive global citizen. To fulfill the Mission Statement we aim:
- To enable each student to develop personally, socially, aesthetically, and intellectually through the active and innovative learning experience.
- To promote the independence and sense of responsibility important for life in a changing world.
- To provide a secure moral framework where children can acquire the values which form the basis of a civilized society.
- To prepare students to play an active part in building a caring community.
- To develop knowledge, skills, concepts, and appropriate attitudes in all aspects of the curriculum.
- To continue their development in literacy and numeracy across the curriculum.
- To develop their ICT skills in all areas of the curriculum.
- To develop study skills to acquire knowledge and be able to use it effectively.
- To enjoy learning for life.
GPS became an IB World School in March 2015. We offer the IB Diploma Program for Grades 11 and 12. We strive to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who will build a better world through open-mindedness, intercultural understanding, and respect.
Global Paradigm International School library and media center is a place for learning and thinking through inquiry. Located on the third floor, the library is a sunny and warm atmosphere that offers students and teachers a quiet place to read, study, research, and do their projects. Fully-equipped computers are available for student use. The goal of the school library program is to support the school mission and to help in the continuous improvement of the school. It also plays a central role in the implementation of the IB Diploma Programme.
KG to Grade 5 students visit the library once a week where they are taught library skills, check out books, and do occasional activities. In addition, Middle and High school students receive library lessons that include plagiarism, citation, and research techniques. They also get hands-on guidance in the use of valuable reference resources such as Britannica and other online research tools.
As a school, we have accomplished quite a bit in our first 6 years. Currently, we are fully accredited by the Egyptian Ministry of Education and North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), one of three accreditation agencies that fall under the auspices of AdvancEd. We are also proud to be an authorized IB Diploma World School. Now, in our 7th year, we will once again undergo reaccreditation by AdvancED. That will occur in March of 2017. In addition, the school will host an accreditation officer in October from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Both NCA CASI and the Middle States are recognized by the United States Department of Education as certified accreditation agencies.
We are now proud to say that our school has graduated 4 classes of students who are doing well at the university level, both in Egypt and abroad in the United States and Europe. We believe that we are improving the overall quality of our educational experience for our kids but realize that we have much more that we can still do. Such improvements are not realized by a single person but rather require the commitment and leadership of students, parents, and staff members. Certainly, much of the school’s success to date can be attributed to the school staff’s commitment to ensuring that student learning is most important.
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