Royal International School is located on the 6th of October City. It is a satellite city and part of the urban area of Cairo, Egypt, 32 km (20 miles) outside Cairo itself. It has a population ranging from some 185,000 in the city to an estimated 500,000 inhabitants in the wider area. It also hosts Egyptian students and students from the Gulf and Palestinian territories, who study at its private universities like Misr University for Science and Technology, Modern Sciences and Arts University, Nile University, October 6 University (O6U), and the Zewail City of Science and Technology.6th of October city at large is an industrial and technological community which, hosts one of the largest industrial zones in Egypt on which the entire city is established. In addition, the smart village Egypt located on the Cairo - Alexandria road just 10 Km from Royal International School(RIS), accommodates multinational and local companies, governmental and financial organizations, educational institutions and research & development centers, business parks as well as a variety of other IT products offered by Oracle, Dell, Microsoft, Raya---etc. The smart village multipurpose ecosystems are built on quality, collaboration, and trust to the satisfaction of all stakeholders in the community, especially the educational institutes, which allow the RIS students and staff to get benefit from the programs, training, workshops, and seminars offered by the smart villages' institute.
The Royal International School(RIS) had been established in 2002 with only one building for the national Egyptian system. In 2006, the school campus included two buildings one for the National Division and the other is for the Canadian Nova Scotia Division. The Royal International Canadian School was dedicated to providing a quality Canadian education program and services to help the students attain their full potential academically, socially, and physically. To achieve this goal, the Royal International School had extended partnerships with the Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia - Canada, and the Canadian International College in Egypt, this is for the school to be able to start the teacher professional development program "The International Graduate Diploma In Education IGDE" between Canada and Egypt and to prepare such a high caliber of teachers, who are internationally certified. In 2009, the school staff attended the graduation celebration in Cape Breton University and the school had ten internationally certified teachers who are still working in the school campus in the school National Division and international American Division and regularly renew their international teaching license.
The Royal International American School holds an administrative team for the American Division that consists of a principal, School Director, guidance counselor, and quality assurance system manager, behavior specialist,11 teachers for main subjects, and 5 others are working in both the National and International division and two part-timers instructional coaches. All teachers are certified and highly qualified by the definition of state mandates. All of them hold a bachelor's degree and five possess post-graduate diplomas in Education. The support staff includes an office manager, school secretary, media and technology specialist, two paraprofessionals, three food service workers, and four custodians. The current student enrollment is 54 students in grades tenth through twelfth. The class capacity is 24 students per class. The school buildings occupy 40% of the total area of the land leaving a spacious area for playgrounds and sports courts. In addition, the school also has an indoor gymnasium as well as safe interactive play facilities to cater to the different age groups and promote the physical development of the school community. Moreover, the school cafeteria offers students and teachers balanced meals. All school buildings are equipped with a fire escape and follow international health and safety standards.
The classrooms are spacious, bright, well ventilated, air-conditioned. They are equipped with state-of-the-art smart boards and data shows. Each classroom has one laptop to accommodate inquiry-based and problem-solving learning activities. Classrooms are furnished with square tables and movable chairs to facilitate group work and cooperative learning activities.
We prepare confident learners and creative thinkers to become positive and active global citizens. We strive for excellence in a happy, caring, and balanced community founded on integrity and respect. RILS is a future-focused community where learning is collaborative, fun, and engaging. The core vision for all our students is to reach their full potential and positively impact the world through the acceptance of differences and values.
