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It is your trust, your belief, your commitment, and your effort, that has enabled all of us working at school to continue to provide an educational environment worthy of our students. Our students are not the only ones who learned some important lessons last year. We learned too. What we learned will serve as the basis for moving forward in Academic Year 1718. There will be some exciting changes. In this new Academic Year, we have nearly doubled in size. We have grown in terms of student numbers, teaching staff, and maintenance personnel while maintaining a modest tuition fee in these financially difficult times of Egypt. We do this, despite the increased costs, to allow parents a chance to give their children an education fit for the future they deserve. In addition to the use of our new Gymnasium, swimming pool, science, and computer labs, students will benefit from our Academic Support Unit (ASU). The ASU is purpose-built to help nurture fundamental skills as well as challenge students who demonstrate exceptional skill in numeracy and language beyond normal class differentiation. We also look forward to our preliminary IB Accreditation visit, as we move even closer to becoming the country’s 7th PYP Accredited IB World School and the only PYP school in our district. We are confident that we will be successful because we have the vision, the expertise, and the support of our wonderful parents and school community. Nothing great is achieved without meeting challenges. There will be challenges ahead, but we are ready for them. We will meet them with the determined belief of success. As an IB Candidate School, We Strive to Provide an Affordable Education Worthy of International Status. Our purpose is to bring forth well-balanced members of society. Students learn best in a community where academic disciplines are integrated, fostering an appreciation of how they interact and form a whole. To provide a well-balanced curriculum and a solid academic foundation to prepare our students for success in life. Our approach to the structure of each day is based on key concepts rather than time. In a traditional school, the day is divided into minutes by subject with little if any connection. At our school connections are at the heart of each day – the more, the better. We have a maximum of 18 students in each class and every homeroom class has two teachers at the same time. Our ratio of 9 students per teacher helps to guarantee that each student is given the due attention needed to help them develop and learn, and is amongst the best in the country. Other international schools average between 24-28 students per teacher. Our dedication to the use of technology in education has its basis in the belief that technology can help us to widen the scope of learning for our students. Whilst many schools now provide technological tools, we focus its use on promoting inquiry and offering a gateway to multiple mediums of engagement. ICT is fully integrated. Our students are digital natives – technology is part of their lives and although we also use our fully equipped computer lab to practice computer skills, we make using the technology of all sorts – part of daily life at MHIS. Like most schools, students at a PYP school will have some homework. Most homework assignments are inquiry-based. Don’t be surprised if your child comes home with a lot of questions, or wants to discuss how problems can be solved in different ways. That is the natural response to motivated learning and inquiry-based lessons. The homework assigned is not overwhelming and children still have time for a variety of after-school activities. We feel that is important. Long-term and large projects are given ample time to complete. Children will sometimes misbehave. It is a fact of life and part of childhood. At MHIS, we strive to employ positive discipline as part of our approach. Manaret Heliopolis International School’s behavior management procedures operate in the context of our existing ARCH philosophy. The ARCH philosophy represents Accountability, Respect, Consideration, and Honesty. View full school

At our school, we are dedicated to a student-centered program that promotes academic excellence through an enriched, inter-disciplinary curriculum. As a staff, we are here to support all students, to ensure they reach their fullest academic potential. At Own Heliopolis School, one of our goals is to ensure that all students become critical thinkers, active problem-solvers, interested readers, thorough researchers, and creative writers. Starting from grade Four, our students use wireless laptops in their classrooms for word processing, math activities, Internet research, Powerpoint presentations, and other technology applications. We monitor the performance of our students through a variety of assessments including formative and summative assessments, projects, rubrics, portfolios of student work, and classroom demonstrations. We look forward to working with you, our parents and the members of the community to provide the high-quality education that you all deserve. We recognize that to be successful in school, our students need support from both the home and school. We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education. Look forward to working with all of you and guiding you to all academic progress. On behalf of the staff of Own Heliopolis Language School American Division. Our vision at Own Heliopolis Language School is to provide a safe, nurturing, and positive learning environment where all students will learn and achieve their maximum potential. We prepare our students to be lifelong learners, leaders of the future, and productive contributing members of our world by developing their analytical, critical, and creative thinking. The mission of our school is to provide all students with high-quality education by instilling 21st-century skills and inspiring lifelong learning where each individual can grow intellectually, socially, and emotionally. At Own Heliopolis Language School, we not only foster each student’s self-esteem through positive relationships with students and staff but also strive to have our parents, teachers, and community members actively involved in our student's learning. Throughout our American Division, there is growing recognition that high-quality Expanded Learning programs have the potential to help children and youth succeed and develop to their full potential. While Own Heliopolis has made noteworthy progress, especially towards increasing technology access and participation for those most in need of services, important challenges remain, particularly about supporting quality programming, building strong data-based decision-making and communications strategies, and the integration of Expanded Learning Strategies with K-12 programming and reform initiatives. The term Expanded Learning is utilized in this document to refer to before and after-school programs, summer learning, and extended-day, -a week or -year programs, with a focus on developing the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs and interests of students through hands-on, engaging learning experiences. Expanded Learning programs should be results-driven, flexible to student and community needs, include community partners, and complement but not replicate traditional classroom instructions. Our Beliefs: Students learning needs are the primary focus of all decisions impacting the school educational program. Each student is a valued individual with unique intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs. All students are capable of learning and need to apply their learning skills in meaningful contexts. A student's self-esteem is enhanced by positive relationships and mutual respect among students, staff members, and administrative staff. Embracing diversity makes students stronger and enriches life. The pursuit of knowledge, understanding, and honesty is a fundamental human need. No institution has a more profound life-long effect on the individual than a family that shares the responsibility for advancing the school's mission. Special case students (e.g. Special educational needs, limited English proficiency, talented, and gifted, etc.) require special courses, instructional materials, and resources. Clear goals and high expectations for students' achievements should guide the development of the curriculum and the design of instructional strategies and learning activities. Curriculum, instruction, and assessment should be aligned to meet the needs of all students. View full school

Sheraton Heliopolis Language School is one of the first schools established in Heliopolis District in October 1987. Since it was established, it has adopted the policy that a child has the right to acquire various skills and enable him/her to cope with the changes in his / her society as well as of the global changes around him/her. The school committed to preparing students to become productive Egyptian citizens in the 21st century. Sheraton Heliopolis American School provides high caliber educational services for students living in Cairo and the outskirts of Cairo as well for instance 10th Shorouk, Obour, Rehab, New Cairo, Heliopolis, and Nasr City. It extends services to a large number of students all over these places. Because of the school’s good reputation, its high educational criteria, and its location the students are mainly of the higher socio-economic standard. Many students have brothers and sisters for years in this school. They all enjoy the high-quality educational standard applied to this place. Parents also have respectable careers as they all are highly educated guardians. Practicing equally high standard fields of work, mainly university professors, businessmen, and entertainers. Most parents are fluent in English. It is worth mentioning that parental choice within Sheraton American School is based on family history. Sheraton Heliopolis American School, along with parents, fosters an enabling community that brings forth well-balanced leaders, guided by mentors who unleash students’ creativity, in an equipped safe environment. Sheraton Heliopolis American School's graduates will make valuable contributions to society by being visionary leaders. We, the staff of Sheraton Heliopolis, undertake the challenge to have productive, well-balanced members, confident in cultural identity and prepare our students for the changeable world. This is achieved by our constant efforts to recognize and nurture all human intelligence so that students and staff of varied cultural and social backgrounds will achieve their full intellectual as well as their social potential. The school fosters an environment where students, parents, staff, and the community are partners in the educational process and achievement of all students. The school has been working to develop its students’ learning, thinking, and life skills. SHS Beliefs: Students learning needs are the primary focus of all decisions impacting the school educational program. Each student is a valued individual with unique intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs. All students are capable of learning and need to apply their learning skills in meaningful contexts. A student's self-esteem is enhanced by positive relationships and mutual respect among students, staff members, and administrative staff. Embracing diversity makes students stronger and enriches life. The pursuit of knowledge, understanding, and honesty is a fundamental human need. No institution has a more profound life-long effect on the individual than a family that shares the responsibility for advancing the school's mission. Special case students (e.g. Special educational needs, limited English proficiency, talented, and gifted, etc.) require special courses, instructional materials, and resources. Clear goals and high expectations for students' achievements should guide the development of the curriculum and the design of instructional strategies and learning activities. Curriculum, instruction, and assessment should be aligned to meet the needs of all students. View full school