New English School (Jordan)

New English School (Private co-educational)
Location
Amman, Jordan
Information
Motto	Ex Oriente Lux (From the East, Light[6][7])
Established	1986[1][2]
School district	Khalda
Principal	Paul Ingarfield [3] Paul Ingarfield[4]
Headteacher	Nabil Jamil[5]
Staff	350
Faculty	113[5]
Grades	K-12
Number of students	1345[5]
Website	http://www.nes.edu.jo/

The New English School (NES) is a bilingual school located in Amman, Jordan, teaching A-levels and International GCSE.

School profile

Senior NES students.

NES is divided into two main sections, the Primary and Secondary Department, though smaller divisions exist: Kindergarten, Infants (Grades 1 to 3), Juniors (Grades 4 to 6) and Secondary (Grades 7 to 12). Students graduate at the end of Grade 12. The school also caters for a small number of pupils with Irlen scotopic sensitivity syndrome,^{[citation needed]} a visual perceptual disorder affecting primarily reading and writing.

Based on the British system, students of the Senior School, in Grades 9 and 10, follow syllabuses laid down in a range of subjects by Cambridge International Examinations, preparing them for International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations, and by the University of London, preparing for O Levels. The IGCSE is the international equivalent of GCSE examinations taken by students in schools in England and Wales at age 16 and above. These examinations are set, moderated and marked by the examining boards of the universities.

The student programme at this level includes compulsory study and examination of English Language, Mathematics, Arabic, Religion, Information Technology and Physical Education together with five further subjects chosen from a range including Physics, Biology, Chemistry, English Literature, French, Economics, Business Studies, Computer Studies, Child Development, Drama and Art.

The inside of the secondary school.

After successfully completing at least six examinations at this level, students move on to the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A Level) programme. This comprises a further two years of study according to syllabuses laid down by the aforementioned universities, Cambridge and the University of London. Normally, students will take two or three subjects at this level, from the same range as above, but there is provision for them to take four if they wish. In Grade 11, students follow A-S components, representing half of the ‘A’ level course and in Grade 12 they follow A2 components, focusing on the other half of the ‘A’ level course.^{[clarification needed]} The programme at this level also includes Religion, Information Technology, English and Communication, Numeracy and Physical Education courses, which are not externally examined.

In order to achieve equivalence for the Ministry of Education school-leaving certificate in Jordan students must have passed a minimum of six IGCSE or O Levels at Grade D or above plus a minimum of two A Levels at Grades A to E.^{[citation needed]}

Most of the students from this school proceed to attend universities in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Jordan, while a small number proceed to studies in Lebanese universities.^{[citation needed]}

Extracurricular activities

The main entrance of the secondary school.

Extracurricular clubs and activities which are available in the Primary School include Student Parliament, Environment Club, Ballet, and Girl Guides and Boy Scouts. School trips of an educational, cultural or sporting nature are organized from K-12. Various festivals and special events are also hosted by the school throughout the year.

Secondary School students also participate in extracurricular activities, including chess, team sport contests, a Students' Council, and a PR^{[clarification needed]} team, in association with the school’s administrators, plans social trips and events. The French Department supervises language courses in France and the English Department holds an annual writing contest and revue show entitled ‘Write To Be Heard’. The Arabic Department runs regular writing competitions and quizzes. The PE Department ensures that students are trained to compete in the private schools’ tournaments. The Art Department, assisted by senior students, runs an active Art Club. The Music and Drama departments collaborate to stage musicals; seasonal concerts are organised by the Music Department, and the Drama Department directs a variety of stage productions.

The school also runs its own Model United Nations club, which takes part in local and international conferences.^[8] The NES Model United Nations has taken part in several conferences abroad, including AISMUN in Cairo, PAMUN in Paris, and THIMUN in the Hague.^{[citation needed]}

Cambridge awards

The following table records the number of Cambridge awards the school received from 2006, onward. These awards were received for IGCSE.

Year	Number of national rankings	Number of international rankings
2006[9]	4 (Information technology, Chemistry, Physics, Drama)	0
2007[10]	4 (Mathematics,Information technology, Business, French)	2 (Computer Studies)
2008[11]	2 (Business, Economics)	1 (English as a second language)

References

1. ^ http://www.english-schools.org/jordan/New%20English%20School.htm
2. ^ New English School, Prospectus, http://web.archive.org/web/20050205030414/www.newenglishschool.net/prospectus.html 
3. ^ British Council, Directory of Schools (New English School) (A), http://www.flyingcolours.org.uk/cgi-site/schools.cgi?action=detail&id=236 
4. ^ British Council, Directory of Schools (New English School) (B), http://www.flyingcolours.org.uk/cgi-site/schools.cgi?action=detail&id=298 
5. ^ ^{a b c} European Council of International Schools, ECIS School Search (New English School), http://edmundo.ecis.org/search/Directory_Page.asp?School_ID=NEWEN1 
6. ^ http://www.special-dictionary.com/latin/e/ex_oriente_lux.htm
7. ^ http://www.blavatsky.net/magazine/theosophy/ww/additional/ancientlandmarks/ExOrienteLux.html
8. ^ New English School, News - International Trips and Model United Nations, archived from the original on 2005-02-05, http://web.archive.org/web/20050205022509/http://www.newenglishschool.net/news_&_events.html 
9. ^ British Council, The Cambridge Queen Rania Awards - 2006 Winners, http://www.flyingcolours.org.uk/item/1170/23/5/3 
10. ^ University of Cambridge International Examinations, Queen Rania awards reward exceptional students (2007), http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=20697 
11. ^ University of Cambridge International Examinations, Outstanding students win Cambridge Queen Rania Awards (2008), http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=25136 

Other sources

• Directory of International and English Schools - New English School, Jordan

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