AHIS Parents and Students Guide 05022020

1.2. Al-Hamra Academic Pathway
Al-Hamra provides an integrated assessment program based on both local and
international recognised checkpoints. These checkpoints prepare our students for
higher tertiary level learning.
Cambridge IGCSE is the world’s most popular international qualification for 14 to
16 year olds. It helps students improve performance by developing skills in creative
thinking, problem solving and facilitates inquisitive minds. It is the perfect
springboard to advanced study.
Simultaneously, Al-Hamra offers national assessments as part of our academic
pathway to encourage deep subject knowledge and illuminate our students’
thinking processes thus supporting and upholding the national education policy.
1.3. Transition
Making the transition from Primary School to Secondary school at the end of Year
6 can be a challenging time for both students and parents. As such, the School has
introduced a "Start It Right (SIR)” Programme to help students settle more easily
into their new environment. Under the direction of the school Principal and Deputy
Principal, the School has put in place a unique programme dedicated to the social
and educational welfare of students.
The aim is to ensure that the final year (Year 6) spent at the Primary School will
provide a solid and comprehensive foundation for the rest of their time at the
Secondary School. We hope to make this year a busy and challenging bridge
between the Primary and Secondary school. The programme covers all areas of
school life, be it academic, co-curricular, or social. This has been developed to
provide them with as broad an experience of school life at the School as possible.
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