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Advanced Learning Schools23185
(Founded 2005)
Superintendent
Iain Stirling
Principals
Kathy Khayatt (Girls)
Majdi El Hajj (Boys)
PYP coordinator
Raed Al Khoshman
Diploma coordinator
Mark Johnson
Status Private
Boarding/day Day
Gender
Coeducational
(Separate clases for male and
female from grade 4)
Language of instruction
English
The Advanced Learning Schools are private, English language,
international day schools that offer a full instructional
programme, from kindergarten to grade 12, for boys and girls
who meet the admission requirements. Twenty percent of the
curriculum is studied in Arabic: Arabic language, Arabic social
studies and Islamic studies.
The Advanced Learning Schools are authorized to offer the
IB Primary Years and Diploma Programmes and are CIS
accredited schools.
Vision
An A L S community that values: Awareness, Lifelong
learning and Service
Mission
Advanced Learning Schools provide students with an
opportunity to acquire and demonstrate knowledge, appreciation
and respect for their own cultural heritage, integrated with an
understanding of, curiosity about, and compassion and tolerance
towards, other cultures of the world. It provides an environment
that encourages moral development, active and independent
learning, analytical thinking, lifelong learning, respect for
individual differences and sensitivity to the moral, social and
environmental requirements of the global community.
Guiding Principles
ALS provides an environment that fosters understanding,
independence, interdependence and cooperation. Within that
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Authorised programmes
PYP, Diploma
Age Range 4 - 18
Number of pupils enrolled 408
Fees
SR55,000
Address
PO Box 221985
Riyadh
11311 | saudi arabia
tel +966 1 207 0926
fax +966 1 207 0927
Email
admin@alsschools.com
Website
www.alsschools.com
context we believe that:
ALS students appreciate:
• developing personal values while appreciating the values
of others;
• valuing one’s own culture while understanding and
demonstrating respect for the culture of others; and
ALS is a caring community that encourages students by
example to:
• share, cooperate and contribute responsibly to a global
society;
• display sound decision-making skills by reflecting on
choices and consequences.
ALS students strive for academic excellence by:
• discovering the joy of learning;
• acquiring the academic skills and knowledge required to
gain entrance to and success at competitive local and
international universities.
ALS students benefit from an international education
whereby they:
• acquire international understanding by studying and
experiencing other cultures while, at the same time,
acquiring knowledge of, and appreciation for, their own
cultural heritage; and
• maintain the fluency of their mother tongue while valuing
the acquisition of other languages.