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Regular assessment of individual progress is a cornerstone of ensuring teaching is constantly adapted to the changing needs of individual students. Student Assessment If we do not know where children are starting from, how can we tell where they have reached? And if we do not know where they have reached, how can we tell the progress they have made? LEARNING Year Groups Curriculum Learning Approach Student Assessment Extra-Curricula Activities Anyone who is interested in children’s learning has to be interested in assessment. Tracking Student Progress Regular assessment of individual progress is a cornerstone of ensuring teaching is constantly adapted to the changing needs of individual students. Assessment at AWIS includes a mix of formative and summative assessment; each allows us to gather a range of important data that is used to continually improve the teaching and learning happening in school. Summative Assessment identifies the standard of attainment at a particular point in time e.g. end of unit, term or year. We use this information to track progress and report back to parents. We firmly believe, however, that the overall purpose of assessment is to improve standards, not merely measure them. Formative Assessment is an integral part of our teaching and learning program and is an invaluable tool to promote effective further learning. This form of assessment is continual and enables us to set targets, whether class, group or individual, for further development to take place. Reporting Termly reports keep parents regularly appraised of the progress of their child, assessed against the National Curriculum of England. Our Parent-Teacher Conferences, give our parents the opportunity for one-on-one feedback and discussion with their child's teachers. Benchmarking We use periodic external assessments to benchmark our own internal data against the wider world. This ensures the attainment grades we issue are comparable to those issued by other international schools. Each year, all our students in Years 2, 4 and 6 sit standardised Cognitive Abilities Tests (CAT4) administered by GL Assessment. These assessments will be conducted in school and will cover verbal, non-verbal, quantitative and spatial reasoning which will provide an objective perspective on potential student achievement. Results provide very specific benchmarking data on where each child is in their learning, and how this compares with their contemporaries, both within Qatar and the wider world. We use this data to validate our own assessment decisions, to ensure we are being accurate and objective when measuring student attainment and progress. The school also participates in the TIMSS and PERLS benchmarking studies. These collect comparative worldwide data on student attainment, once every 4 years. An article on our excellent results in the most recent tests can be found here .

House System Over the course of each academic year, students will participate in a wide range of individual and team events as well as inter-house competitions. STUDENTS Awards and Incentives House System School Day Student Council All students are allocated to one of four Houses. When a student enrols at AWIS, they will be assigned to a certain house, in which they will remain throughout their entire enrolment. Over the course of each academic year, students will participate in a wide range of individual and team events as well as inter-house competitions. Every activity and competition presents an opportunity for students to earn points for their respective house. At the end of each year, the house that has accrued the most points will be declared the winner. Our houses are named after animals found in Qatar: Red Falcons Blue Dugongs Yellow Camels Green Oryx Each year two students from Year 5 and 6 are appointed as House Captains for each house team. Being a House Captain is a great stepping stone for developing leadership skills and public speaking abilities

Lily Maina Cleaner

Sandra Testino Araneta Library Coordinator

Justina De Gala Teaching Assistant FS

Reach out to us at our school! Visit our Contact Us page for opening hours, location, and more. Contact us today for any inquiries! Contact Us First name* Last name Email* Message* Send Opening Hours Saturday - Thursday 7:00 am – 2:00 pm during term time 8:00 am – 12:00 pm during school holidays Friday - Saturday Closed Location Address Zone 66, Street 745, Bldg 20 Dohat Al Khaima Street Leqtaifiya / West Bay Lagoon Area Doha, Qatar (+974) 4017-4930 info@awisdoha.com

Application Process Our busiest student intake time is January to May each year, which is when the bulk of the intake for the following academic year is processed. Places are limited, so you are advised to apply early. ADMISSIONS Requirements Application Process Assessment School Fees The essential first step is to register with us by completing our online Expression of Interest Form We accept student applications throughout the year. The general process is: 1. Complete the Expression of Interest Form The first step is to complete our brief online Expression of Interest form . This is quick to complete and is without any obligation on your part, but gives us the basic details for you and your child. It ensures you will be contacted by our Admissions Team when we next have an Open Day or run some new student assessments. Please note that the time between completing the form and being called for assessment varies enormously, depending upon the time of year and whether we expect to have vacancies in the year group you are applying for. 2. School Tour You will be invited in to school to meet the Admissions Team, tour the school, and ask any questions you might have. 3. Student Assessment All students are assessed, to ensure AWIS is the right school for them and that they are applying for a suitable year group. Parents will be notified in advance with details on time and date, as well as an overview of what to expect. Where possible, the School Tour and the Assessment are combined in to a single visit to the school. The QAR500 Assessment Fee is payable at the time of the assessment. 4. Assessment Result Results are typically emailed to parents within 2 or 3 days of the assessment. This will normally be either: a firm offer of a place in school, with a confirmed year group and start date confirmation of a successful outcome in the assessment, but remaining on the waiting list until a firm offer of a start date can be confirmed. Note we do not assess students unless there is a realistic prospect of a place becoming available in the near future a regret that we are unable to offer a place 5. Acceptance of Offer Where a place is offered, the offer is valid for one week. If it is not accepted within that time the offer lapses so that we can accept the next person of our waiting list. To accept the offer of a place, parents are required to pay the Registration Fee to guarantee their child's place. 6. Before Starting An AWIS Application Form must be fully completed, signed and submitted to the School Office before a child can be allowed to commence school. More detailed information on the supporting documentation that needs to be provided with the Application Form can be found on our Admission Requirements page . Application form .pdf Download PDF • 264KB

Jasmine Jones Yr.1 Class Teacher & Science Lead

Romisha Thing Cleaner

Sadiyya Mohammed Teaching Assistant Key Stage 1

Register your interest for our school today. Fill out the onlineExpression of Interest Form to secure your spot on our Waiting List. Register Your Interest Complete our brief Expression of Interest Form below - free and without obligation! Expression of Interest Form The first step in applying to AWIS is to complete our online Expression Of Interest Form below. This is absolutely without any obligation on your part. Submitting this form gets your details in to our systems, so that our Admissions Team can be in contact with you to answer any questions and help you through the process. Parent / Guardian First name* Last name* Email* Phone Relationship to child Child's details Child's first name* Child's last name* Gender* Date of birth* Nationality Other Existing school Existing year group / grade Starting at AWIS Soon Next term Next August How did you hear about us? Comments or requests Submit

Deborah Brady FS1 Class Teacher & ECA Coordinator