The curriculum is enhanced by a wide range of additional activities (ECA's). Extra-Curricula Activities We offer a mixture of teacher led activities and activities provided by external providers, to ensure there is something of interest for everybody. Activities change from time-to-time, while others are seasonal. LEARNING Year Groups Curriculum Learning Approach Student Assessment Extra-Curricula Activities Gain "real world" skills through a range of activities. We offer a range of varied and frequently changing Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA's). Typical examples are shown below: Internal ECA's Our teacher led activities are provided free of charge for our Year 1 - 6 students and are driven by our educational goals. These activities typically take place between 14:00 and 15:00, and are run by our dedicated teaching staff. They are not held every school week but are usually delivered in blocks of five weeks to allow for a variety of opportunities throughout the year. Children are limitted to enroling in no more than one teacher led activity, as places are limited. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Typical examples include football, sports, ICT skills and singing. External ECA's Extra-Curricular Activities are also provided by various outside agencies, and come at an additional cost. The choice of activities is diverse, catering to the varied interests of our students, and providing opportunities for them to explore new skills and hobbies. Examples from the past include: Fitness Funsters WeDo 2.0 Tennis & Badminton Martial Arts Ballet Science

Children are grouped into Year Groups and Key Stages, in accordance with the English National Curriculum Year Groups Children are placed in Year Groups, according to age. These Year Groups range from Foundation Stage 1 for the youngest children (3-4 year olds) to Year 6 ( for 10-11 year olds) LEARNING Year Groups Curriculum Learning Approach Student Assessment Extra-Curricula Activities Our Year Groups align with the English National Curriculum. As a Primary School, our children range in age from 3 to 11 years of age. Under the English National Curriculum, children are assigned to Year Groups according to their age. This is similar to 'Grades' in the U.S. system, but does not align exactly. Year Groups are further grouped into Key Stages, as follows: Foundation Stage 1 and 2: Early Years Year 1 to Year 2: Key Stage 1 Year 3 to Year 6: Key Stage 2 We typically have 2 parrallel classes per Year Group. So by child age, this becomes: 3 - 4 years old: Foundation Stage 1 (FS1) / Early Years 4 - 5 years old: Foundation Stage 2 (FS2) / Early Years 5 - 6 years old: Year 1 / Key Stage 1 6 - 7 years old: Year 2 / Key Stage 1 7 - 8 years old: Year 3 / Key Stage 2 8 - 9 years old: Year 4 / Key Stage 2 9 - 10 years old: Year 5 / Key Stage 2 10 - 11 years old: Year 6 / Key Stage 2

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 .

Njoud Nazzal Head of Arabic

Irena Hujdur Yr.1 Class Teacher & School Counsellor

Amy Byrne Yr.4 Class Teacher

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

Sandra Testino Araneta Library Coordinator

Lily Maina Cleaner

Hebaallah Banimarwan Arabic Teacher

Archana B K Cleaner

Sama Dahmash Arabic Teacher