My husband has been offered a job in the new orthopaedic hospital .Does anybody know anything about a new school called Newton International School.We have four young boys and we are finding it hard to arrange school places.We are living in Sydney at the moment.
isabella, fyi ASd doesnt follow british curriculum and i doubt Compass does either.I have heard that Compass is good but outrageously expensive.Incase u want your son to comtinue with the british curriculum then i suggest Doha College or Doha English Speaking School.
A sincere advice to parents. Please do not send your children to Al Maha English School. I am telling all this from my personal experience. The standard is very low. They mentioned that its Islamic and English school but it should be labelled as only islamic school. A very low grade english school. Their advertising is very good that is why they attract more local people to join. But reality is very different from what they exactly are. They have been through several managment changes. The present managment is Human Soft which are the same people as Al jazeera academy. A bunch of greedy people.My children were there and I know how they make parents a fool. A friend of mine used to work there. She mentioned some issues to me. They charged 2500 QR for class books which are actually not more than 500 QR. later when parents complained they appologised and added the other resources cost in it. Children in year 5 and 6 are still struggling to read basic english books. They even cannot read and write a simple english sentence properly. There staff is also not qualified as they mentioned. Art teachers taking english classes and when the nurse is absent, anyone can take her place. This is a health and safety issue. Any teacher can cover anyone. Please do not send your child there. This management is wasting your time and money. Your child will be a below average student if you him there. They can make you happy by showing some UK staff there. But actually they are very small in number. Who actually have british accents only and no qualifications. Please be patient search for other schools.
I would just like to add a few comments to mohd72's posting.
Newton International School follows the British National Curriculum. As a rule, children who are of more or less the same age will be in the same class and this means that the children in Year 5 will be about ten years old, whereas the children in Year 6 will be about eleven. (In the National Curriculum, children are in "years", not "grades". This is a bit confusing if you are familiar with the American system.)
Of course teachers are expected to use a variety of teaching resources, not just books, and these resources should be appropriate to the age and the ability of the children. Differentation is also a key element of the National Curriculum, so that the more able children can do more challenging work, while those who need extra help and support are also catered for. Another important component of the National Curriculum is what has been called "the spiral curriculum", so that what the children do in Year 4 consolidates and extends what they did in Year 3. Most schools use a Literacy (English language) and a Numeracy (Mathematics) scheme that have been designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.
Unfortunately some parents can be a bit confused by educational jargon and this makes it harder for them to make the right choices for their children.
I'm moving down to Doha by the end of July , and my husband is already there . We have a 7 and 1/2 years old son and trying to figure out what would be the better option for him between ASD and Compass international school , where they told us that they still have availabilities for his grade . He 's now following a british curriculum . I read some very positive comments regarding ASD on this forum but there isn't much for Compass as I understand it's pretty new . Anyone who has his or her kids attending one of these two schools is mostly welcome for advices .
I'm planning to register my sons with Newton international school, I know they are follow the British curriculum, but are they from your previous experience teaching it as it is or they choose what they want & depend on the teacher. Also are they having books for each level for math, science or the teacher chooses what he wants?
I currently work at the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital. My children go to this school, which is a new and small school. There are 8-10 children in each class. This is an international school where children and teachers from all countries and natinionalities attend. It is an English speaking school.
My children are very happy at this school and have made new friends quickly.
They have a computer room and a nice playground. The school is in a quiet enclosed area.
School times are 7am-1pm. The are able to stay for afterschool activities until 2.30pm.
If you need any further information about the school let me know.
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isabella, fyi ASd doesnt follow british curriculum and i doubt Compass does either.I have heard that Compass is good but outrageously expensive.Incase u want your son to comtinue with the british curriculum then i suggest Doha College or Doha English Speaking School.
A sincere advice to parents. Please do not send your children to Al Maha English School. I am telling all this from my personal experience. The standard is very low. They mentioned that its Islamic and English school but it should be labelled as only islamic school. A very low grade english school. Their advertising is very good that is why they attract more local people to join. But reality is very different from what they exactly are. They have been through several managment changes. The present managment is Human Soft which are the same people as Al jazeera academy. A bunch of greedy people.My children were there and I know how they make parents a fool. A friend of mine used to work there. She mentioned some issues to me. They charged 2500 QR for class books which are actually not more than 500 QR. later when parents complained they appologised and added the other resources cost in it. Children in year 5 and 6 are still struggling to read basic english books. They even cannot read and write a simple english sentence properly. There staff is also not qualified as they mentioned. Art teachers taking english classes and when the nurse is absent, anyone can take her place. This is a health and safety issue. Any teacher can cover anyone. Please do not send your child there. This management is wasting your time and money. Your child will be a below average student if you him there. They can make you happy by showing some UK staff there. But actually they are very small in number. Who actually have british accents only and no qualifications. Please be patient search for other schools.
It's sonice to be appreciated! Thank you, Diamongirl.
I just read it and thought it was very informative. I learned something about current British education. Thank you t_h.
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I would just like to add a few comments to mohd72's posting.
Newton International School follows the British National Curriculum. As a rule, children who are of more or less the same age will be in the same class and this means that the children in Year 5 will be about ten years old, whereas the children in Year 6 will be about eleven. (In the National Curriculum, children are in "years", not "grades". This is a bit confusing if you are familiar with the American system.)
Of course teachers are expected to use a variety of teaching resources, not just books, and these resources should be appropriate to the age and the ability of the children. Differentation is also a key element of the National Curriculum, so that the more able children can do more challenging work, while those who need extra help and support are also catered for. Another important component of the National Curriculum is what has been called "the spiral curriculum", so that what the children do in Year 4 consolidates and extends what they did in Year 3. Most schools use a Literacy (English language) and a Numeracy (Mathematics) scheme that have been designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum.
Unfortunately some parents can be a bit confused by educational jargon and this makes it harder for them to make the right choices for their children.
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What grade levels are available at this school? I thought it was only a primary school.
Hi everyone !
I'm moving down to Doha by the end of July , and my husband is already there . We have a 7 and 1/2 years old son and trying to figure out what would be the better option for him between ASD and Compass international school , where they told us that they still have availabilities for his grade . He 's now following a british curriculum . I read some very positive comments regarding ASD on this forum but there isn't much for Compass as I understand it's pretty new . Anyone who has his or her kids attending one of these two schools is mostly welcome for advices .
Thanks a lot
Isa
Hi;
I'm planning to register my sons with Newton international school, I know they are follow the British curriculum, but are they from your previous experience teaching it as it is or they choose what they want & depend on the teacher. Also are they having books for each level for math, science or the teacher chooses what he wants?
Please advice.
Regards;
I currently work at the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital. My children go to this school, which is a new and small school. There are 8-10 children in each class. This is an international school where children and teachers from all countries and natinionalities attend. It is an English speaking school.
My children are very happy at this school and have made new friends quickly.
They have a computer room and a nice playground. The school is in a quiet enclosed area.
School times are 7am-1pm. The are able to stay for afterschool activities until 2.30pm.
If you need any further information about the school let me know.