Al Mahd International School

Al Mahd International School was established in 2008 as an early years’ school (preK-3) with 164 students.  In June 2012 the school was registered as a Cambridge Primary international School and a “Cambridge Assessment Center”.

The school serves five hundred learners (age 3-12) starting form Foundation 1 to year 6. We teach the national British curriculum at the Foundation stage and Cambridge curriculum standards at the Primary stage. Our Primary students take the Checkpoint exams at level 6, and the progressions tests at level 3 through 6.

Learners and teachers belong to 23 different nationalities and are committed to sharing the same values and ethics. Students’ nationalities are American, Australian, British, Canadian, Egyptians, Jordanian, Kenyan, Indian, Indonesian, Lebanese, Malaysian, Mozambican, Nepali, Turkish, Tunisian, Pakistani, Persian, Filipinos, Sri Lankan, Sudanese, Syrians, Palestinian, and Yemenis.

The language of Instruction is English across all subjects except Qatar History and Islamic studies for Arab nationals. International students have access to a basic Arabic language program, whereas Arab students enjoy a rigorous Arabic curriculum which is addressed to first language speakers.

All students learn French as a foreign language, and information technology as well as physical education.

Behavior guidance and counseling program that is based on motivation and discipline principles are offered here. Through this program the students learn self-management, self-discipline techniques and self-directedness towards a growth mindset.

Our students enjoy a wealth of curricular and extra-curricular activities throughout the whole year in order to ensure that each learner is given different opportunities to develop emotional, social, physical, and cognitive aspects.

The school campus provides a lot of opportunities for play, fun activities, and focused learning with spacious classes, indoor and outdoor play areas, a highly equipped ICT lab, and interactive white boards in all classes.