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Panama, Colon
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AIAP is part of the National Directorate of Special Education and implements Inclusive Education with a systemic, interactive, and scientific view of the needs of its student population. The school established a Psychopedagogical Cabinet to support students with special educational needs (NEE), from initial evaluation and therapeutic intervention to guiding parents and educators on curricular accommodations. The Cabinet conducts socio-psychopedagogical evaluations and diagnoses learning, behavioral, and emotional difficulties. It employs annual hearing tests to monitor language processing and uses the PROESC group test for students in third through tenth grade to detect possible writing and reading difficulties, enabling timely support through the speech-language pathology department.
Inclusive education is an approach based on valuing diversity as an enriching element of the teaching‑learning process and supportive of human development. Inclusive education means all children learn together regardless of personal, social, or cultural conditions, including those with disabilities. Through the Individualized Educational Program, all students benefit from instruction tailored to their needs, including those who present special educational needs. The school conducts socio-psychopedagogical evaluations and uses psycho‑educational assessments to guide appropriate classroom support.
English instruction is introduced with more than 60% of subjects taught in English. Arabic is offered as a third supplementary language within the curriculum.
AIAP provides mental wellbeing support through its Psychopedagogical Cabinet, formed to support students with special educational needs. It conducts socio-psychopedagogical evaluations and diagnoses learning, emotional, and behavioral difficulties, and offers evaluation, intervention, and guidance to parents and educators on curricular accommodations. The Psychology Department conducts interviews with families and administers testing and assessments; annual hearing tests monitor language processing, and PROESC testing for third through tenth grade detects possible writing and reading difficulties to enable timely intervention.
Safeguarding is addressed in the Manual de convivencia, which details policies and procedures, student rights and responsibilities, disciplinary measures, and health, illness, and medical care. It includes home–school communication provisions; it requires visitors to present identification, controls access to the campus, and assigns responsibilities for events and activities; it outlines procedures for resolving difficulties and concerns and sets guidelines for safety and conduct within the school.
Academia Internacional Árabe Panameña (AIAP) is an international day school located in Colón, Panama, with more than 40 years of experience forming leaders. It offers an intercultural curriculum that begins in preschool, with English as the primary medium of instruction and more than 60% of subjects taught in English. Arabic is taught as a third language to complement core studies. A strong STEM orientation runs through the program, with robotics, science, mathematics, and technology used to develop observation, logical thinking, and design skills from the early grades. Extracurricular activities in art, sport, and sciences complement classroom learning, including Taekwondo, painting, and figure skating through partner programs. AIAP is Cognia-accredited—the first school in Colón to achieve this recognition. The school's mission is to form principled, innovative leaders for society, and its vision is to be the country's intercultural educational center fostering independent individuals. The school also engages in community service activities.
