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Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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The school offers the Primary Years Programme (PYP) for students aged 3 to 12. The PYP focuses on the development of the whole child and connects subjects through inquiry-based learning across transdisciplinary themes. The school is an official IB candidate school for the PYP.
Specialties include drama and the arts. The co-curricular programme includes music and the arts among its offerings.
Arabic and Spanish are taught at Lang&Lit level for native speakers. Arabic and Spanish are offered as additional languages (Lang Acquisition) for learners. Arabic Social Studies (Saudi History) covers Islamic Values.
The co-curricular programme offers a wide range of activities beyond the classroom. Students can participate in sports, music and arts, along with clubs and community service. The programme is designed to enrich student life and foster personal growth.
The co-curricular programme includes clubs and community service. It provides opportunities to engage with the local community and develop a service orientation.
Sports are part of the co-curricular programme. The provision supports wellbeing through physical activity and creative engagement.
Ellesmere College Riyadh operates on two Riyadh campuses, Al Hamra and Salwa, to serve pupils aged 3 to 18. The school delivers a broad international education, combining the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for ages 3–12, the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) for ages 11–16, and the Diploma Programme (DP) for ages 16–19, alongside Cambridge IGCSE, the American Diploma, and Cambridge A Levels. It is a Candidate IB World School for the PYP and DP, and uses the High Performance Learning framework, a philosophy it has accredited since 2021. Facilities include extensive classrooms, a Knowledge Hub library, labs for science and STEM, art and music rooms, an auditorium seating 300, and comprehensive sports facilities including a swimming pool, gym, and multi-purpose halls. The school emphasises enquiry, independent research, and service through its co-curricular programme, with Sixth Form studies focused on rigorous IB and IGCSE preparation for university and future careers.
