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Saudi Arabia, Dammam
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The Student Support Team (SST) provides inclusion services, differentiation strategies, and assistance for students with social and emotional concerns, with teachers and parents as the first points of contact.
SEN is supported through the SST with Academic and Learning Support, individualized support plans (ISP) and, when appropriate, individualized educational plans (IEP); IPS does not operate separate SEN classrooms and services are embedded in mainstream classes.
For English as an Additional Language (EAL), IPS employs staff to support EAL needs and uses the WIDA testing system to identify and support those needs.
Mental wellbeing is addressed through Counseling Services in both individual and group formats, with a school counselor and a school psychologist as part of the Student Support Team.
Safeguarding and student protection are covered by the IPS Inclusion Policy, which emphasizes informed consent, confidentiality, and procedures for harm concerns, with SST coordinating referrals to appropriate professionals.
The International Programs School (IPS) in Al Khobar opened in 2000 with 19 students and today enrolls more than 1,443 students from over 53 nationalities. IPS offers a North American curriculum and is IB World School authorized to run the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP) since 2016–2017, with an American Diploma Pathway in place for older grades. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and licensed by the Saudi Ministry of Education. Classes are conducted in English, with a robust Arabic language program taught by specialist staff. IPS operates as a gender-segregated campus within a large EuroVillage Compound, and provides a wide range of after-school activities, including a Student Council and diverse clubs. The program emphasizes international mindedness and 21st-century skills, supported by a diverse faculty and modern facilities that facilitate learning across Pre-K through Grade 12.
