NASEEM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
About The School : An Introduction
Naseem International School was established in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in 1981 as a dual language school accommodating students from Nursery to Grade 12. The school is accredited by the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
We are the first IB World Continuum school offering the four International Baccalaureate programmes namely :
- Primary Years Programme (PYP) – International Baccalaureate
- Middle Years Programme (MYP) – International Baccalaureate
- Diploma Programme (DP) – International Baccalaureate
- Career-related Programme (CP) – International Baccalaureate
Additionally, we are accredited by the Middle States Association (MSA) and the Council of International Schools (CIS).
During October 2021, we successfully completed a virtual accreditation visit by NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges). Their Commission awarded Candidacy to Naseem International School and we are currently proceeding with the next phase of the accreditation process.
During the month of November 2022, our school underwent the Evaluation Visit by a team from the Bahrain Quality Assurance Authority (BQA). We are very proud to have obtained an “OUTSTANDING” rating, which is the highest rating awarded to any school in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
NIS School Philosophy, Vision & Mission Statement
At NIS we believe in providing a sound N-12 education for our students, enabling them to realize their full potential within the scope of the available facilities and resources. Our philosophy is based on the school’s vision and the mission statement which is founded on the deep-rooted belief in the individual’s freedom and the right to a balanced, comprehensive, spiritual, physical, cultural, intellectual and social education.
This is a belief that stems from the principles and values of Islam. It further recognizes the importance of developing ethical and moral values, self-esteem, leadership and respect for others and the laws of this society.
NASEEM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL INSPIRES LIFELONG LEARNERS & GLOBAL CITIZENS.
At Naseem International School, We are committed to educating the whole person. We aim to provide a balanced education, which enables students to fulfill their potential in all areas of growth – intellectually, physically, emotionally, spiritually and socially – and empowers them to become the people they can and want to be.
We realize the importance of students becoming critical thinkers who can take care of themselves and compassionately care for others. Thus, they take an active, responsible part in shaping our society and saving the world.
Accreditations and Affiliations
Meet The School Leadership Team
Meet our high-performance leadership team who are committed to the purpose of ensuring the delivery of an outstanding degree of educational excellence. Their complementary skills, experience and expertise are pivotal to their shared vision and focus on achieving the sound educational goals and learning outcomes of our institution.
Mr.Fuad Prins | Head Of School
Naseem International School is extremely proud to be in a position to offer our students the best international education available through the delivery of the PYP, MYP, and a choice of the NIS Diploma, IBDP, the IBCP, BTEC Business and BTEC Art and Design as of academic year 2019/2020. These achievements were not possible without the hard work of our faculty, students and the greater NIS family who faced and successfully overcame numerous challenges.
As a faculty and student body, and with the nature of education in itself, we experience exceptional moments, moments which could challenge us as an NIS community and moments which definitely bound us closer as an NIS family.
As we place our students ‘First’, our focus remains on providing them with a balanced education, thus ensuring their growth, be it intellectually, physically, emotionally, spiritually or socially. Our mission is to empower our students to succeed in an ever challenging and changing world while we provide them with the skills to succeed when faced with the challenges of the 21st century.
It is an absolute pleasure to bear witness to our school and its community’s growth over this past number of years and it is with the utmost confidence that I acknowledge that we have achieved the almost un-achievable!!! As a school, we aim to reach new heights through our endeavors, despite the numerous contentions we may encounter in the future. I strongly believe that “GROWTH HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS CHALLENGE.” I also have a strong belief in the ultimate potential of our parents, faculty, staff and student body to live up to our NIS vision of inspiring lifelong learners and global citizens.
I thank you all for affording me the opportunity to be a part of the leadership of such a prestigious institution.
– MR.FUAD PRINS, HEAD OF SCHOOL
The School Faculty Team
Mr Ayman Abuatheya
Assistant Head of School / Head of Academics
Mr.Carlos Abou Mrad
Secondary (MS/HS) Principal
Mr.Sameer Al Fetyani
MS/HS Assistant Principal
Ms Adele Du Plesis
ES Principal
Ms Antoinette Pienaar
KG Principal/ES Assistant Principal
The School Campus Facilities & Resources
The school provides a welcoming, yet secure environment where the safety of all staff, students and visitors is paramount. All teaching and learning areas and other areas of instruction, both indoors and outdoors are kept pristinely clean with a high emphasis on hygiene and tidiness. Optimum hygiene standards are maintained in the dining hall and the food serving areas. The teaching spaces and play areas are colorfully decorated and painted to enhance the learning environment and this contributes towards making it challenging and appealing for all students to enjoy their years of learning.
The campus comprises of a spacious three block u-shaped complex housing 56 air-conditioned classrooms, science laboratories, IT labs, design technology workshop, auditorium, libraries, office areas and conference facilities. The third floor above the B-wing which houses the NIS Art Gallery and two adjoining art studios and the NIS Cultural Theater. The campus also has green areas, kindergarten play areas, elementary school play areas, a basketball and volleyball court and a running track. There is an adjacent complex that includes a gymnasium, enclosed outdoor soccer field and a car park. All facilities throughout the campus are easily accessible including wheelchair accessibility.
Head Of Academics - Student Achievement & Growth
My pursuit is to insure that all learning and teaching strategies in the school are directed to achieve our school vision “inspiring lifelong learners and global citizens”.
This can be accomplished by supporting all elements of learning, including an excellent physical environment of classrooms and all other teaching and learning areas. By continually developing the curriculum, training the teachers, analyzing the students’ performance and reacting positively to the feedback from students and parents, we can further achieve our vision.
My task is to be sure that our educational program “enables students to fulfill their potential in all areas of growth intellectually, physically, emotionally, spiritually and socially and empowers them to become the people they can and want to be” as mentioned in our school mission statement.
My heart and my mind are open to any suggestions, innovative ideas and constructive comments which would help in implementing our mission and vision.
I wish for all of our dear students and parents to have a successful academic year.
Ayman Abuathyah
Head of Academics – Student Achievement & Growth
NIS - Kindergarten
Welcome to the 2022 – 2023 school year. I am particularly excited about this year and all the adventures that it will take us on. I am privileged to welcome you and serve you in my new role as the Kindergarten Principal and additionally continue as the Assistant Elementary School Principal. I am looking forward to continuing my work with our NIS Leadership Teams, our staff, and students. By working together, I am confident that we will continue to provide our students with truly rigorous and enriching school experiences.
Many exciting experiences and opportunities lie ahead of us. We welcome new members to our teaching teams and students in our classrooms. We are excited to further explore a play-based approach with our younger students and to prepare them for the 21st Century through STEAM-based activities. In addition, we will also create opportunities for our students to develop a belief in themselves and a sense of identity through student agency.
We will ask of our students to take initiative and ownership of their learning, to express and explore their own interests, to make choices, voice their opinions, monitor and adjust their learning while being aware of their learning goals. This is indeed a team effort and requires input from all stakeholders; the school, students, and parents.
Naseem International School is a special and unique community of which I am proud to be a part of. I look forward to every opportunity that this year might bring to my door.
Ms Antoinette Pienaar
KG Principal / ES Assistant Principal
Academics - Kindergarten
Kindergarten students at Naseem International School benefit from a stimulating, engaging and challenging environment. We believe in using the powerful tool of inquiry to teach our young students about the world around them. Our curriculum, both in English and Arabic is balanced through play-based learning, teacher-directed guidance and the provision of carefully planned learning experiences. This curriculum follows the IBPYP framework and Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and is staffed by qualified teachers who understand how to best support early childhood development.
We believe that the early childhood learning period is considered the most important developmental phase and it is our aim to provide the best possible learning experience to every individual in the Kindergarten. Children are encouraged to take lead in their learning as well as to collaborate with others. We view each child as competent and able individuals who are capable of learning, developing and understanding through a supportive and enabling environment.
Young children learn and develop at different rates and in different ways. We nurture each child’s natural curiosity and acknowledge differences in developmental stages. Aside from language immersion in English and Arabic, our students from Nursery, KG1 and KG2 experience different learning opportunities through specialist subjects such as Art, Music, PE, Movement and Gymnastics, Library and IT. Our newly built STEAM Makerspace provides opportunities for rich, hands-on and practical activities which nurture creative thinking, teamwork and innovation. Through the STEAM programme, we are enabling our young learners with the essential 21st-century skills, knowledge and attitudes.
At the heart of the Kindergarten is the understanding of the uniqueness of each child and the provision of a learning experience that would enable each child to develop holistically. Our Kindergarten celebrates the talents of each individual.
NIS - Elementary School
The Elementary School of NIS serves students from Grade 1 to Grade 5. We provide a warm and caring atmosphere where each student is supported in reaching his or her full potential. Our students receive instruction to think creatively, reason critically and communicate effectively. In other words, we place a big emphasis on developing 21st Century Skills. We recognize that not all students learn in the same way and structure our program’s instruction strategies to meet the varying needs of each child. We offer an international skills-based program supported by a professional and well-trained faculty.
The curriculum framework of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP), has been designed specifically for International Schools and leads into the IB Middle Years (IBMYP), Diploma Program (IBDP) and the Career-Related Program (IBCP). Educating the whole child is central to the IB Primary Years Program as well as our school mission. As we are a dual-language school, Elementary students spend most of their day with two teachers (English speaking and Arabic speaking) who teach the academic core of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and religion.
Students can explore varying interests and develop skills in academic, artistic and athletic fields. We have specialists in music/drama, art, physical education, gymnastics, design and technology sciences as well as IT to support our core curriculum. Regular class level performances introduce students to personal communication skills and provide all students with the opportunity to perform for our school community. Our Student Services Team (counsellor, student supervisor, ASL teacher) collaborate with classroom teachers to meet the needs of all students.
Regular communication like the weekly ES Bulletin and posts on social media, keep parents informed of our events, curriculum and class programme information. We have also introduced PowerSchool as a communication platform. As a Google for Education school, all our students are provided with a school email address and Google Classroom is used throughout Kindergarten and Elementary School not only as a means of communication but also as a means to guide our learning and teaching process.
Technology has always played a central role in our education as we do believe in preparing our students for the future – the current pandemic has underlined that importance. As a result, we expanded the requirements of using Chromebooks, managed by the school, which now includes all the ES grade sections from Gr 1 to Grade 5.
Parents are welcomed at NIS and we encourage open communication to foster an ongoing partnership with all parents.
Ms Adele Du Plessis
Elementary School Principal
Academics - Elementary School
The Elementary School provides a learning environment in which all the students can be happy, challenged and safe. We want to give all the students the confidence and enthusiasm to become life-long learners with an appreciation of, and respect for others.
Each class of no more than 24 students, is of mixed ability and an effort is made to achieve a balance in terms of gender and nationality. The classrooms, which are large and fully resourced, have computers and interactive whiteboards that are used in all areas of the curriculum.
NIS’s Elementary School serves students ages 3-11 in Nursery through to Grade 5. We provide a warm and caring atmosphere where each student is assisted in reaching his or her full potential. Our students receive instruction to think creatively, reason critically and communicate effectively. We recognize that not all students learn in the same way and structure our programs and instruction to meet the varying needs of each child. We offer an international skills-based and inquiry-based programme supported by a professional and well-trained faculty.
The curriculum framework, the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP), has been designed specifically for International Schools and leads into the IB Middle Years and Diploma Programs. Educating the whole child is central to the IB Primary Years Program. As we are a dual-language school, Elementary students spend most of their day with two teachers (English and Arabic) who teach the academic core of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and religion. Students can explore varying interests and develop skills in academic, artistic and athletic fields.
We have specialists in music/drama, art, physical education, gymnastics, design and technology as well as IT to support our core curriculum. Regular class level performances introduce students to personal communication skills and provide all students with the opportunity to perform for our school community.
Our Student Services Team (counselor, student supervisor, ASL teacher and learning resource specialists) collaborate with classroom teachers to meet the needs of all students. Regular communication like the weekly ES Bulletin and Monthly newsletter keep parents informed of our events, curriculum and class programme information. We have also introduced PowerSchool as a communication platform.
We became the first Google for Education Reference School in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Since September 2017, all subjects taught from Grade 3 upwards make use of the Google Classroom applications while using their Chromebook digital device. This is part of our ‘Go Green’ programme to be a paperless institute of learning.
The campus facility was built for Kindergarten and Elementary students. Grade level classrooms are located together so that students and teachers may work closely together. The school auditorium provides a wonderful venue for musical performances, plays and assemblies. Our physical education facilities include an indoor gym, basketball and volleyball courts, and two designated ES playgrounds. We are equipped with a computer lab and a comprehensive library. A full service cafeteria provides an early and mid morning snack for all students.
Parents are welcome at NIS and we encourage an ongoing partnership with parents.
NIS - Middle School
It is a privilege to serve Naseem International School and its community as the Secondary School Principal (MS/HS). Having the opportunity to lead a strongly-established school with a long-standing history in academics and extracurricular opportunities is an honor.
Interacting and working with diligent faculty and staff, a dedicated student body, and a supportive parent community and members will only elevate NIS to higher levels of excellence.
Everyone at NIS is committed to providing outstanding education, high-caliber teaching and learning, and effective pastoral care to ensure the mastery of lifelong learning that encompasses social and emotional learning, educational technology literacy, and 21st century learning skills.
Maintaining and enforcing a student-centered, engaging learning environment whether via an online and remote learning model or an on-campus model, is my primary goal as a Principal. The leadership team at NIS strongly believes in the school’s vision, mission and the motto of – Students First.
This academic year 2022-2023, is full of challenges and NIS is ready to face and make a positive change; this positive change starts with catering for students’ needs and believing in everyone’s potential to accomplish success. We challenge ourselves and we challenge our students to develop themselves and become independent learners and global citizens.
Together we will continue to progress and find innovative ways to achieve academic excellence and hone exemplary character traits. I appreciate everyone’s support and effort, and I value the teamwork and partnership of all the stakeholders to ensure a top quality educational experience for all the students at NIS.
Mr.Carlos Abou Mrad
Secondary (MS/HS) Principal
Academics - Middle School
At Naseem International School we support the individual well being of our students and provide a school environment that allows every student to thrive as they work towards achieving their best performance. We set high expectations for student learning, and challenge students to attempt new endeavors.
EFFECTIVE TEACHERS AT NASEEM :
- Create opportunities for intellectual risk-taking, collaboration, problem-solving, and application of classroom learning to real life situations.
- Implement strategies that promote ownership of learning to students.
- Demonstrate ongoing professional growth in order to increase the quality of instruction.
- Collaborate with colleagues to share and discuss exemplary practices, interpret student performance data, and design assessments that promote twenty-first century skills.
- Demonstrate a sensitivity to the precision and nuances of written work through comprehension, interpretation, and evaluation.
- Allow opportunities for students to employ critical and creative thinking skills to solve problems.
- Allow opportunities for students to employ critical and creative thinking skills to solve problems.
- Pose questions, examine possibilities, and apply skills for students to find solutions to authentic issues.
- Contribute to the local and global community in a collaborative and respectful manner.
Middle School students will develop the skills, mind sets and qualities that will best equip them for success in the world of the 21st Century and the future. Our students are intelligent, resilient, creative, imaginative, disciplined, and dedicated to lifelong learning. They are the future leaders and role models of Bahrain.
NIS - High School
It is an honor to introduce myself as the new MSHS Assistant Principal at Naseem
International School. I am excited to join this extraordinary school community and especially thrilled to be back to pre-pandemic normal school conditions.
This academic year 2022-2023 will mark my 22nd year in education. Over the past 22years I have worked as a teacher and in a number of leadership positions at international schools in both Jordan and Bahrain. I believe that every student must be valued, encouraged, supported and given opportunities to achieve the highest standards of intellectual, personal and ethical excellence.
For students to be successful in school, they need the support from both the home and the school and this will happen through a strong partnership with parents. We will do our utmost best to fulfill our responsibilities towards our students. Parent contributions to their children’s education is important as we share the responsibility for developing our students’ character for success in the future..
I am happy to be a part of this school family. Thank you for your support and I look forward to meeting and collaborating with you.
Sameer Al Fetyani
MSHS Assistant Principal
Academics - High School
Great leadership usually starts with a willing heart A position of leadership requires one to possess a forward-looking vision, be prepared to contribute to dynamic change, lead effective action, support pragmatic expectations, exemplify admirable coaching and offer uplifting recognition to those who contribute to the overall benefit of the institution.
This year, as a school, we live up to the expectation that Naseem International School inspires lifelong learners and global citizens. This is only attained through the effective coordination of all our resources within a team of highly qualified educators. Our role involves setting realistic, attainable goals that express our schools mission while supporting our team of educators in an effective manner so as to ensure a collective energy of cooperation and a collective sense of responsibility.
By raising expectations, we aim to instill critical thinking and problem-solving skills that would ensure resolution in the face of encountered challenges and even obstacles. Our duty includes leading the quest for focused timely actions, guided by a shared vision, which precedes the path to successful accomplishments. And finally we, as the leadership, should propagate the recognition of all contributions to the shared vision and mission of our outstanding educational institution.
The High School Diploma, based on the American Curriculum, is formally recognized by the Bahrain Ministry of Education as equivalent to Bahrain’s Secondary Diploma.All courses of study offered by the school, all textbooks and literary works provided to students, bear the approval of the Ministry of Education.
Currently our school is the only one in Bahrain and one of the unique schools worldwide to offer all four IB Programmes with the latest IB accreditation for the Career-Related programme in early 2019. We are also authorized to offer the BTEC Business and BTEC Art and Design courses which provide High School students with a wider range of choices for study options.
All students graduating from NIS will receive the NIS Graduation Diploma. In addition, students also choose to sit for either the IB Diploma or the IB Career-Related Programme in Grade 11 and 12.
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ADMISSIONS OPEN For Academic Year 2024 -2025
Naseem International School enrolled students from the international and local community in Bahrain. Our families join our international IB programmes to benefit from an international education within the context of our local Islamic culture. Our students are bi-lingual and are educated to become active and involved global citizens.
We welcome prospective parents to arrange a private tour of the school prior to admittance. Please contact our Admissions Office, on 17782021 for an appointment.
Contact Information & Details
- Naseem International Private School
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Address : Building 30, Road 18, Riffa,
Kingdom of Bahrain - Tel Landline : +973 17782000
- Website : https://www.nisbah.com
- Working Hours : Sunday To Thursday
- Timings : 7.00am - 2.00pm
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