Kindergarden and Early Years

We have whole areas devoted to learners in this stage of development, where our youngest learners develop a strong sense of self and purpose.

Our schemes of work for the early years are designed to develop the routines and set the foundations for a well-paced learning journey. Our young learners learn by playing, feel secure in a happy and nurturing environment surrounded by highly committed teachers and learning assistants.

As part of our experiences programme for our KG learners, they also go to the various purpose-built sections of the school: they carry experiments in the laboratories, they participate in reading workshops with families in the library and they get busy creating in the arts room,

Lower Middle School

From Grade 6 to Grade 8 our students follow the framework of Cambridge International curriculum, providing a broad and balanced education for our students, helping them to thrive throughout their schooling. Our comprehensive programme includes core subjects like Arabic, English, Mathematics and Integrated Sciences, and we are the only school in Muscat incorporating Spanish as a mandatory subject for all students up to Grade 8. part of our PE skills for life offer is swimming in our Olympic-sized pool. Our carefully selected subject range provides our students with plenty of opportunities to develop creativity, expression and wellbeing in a variety of ways.

We place rigour and accountability at the centre of our practice, our students sit the check-point examinations to provide us with data on our progress and the areas of future growth. The subjects being English, Mathematics and Sciences.

Our students also learn the subjects as per the Ministry of Education requirements for each grade level. We are proud to enter in various competitions for Islamic studies and all of our students learn Arabic, be it as a first language or as second language, as part of our cultural heritage pillar.

The Cambridge content is structured around a carefully sequenced skills framework. Our highly trained teachers provide our students with the thinking, social and creative skills necessary to seize opportunities in the future of work.

We also nurture our students’ wellbeing and provide them with a planned series of sessions to explore areas selected to equip them with the tools to face the world fully informed. These sessions include cyber-safety, mindfulness, healthy living or nutrition & restorative sleep.

Middle School IGCSE

Our Grade 9 and Grade 10 students prepare to sit the the Cambridge IGCSE examinations. The IGCSE was created more than 30 years ago to meet the needs of students located in different parts of the world but with a common goal: to acquire knowledge and skills fit for a global citizen. Today, IGCSE is the world’s most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 year olds with a truly international programme, giving students more options than any other international qualification. We have created a diverse and rich offer range of optional subjects for our student, this means more subjects to choose from, more ways to learn and more ways to succeed.

IGCSE subjects chosen by our students include Arabic First Language, Arts and Design, Biology, Business Studies, Economics, English First Language, English Second Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Physical Education or Spanish Foreign Language.

Our methodology is inquiry based and stems from an active pedagogy, immersing the students in the content by means of practical approaches to learning. Our learning spaces are purpose built to enhance learning by doing as an approach. We at NWIS stongly believe that our youngsters need to develop pragmatic attitudes and a balanced set of skills to ensure a successful academic and professional careers. Our fully equipped laboratories, well reasourced learning centre, arts room and multipurpose hall are used on a weekly basis to ensure our students complete their IGCSE years with a whole suite of skills and practical experiences.

IB Diploma Programme

For Grades 11 and 12 students, the IB Diploma Programme (DP) is a rigorous and balanced program taught over two years and ending with students sitting final externally marked exams. It is an excellent preparation for university and adult life and is widely recognised by top universities from around the world.

Designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical well-being of students, the program aims for students to achieve breadth and depth of knowledge, and to thrive physically, intellectually, emotionally, and ethically.

Students choose one subject from each group, ensuring a broad grounding in Languages (English, Arabic or Spanish), Social Sciences, Experimental Sciences and Mathematics.

The program also features three components making up a common core. These aim to broaden the students’ educational experience and encourage them to put their knowledge and understanding into practice.

• With the Extended Essay, students are required to conduct an independent research project based on in-depth study of a topic related to one of the subjects they have studied.
• The Theory of Knowledge course encourages students to think about the ho they learn with a critical analysis.
• In Creativity, Action and Service students actively lead projects outside the classroom and learn from this experience.

Our highly qualified and fully trained teachers deliver the Diploma Programme in English, with Arabic A (Language and Literature) also being offered.

GED pathway

Some of our students choose to follow the GED pathway, were they select from subjects including Arabic First Language, Biology, Business studies, English Second Language, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Social Studies.

Our students also complete the curriculum of Ministry of Education required subjects for each grade level. Our students regularly participate in workshops and competitions organised by the MOE and other educational bodies.

Our students in the GED pathway experiences in the day-to-day learning in the classroom or specialist designated spaces in the school are equal to their peers learning through the IGCSE route. They develop skills for life and a full suite of attitudes to learning that provide the foundation for a fruitful academic career and chosen future profession.