Damietta International Schools

DIS Learning Approaches

Foundation stage

Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfill their potential. Children develop quickly in the early years and a child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their future life chances. A secure, safe, and happy childhood is important in its own right. Good parenting and high-quality early learning together provide the foundation children need to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up.

British Section

Damietta International British School encourages learners to be innovative, empowers them to be confident, and provokes them to develop critical and analytical skills and to be reflective.

In our British Section, we promote active learning and encourage intellectual engagement. We are proud to see our students grow a sense of self-confidence and awareness. At the beginning of each session, our students along with their teachers create their own success criteria. They take responsibility of their own learning as they reflect on their own performance and achievement.

In addition to the active learning approach, we adapt the Whole Child approach which uses social-emotional learning to help children create the best learning outcomes. Our children are immersed in safe, inclusive learning environments that foster their creativity, celebrate their diversity, enhance their interpersonal and problem-solving skills, and boost their self-accountability.

Our Cambridge curriculum framework provides content that builds learners’ curiosity and enthusiasm about the world around them and builds their understanding of their local context as well as global awareness.

American Section

At DIS American School, students are inspired to learn without limits and go beyond any

border to make an impact in the world. Our engaging and thoughtful learning community

provides unique everyday opportunities to ensure each student experiences an

innovative education and transforms into a socially responsible and culturally aware

and member of the global community.

The American curriculum offers a broad and balanced educational approach supported by a wide range of co-curricular activities which provide all students the skills they need in all subject areas. All American schools offering the US Curriculum are based on high standards of achievement, therefore, this curriculum is one of the most widely-used in international schools. The diploma is not only accepted for entry at all US universities, but also increasingly by universities around the world.