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Abdulrahman Kanoo International School

Coordinates: 26°10′47″N 50°32′12″E / 26.179681°N 50.536773°E / 26.179681; 50.536773
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Abdul Rahman Kanoo International School
مدرسة عبدالرحمن كانو الدولية
Location
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Salmabad

Bahrain


Information
TypeSchool
MottoCubiliaZ is power
Established1997
FounderAbdul Rahman Kanoo
PrincipalKate Moskwa
GradesNursery to G12
Enrollment2250
Colour(s)maroon, beige
Websitewww.arkis.edu.bh

Abdulrahman Kanoo International School (ARKIS) is a private school in Bahrain and was established in 1969. It is a co-educational and bilingual school. It was the first school in Bahrain to receive joint accreditation from the Council of International Schools.

Curriculum

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Abdulrahman Kanoo, the school's founder.

ARKIS is a certified Cambridge International (CIE) Centre. The Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP) is implemented in Preschool and Elementary School along with the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), followed by the Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme (CLSP) in the Middle School, the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) in Grades 9 and 10. In Grades 11 and 12, students opt either for IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma Programme (IBDP).

In addition to the above programmes, Universal Concept of Mental Arithmetic System (UCMAS), a brain development programme, is implemented from KG1 to Grade 8. The school implements subjects endorsed by Ministry of Education i.e. Islamic, Social Studies and Citizenship. ARKIS has an established Arabic Second Language department (ASL) for assisting students who are non-native speakers from Grade 1.

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26°10′47″N 50°32′12″E / 26.179681°N 50.536773°E / 26.179681; 50.536773