The Modern English School, Cairo was established in
1990 as a coeducational day school and has at all times remained true to its
mission statement.
Currently there are more than 1890 pupils aged 3 to 18
representing more than 35 nationalities at MES, Cairo. The school provides a
continuous education offering a portfolio of educational choices. Students
in the Foundation stage focus on Early Years’ Goals followed by the Primary
department where a full academic programme is based on the National
Curriculum of England with slight adaptations to reflect the international
setting.
For the first four years of their secondary education,
students follow either a British or American curriculum, both based on the
IB MYP approach and philosophy. The British section leads to IGCSE, A/S and
A Level examinations where the results are significantly higher than those
in the United Kingdom. The American section has a typical college
Preparatory High School programme including AP and Honours courses leading
to an accredited American High School Leaving Certificate. Students from
both British and American sections may apply to study the last two years in
the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) section of the school.
As befits any international school, there is a
provision for all students to study Arabic at a level appropriate to their
background. Egyptian students follow the Egyptian Ministry of Education
Arabic programme as well as the Civil Studies, Religious Studies and Social
Studies programmes thus fulfilling the requirements for acceptance at
Egyptian Universities. Their leaving certificate is recognised by the
Egyptian Ministry of Education and the Egyptian Ministry of Higher
Education. While many MES, Cairo graduates choose to remain in Egypt for
their University studies, a large portion go abroad to universities in the
United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America, Spain, France, Qatar,
Kuwait and Japan.
At MES, Cairo there is ample evidence of very high
academic achievement in all sections. However MES, Cairo is also recognised
as having a rich extra curricular programme. There is an all inclusive
programme of sporting activities as well as many thriving and exciting drama
and musical presentations. More than 200 students look forward to taking
individual instrumental lessons weekly. Field trips both locally and abroad
including MES, Cairo representation at the Model United Nation Conferences
are encouraged. Additionally, students represent their school most
successfully in a variety of international sporting tournaments. Involvement
in Community, Action and Service projects including local charity work and
membership of the National Honor Society are also emphasized. MES, Cairo is
particularly noted for its high quality musical and drama productions which
regularly involve the entire MES, Cairo faculty of teachers and students.
The highly qualified and experienced staff, which
includes more than 130 foreign recruited teachers, teach in an impressive
landscaped campus located in a developing area of New Cairo. The Katameya
site has two swimming pools, a huge sports hall, three multi-purpose halls,
two drama studios, a design and technology suite, a 400-seat theatre, three
libraries, five computer suites and an athletics track. These facilities
complement the art and music suites, the nine science laboratories as well
as the faculty suites and family designed year group pods. Transportation is
also available by a fleet of air conditioned buses with routes to all areas
of Cairo and the suburbs.
MES,
Cairo is the only school located outside of the UK to have earned the
prestigious Naacemark award for outstanding work in the area of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT). Additionally, it has been granted the
accolade of Model Accredited School by CITA. The school is regularly
inspected and evaluated by various accreditation teams, most recently by
CITA.
Thank you for interest in a teaching position at the
Modern English School, Cairo. We are currently accepting applications for
the 2009-2010 academic year.
Please email your CV, references and photo to
mescairo@mescairo.com.
