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Purpose Statement : Maadi Children's Study Centre provides affordable education primarily for children of expatriate development workers and other expatriate families in Cairo , through a rich and challenging internationally recognized curriculum . Maadi Children's Study Centre educates the ‘whole child' to think independently, become life long learners, respect others and integrate a Christian world view into their lives. “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it” Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) |
Statement of Faith : MCSC agrees upon the Apostles' Creed as indicating the basic convictions of the organisation :
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell: the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic [universal] church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Upon this foundation of our faith, we covenant with one another and with God to labor together as true disciples of Jesus Christ. |
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At MCSC we provide a caring learning environment, where our expectations of the students - both academically and personally - are challenging. We also challenge our staff to continue to grow their faith and develop their professional skills through inservice training and external accreditation.
In addition to regular assessment of work, all students sit baseline assessment tests each year, including the Stanford Assessment Tests in Grades 6 through 8, and these provide a solid measurement of progress against internationally accepted standards.
Classes in KG to Grade 5 are sometimes vertically-grouped dependent upon the numbers of children. The children work on core subjects (e.g. reading, writing and maths) with their class teacher in the mornings and in the afternoons other subjects (e.g. history, science, art, religious studies) are taught by teachers with particular expertise. One morning each week is used for sports and we travel to the local Olympic Centre for this.
In Grades 6 to 8 the students follow a programme of study based on the UK Key Stage 3 National Curriculum. This is augmented by a number of integrated links with the US curriculum to ensure appropriate coverage for students who come from or who may return to a US system school. This system has been implemented for almost a year and has proven to be beneficial to students from both systems.
In addition to the core curriculum we offer a range of extra curricular activities which have included Jazz Dance, portrait painting, music appreciation and composition, still-life drawing, drama, recreational sports clubs, backgammon and chess. Through links established by parents, students can participate in activities organised by other schools in Maadi.
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