Yesterday the Multinational School received a letter from the Ministry of Education, insisting that we close immediately. The letter stated the reason for closure was to ensure that all schools were adequately prepared to protect students and staff from contracting the H1 N1 virus. As the school already has a robust H1 N1 protection plan in place we approached the Ministry and requested permission to remain open. The school will close from the 28th September 2009 and will re open on the 10th October 2009.
Philosophy
Providing good quality education for their children is one of the greatest challenges facing many expatriates residing in Riyadh. For some this is achieved by enrolling children in one of the community-centred schools which operate here under the authority of the Ministry of Education (Foreign Education Department). In recent years it has become increasingly clear to the authorities, as well as to some sections of the expatriate community in Riyadh, that these arrangements were not meeting the needs of everyone. Many numerically small communities now exist within our city, which have not yet the size or ability to set up community-based schools. Their children need good quality schooling nevertheless.
