Grades (9 – 12)
The transition from primary to secondary is a challenging process for students as they grow out of childhood and into adolescence. As such, students are confronted with immense change as not only are they required to adapt to a new routine within a new environment, they also are required to find a place for themselves in the world to establish their identity. These years are crucial where students need support to guide them through these changes.
Thus, Nile Academy provides a program that ensures students feel safe and secure to explore and make discoveries. Nile Academy aims to provide experiences that will give students the opportunity to foster a sense of identity and belonging, while at the same time develop their sense of responsibility towards work and participation. At Nile Academy , the staff caters for this challenging phase and aim to provide a smooth transition for students through a relevant and imaginative curriculum, the Home Room Teacher structure.
Secondary School students convene daily with their Home Room Teacher, which provides students with a sense of belonging and familiarity. Home Room Teachers are in constant liaison with subject teachers, and in close dialogue with parents through parent seminars and individual meetings. They monitor the students’ academic, social and discipline aspects and act as a contact point for any concerns students or parents may have. This allows each student to have at least one staff member who has an increased understanding of their needs and strengths. To further develop their familiarity and amity, Home Room Teachers organize curricular and extra-curricular activities with their Home Room students at the group-level or at the individual-level.
Nile Academy creates learning that is meaningful and relevant where students relate events in the outer world to their inner experience. It provides an imaginative and challenging curriculum that is appropriate to the transitional phase of the students. Along with the core subjects, students study a broad range of elective subjects including Instrumental Music, Religious Studies, Folkdance, Drama, Visual Arts and Food Technology. Interest in the academic program is achieved by student participation in regular activities, such as national and international competitions, and Subject Weeks where topics are explored and shared with their peers, parents and students from visiting schools. The academic program is also enhanced by the inclusion of regular incursions and excursions to enable students to grasp a practical understanding of the concepts and to link their learning to the real world.
Class sizes are kept small to ensure students have more individual attention and easier access to the teacher.
Nile Academy offers a range of opportunities for relaxation and personal development. Senior students are encouraged to take positions of leadership in school activities, such as Open Day and school ceremonies as well as in community service. Students are gently guided to maturity and independence within these roles as they make decisions and lead others.
