JEDDAH, 24 June — Al-Wurood International School, Jeddah has become the city’s second institution to obtain affiliation from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, after International Indian School, Jeddah.
At an investiture ceremony held at Al-Wurood school yesterday to mark the event, student office-bearers were sworn in by Principal Mary Thomas. Adnan of Grade 9 was elected prefect for 2002-03.
Kerala-based Peevees Public School Director Mohamed Ali handed over the flag to the school prefect. The other office- bearers nominated were assistant prefect, squad members, sports captain, sports vice captain, house captain and class prefects.
Dr. M. Azad Moopen, vice chairman of Peevees Public School, was the chief guest and M.C. Sebastian, principal of Riyadh-based Al-Yasmin School, was the guest of honor.
At a press conference held later, Dr. Moopen, who is also the chairman of the Dubai-based Dr. Moopen’s Group and Calicut-based Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd., said one of the features of Al-Wurood school was to identify children’s strengths and weaknesses and work toward instilling in them leadership qualities and building their all-round personality.
The school, with a teacher-student ratio of 1:15, has 600 multinational students on its rolls from Grade 1 to 9 — 350 of them boys.
“Children interacting in a multinational environment have an advantage of understanding the cultural traditions of different nationalities,” said Sebastian.
Thomas said the school had plans to start various clubs to nurture students’ talents and hobbies. “These activities will instill in them a spirit of reasoning and provide a forum to stimulate their knowledge,” she said.
