Through exploration of different subjects, while applying cooperative learning, problem solving and critical thinking, students are guided to develop cognitive, social, and behavioral habits necessary for success in their school community and society.

Students will develop their oral and spoken language that supports the development of communication skills and provide them with a foundation for learning and the ability to read and write. Reading and writing instruction are integrated and holistic as each process builds upon the other.

We operate with an open-door policy. Parents may drop in at any time to meet with school admins. However, in order to ensure teachers are available, parents should notify the school’s office when they desire direct/formal communication with a teacher. We take educating your child seriously and try to keep distractions to a minimum.

Full cooperation on the part of parents and students is expected and appreciated. There are two scheduled parent/teacher conferences each year, one in the first term and one in the second term during which a student's performance and progress can be discussed. However, conferences may be requested by the parent, administration, and/or teacher if a demand rises throughout the academic year.

There is an introductory Parent-Admins conference usually held at the beginning of each academic year. During this conference, the school board discusses the school's program, important news and policies repetition. Prints and official papers and a copy of the schools' handbook, supply lists, course syllabi, and other pertinent information will be given at this time.

By attending class regularly, students are more likely to keep up with the daily lessons and assignments, and take quizzes and tests on time. Thus, to stress on its importance, attendance, is graded by 1 point on daily basis.

Students are expected to be in school at 7:15 AM to attend the daily Morning Assembly. During the assembly, students and their teachers will present a topic of interest that they have been working on, furthermore the Social Worker, the School nurse or the Head of Department would present topics to increase students’ awareness of matters they find relevant to student’s life.

The school working day ends at 2:15 P.M from Sunday to Thursdays.

Students’ Safety is a priority, Al Hamraa School is keen to ensure that dismissal time is safe, smooth and secure for all students. Therefore, KG & Primary students will receive 2 Pick Up cards from the school administration authorizing the card holder to pick up the child.

The person responsible for picking up student from school must submit Student Pick Up Card to the outdoor guard or duty teacher in order to dismiss the child. If the person responsible picking up the child does not have the Pickup Card, the administration will refuse to dismiss the child unless an official authorization is sent from the parent/guardian.

If the child is not able to attend/or come to school, parent/guardian are requested to notify the administration early morning. Students are considered tardy if they come to class after 7:40 A.M. In this case, the floor controllers will contact the parent to clarify the reason of tardiness or the possible absence.

Absence is considered excused and no grades will be deducted in case of a Medical Report is sent to the administration or an excuse letter sent and signed by parents and filed the student’s record. Yet, in case of unexcused absence, one mark will be deducted from students Attendance Follow up Log.

School uniform is formed of: a white T-shirt; a navy dress and a red jacket, all labeled with the school’s logo. Students are expected to wear only black, white or navy shoes. In addition, students have a sport’s uniform formed of a navy pants and a jacket. Students are expected to come to school wearing the sport uniform in case they have Physical Education.

In case the student needs to leave the school during the regular school day, parents are requested to notify the administration about the early pick up as early as possible in the morning in order to arrange any necessary changes for test, quizzes and make sure that the students didn’t miss any.

In order to permit the pickup, parents/guardian should submit the Student Pick up card to the floor controller to authorize the early dismissal. Furthermore, parent/guardian is requested to sign the log of Early Pick up, placed with Floor Controllers.

During the academic year Al Hamraa International Schools practices two announced emergency Fire Drills, Parents/guardians and students will be notified with the date and time of the fire drill. During the evacuation, students will be guided with their teachers to the assembly points and will be trained on the proper behavior during emergencies.  Furthermore, the Safety Team in the School conducts one unannounced fire drill to make sure that all staff personnel are aware of the procedures and the precautions to be taken during emergencies. Such a procedure helps us to prepare and train well our students for any emergency situation.

The students at the Elementary Level will be treated with lots of care from all the personnel working in the department. In case a problem arose in the classroom, the teacher will resolve the problem with the student in a professional manner. In case the problem persists, the Social Worker will be notified and she will be handling the student’s case with lots of secrecy and professionalism based on research-based strategies. In case the problem could not be solved the parents will be contacted to craft with an action plan to solve the problem.

Children are welcomed to celebrate their birthdays in the school provided that their parents/guardians contacted the administration and arranged for the suitable date and time for the celebration. In addition, the administration will notify parents/guardians about items that are not allowed to bring for celebrations and if any student is allergic to certain types of food.

Extra-Curricular activities in Al Hamraa International Schools are considered as an integrate part of the educational curriculum aiming to lead the growth and enrich the experience of students, the development of their talents and their potential and work on achieving educational objectives. The educational objectives are related to enriching subject matters, improving skills and gaining new experiences in a scientific and practical approach. The scope of work extends inside and outside the classroom, during or after the school day.

Some of the activities in Al Hamraa International School that will be carried out throughout the year would include but not limited to: Celebration of Official holidays and the National Day, the Annual Bazaar and the Annual Camp, in addition to the Art Competition, the Spelling Bee and the Reading Campaign. Furthermore, the department conducts two fun trips per semester.

Al Hamraa International Schools aims to maintain the physical, mental and social health of students to gain positive health behaviors, practices and successfully maintain a healthy living style.

Head lice: On Monthly Basis, the School Nurse conducts checkup for head lice, a notification letter will be sent to parents in case of observed symptoms. Parents will be asked to keep student at home for 2 days of treatment course.

Illness and Medication: When the student is not feeling well, she is accompanied to the School Nurse who asks her some questions to facilitate diagnosis of her case. If the student can’t answer the questions and if judged necessary, the School Nurse contacts the parents in order to clarify the situation and to take their consent to give medicine to the student when deemed necessary.

Keeping a clear and effective channel of communication between home and school is crucial to students’ achievement. At the beginning of the year all students and parents will receive a username and a preliminary password on Classera that will be used for communicating all information related to student’s learning journey. Therefore, checking Classera on daily basis is vital.

Classera, the school management system, is a digital communication tool, which is fully adopted by the school to increase students’ engagement in their learning journey. At the beginning of the year, accounts are created for all students and their parents. In addition, mobile/tablet applications can be downloaded to keep students and their parents connected to school at all times. Classera system serves many purposes, such as revision of taken materials in classes (worksheets, power point presentations, videos); communication with teachers and administration; upload of important notifications, certificates, progress reports and report cards; recorded smart classes and library selection from other schools in the Kingdom.

The Elementary Department upload the following on Classera so you can be downloaded:

• Final Exams Schedules – dates and subjects of Final Exams.
• Course Materials.
• Online Homeworks.
• Messages for Teahers an Administration in the Mailbox.
• Weekly Plans – subjects/class work/homework/tests & quizzes dates and materials.
• Schedules – Class Schedules.
• Academic resources – suggested links for extra practice in different subjects.
• Time Schedule – trimming during Final Exams.
• Monthly Calendar – events and activities schedule during the month.
• Yearly Calendar - dates of Exams/Vacations/Meetings throughout the year.
• Exam’s Notifications – materials to be studied for the Final Exams.
• Surveys.

Another communication tool is the School’s website. It contains various information related to the Elementary Department as for the school in general. The Elementary Department can be found under the Academics – American Diploma – Elementary School menu where the following can be downloaded:

• Student Portal: Classera -IT Help Desk - Between You and Me.
• Announcements of Activities. 
• Schools' Achievements.
• General Informations, Polices and Regulations.