El Alsson School
El Alsson British and American International School is a private international school in Imbaba, Giza, Egypt that was established in 1982. It offers a British section from Foundation Stage 1 (3 year olds) to GCSE with a sixth form for AS and A-Levels (18 year olds), and an American section from Preschool to Grade 12 with an option of taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The school moved to its new campus in New-Giza on a 14 feddan site.
| El Alsson British & American International School | |
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| Address | |
NEWGIZA KM 22 Cairo-Alex Road, Imbaba , 12411 Egypt | |
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| Type | Private international school |
| Established | 1982 |
| Director | Colin Rogers and Soumaya Amr[1] |
| Grades | Preschool–12 |
| Age range | 3–18 |
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| Colour(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Website | www |
Extracurricular activities
Houses
The school has a house system consisting of four houses: Karnak (blue), Siwa (yellow), Thebes (red) and Memphis (green). For a couple of years the houses in the secondary school were Horus (blue), Sekhmet (yellow), Anubis (black) and Sobek (green). The houses compete in the Annual Alsson Library Quiz, Sports' Day, Rugby sevens matches and eleven aside football matches.
School council
The El Alsson School Council represents the student body. The Council is constituted of representatives from every class. The Council is not politically aligned and does not involve itself in the day-to-day running of affairs of the school but are active in organising charity bake sales and events.
Facilities
The school has a library known as the 'Eileen Lucas Library', used for recreational and research purposes and has a media room adjacent.
Notable alumni
- Omar Samra, adventurer, entrepreneur, and speaker
References
- "Message from Directors". El Alsson British & American International School. Retrieved 19 February 2019.