National Orthodox School
| National Orthodox School - Shmeisani المدرسة الوطنية الأرثوذكسية - الشميساني |
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Amman Jordan |
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| Type | Private, co-educational, day school |
| Motto | Together we set the standards for Excellence in Life-Long Education |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian - Greek Orthodox |
| Established | 1957 |
| Oversight | Orthodox Educational Society |
| School number | +9625608500 |
| Head of Principal's Body | May Goussous (in Arabic: مي قسوس) |
| Website | http://www.oes.edu.jo/Shmesani/English/index.aspx |
The National Orthodox School - Shmeisani (NOS) (in Arabic: المدرسة الوطنية الأرثوذكسية - الشميساني) is a private, non-profit, co-educational, day school in Amman, Jordan. It caters to students from diverse religious and socio-economic backgrounds, providing bilingual (Arabic and English) education through two educational streams: national and international. NOS was founded by – and operates under the umbrella of – the Orthodox Educational Society (OES) (in Arabic:جمعية الثقافة والتعليم الأرثوذكسية), a not-for-profit, charitable, Christian welfare organization which has among its aims the establishment of schools and other educational institutions throughout Jordan.
NOS was established in 1960 by the Orthodox Educational Society (OES), as the first co-educational school in Jordan. From a rented building in Jabal Amman, NOS began its academic mission on 5 September 1960. In 1965, NOS moved to its current, permanent campus in the area of Shemiesani, in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The school's kindergarten 'Wahbeh Tamari Kindergarten (in Arabic:روضة وهبي تماري - الشميساني), moved to a separate, but nearby, location allowing for special facilities, in 1974, when the heirs of the late Mr. Wahbeh Tamari donated the funds for the construction of a kindergarten on a plot of land owned by the Orthodox Educational Society. NOS began with four classes, 70 students and four teachers. Today, the school’s student population has grown to around 2400 (from KG1 – Grade 12), with more than 400 faculty members.
A sister school, NOS - Al Ashrafieyh (in Arabic:المدرسة الوطنية الأرثوذكسية - الأشرفية), was established by OES in 1990, in Jabal Al-Ashrafieyeh, in the eastern suburbs of Amman.
NOS follows the Jordanian curriculum assigned by the Ministry of Education(Grades1-12), the British Curriculum IGCSE (Grades 9-12) and the Cambridge Program(CP) for Grades 1-8.NOS which adopts a different English and French curriculum from that of the Ministry of Education.
The school has a Learning Technology Center which produces teaching materials that help students be engaged in the lessons. The center contains a video library, slides, transparencies and equipment such as overhead projectors, TV and video sets, maps and learning charts. Computers are used for:
NOS consists of six academic sections, which are as follows:
The library contains 17,000 books: 11,900 Arabic books and 5,000 English books that cover scientific and literary subjects.
Computers are available the library to facilitate accessing information. Students can use the library during their recess and library periods. Educational activities such as knowledge contest and other contests are held by departments and teachers. Classes are held in the library to teach students how to make use of the library by accessing references processing information and documenting it.
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