We are especially proud of our BSD students who received Cambridge High Achiever Awards in 2025, including Top in Saudi Arabia – Psychology (Cambridge International A Level), High Achievement – Music (Cambridge IGCSE), and Top in Eastern Province – Economics, Geography, and Physical Education (Cambridge IGCSE). These awards reflect exceptional dedication, perseverance, and academic excellence.

Congratulations to our outstanding students, to their teachers, to BSD and to our families for the partnership and support that make achievements like this possible. We are incredibly proud of what our community continues to accomplish together.

Students posed insightful, well-researched questions on topics that matter deeply to our community, including student wellbeing, safeguarding, access to STEM opportunities for girls, teacher recruitment and the impact of policy on families living and working in the Eastern Province. Their ability to connect academic concepts to real-world contexts reflected the very best of an IB education.

I was especially impressed by the professionalism, curiosity and respect with which students led the discussion. Experiences like this bring learning to life and demonstrate how our students are developing skills, voice and confidence to engage meaningfully with the world around them.

Thank you to our Global Politics students for their leadership, to Mr. Brad Dugan for his guidance and support, and to all who contributed their time and perspectives. Moments like these reaffirm the strength of learning and community at ISG Jubail and across ISG.

This experience offered a valuable window into everyday teaching and learning and supported parents in better understanding how learning happens across year groups and subjects.

Parents shared positive feedback following the visit, expressing appreciation for the openness, the strong learning culture and the opportunity to connect more deeply with the school’s educational practices.

Thank you to the following teachers for welcoming the BSD campus council members into their classrooms:

• • Mr. Liam Moore, Foundation Stage 2

  • Ms. Sarah Charlesworth, Year 6

  • Mr. Andrew Hepworth, senior school mathematics

  • Mr. Kevin Monaghan, senior school geography 

The Campus Council

Each campus at ISG has a Campus Council consisting of parents, age-appropriate students and staff. The parent portion of the Campus Council is elected and represents the campus community.

The Campus Council is provided with updates from the Principal on campus operations, learning plans and activities with opportunities for the Council members to provide feedback to the school Principal.

As we look ahead, our community can look forward to several upcoming learning experiences that will further enrich student learning and engagement:

• • MathCounts competition, Jan 31

  • SAN Engineering symposium, May 30

These experiences reflect ISG’s continued commitment to high-quality learning, innovative practice and meaningful opportunities that support every learner’s academic growth.

The event aligned with ISG’s Strategic Priorities of wellbeing and belonging, high quality learning and professional excellence, all framed through the lens of instructional coherence.

Participants engaged in sessions focused on evidence-informed teaching practices, student wellbeing, inquiry-based learning and effective support systems — spanning across grade levels, subject areas and school operations.

ISG was also proud to be featured during the institute: ISG’s Organizational Development Lead, Uzma Ahmed, facilitated a multi-day strand tailored for administrative assistants and support staff, spotlighting ISG’s commitment to developing excellence across all roles in the organization.

WOW Week offered students on these campuses a shift from the regular schedule and an opportunity to learn in new, engaging ways.

Through hands-on experiences, collaborative activities and creative challenges, students explored new interests and strengthened connections with friends and teachers.

These experiences encouraged students to step outside their comfort zones and try something new, which supports confidence, independence and personal growth. 

British School Dhahran’s Week Without Walls will take place in February.

In January, ISG hosted 15 university visits on several of our campuses. These visits provide students with opportunities to have a face-to-face interaction with admissions representatives to learn about specific admissions requirements for them depending on which curriculum they are enrolled in, A Level, IBDP, AP or college prep courses. Our students also receive up-to-date information on the scholarship opportunities and new programs at each university.

The universities that visited several ISG campuses this month are:

• • Bahcesehir University, Turkey

  • Caldwell University, USA

  • CUNEF, Spain

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA

  • EU Business School, Spain, Switzerland, and Germany

  • IE University, Spain

  • Koc University, Turkey

  • Marist University, USA

  • Michigan State University, USA

  • Middlesex University Dubai, UAE

  • Royal College of Surgeon in Ireland, Bahrain

  • Temple University, USA

  • Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

  • UFV Universidad Francisco De Vitoria, Spain

  • University of Guelph, Canada

In addition, College Clinics for the Class of 2027 have started. College Clinics will be held both in-person as well as virtually. Our ISG counselors will share all information with our students.

We hope you found the workshop meaningful and that you walked away with practical tools, insights and ideas you can apply within your own family. Your engagement and thoughtful participation are an important part of building a strong school–home partnership that supports student wellbeing and learning.

The next PEP event will be a celebration of learning that will take place at two locations: Dhahran campus and ISG Jubail campus.  Please mark your calendars and we look forward to welcoming you to these events in April.