Year 7Y
Mr Suhel Patel
Geography Teacher
Aarav Rajesh Adam Al Attar Amani Abdul Hamza Al
Mishra Karim Rasheed
Hamza Moazzam Hayam Memon Hazeeq Abdul Ibrahim Shah
Awan Talib
Muhammad Yara Shouman Zeyad Ahmed Zohair Mirza
Ehsaan
Haythem Ibrahim Salim Laith Malaika Ghalib Ezmirly Zaida Anadil Haya Al
Siddiqi Tamimi
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Year 7Z
Mr Ibrahim Ali
Science Teacher
Adam El Batal Afraz Alya Caylen
Mohtashim Moumena Padayachee
Fatima Farrukh Husna Kassim Ibrahim Ilham Memon
Zogheib
Iraj Usman Judy Afandi Muaaviah Muhammad
Muhammad Rehan
Omar Heiba Sara Sari Bachaalani Ubaid Gani Yara El
Karimuddin Rousstom
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Year 8X
Mr Hasnain Ayub
History Teacher
Faris Al Saheal Joud Alboulad Muhammad Beril Atay
Ilham
Ibrahim Nasir Abdullah Joud Adam El Laya
Badeeb Bahamdaine Bayrouti Hammouda
Imaan Farida Saif Hamouda Reem Hamze, Waleed Maria
Zuberi Youssef Memoni Mohammed
Khadija Rameen Afia Jawad Ezaan Imaad Parwez Soona Osman
Soorty Shakil Qureshi
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Year 8Y
Mr Tonui Kipkurui
Science Teacher
Ziad Abbas Farah Ahmed Salma Alakhal, Karma Ali
Furkan Anani Kevin Bafitos Basil Baglin Mazen
Bamanea
Saleh Gandeel Khadijah Aiyla Iqbal Yasmeen Haniya Jenna Zeidan
Ikram-Ul-Haq Khalifa Shekhani
Jamal Khotat Omar Yasmina Gabrielle Ahmed Sayed Jagaa Jaannani
Madhoun Mneimneh Sabbah
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Year 8Z
Mr Connor McFadden
Geography Teacher
Lilia Salem Fahad Al Sarah Alakhal Zainah Ali
Sulaiman
Yousef Jad Azzam Omran Baassiri Abdulaziz
Alzaben Banuaym
Taya Youssef Sandra Bekhit Hamza Dahlan Mariama Fatty Rameen Hasan
Yasmine Amal Mohammad Maha Yasmin Ragab Zakariya Khan Jad Hilal
Seifeldin Hasan Shehzad
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Year
8
Year 9X
Mr Mudasir Mahmood
Head of Humanities
Social Science Teacher
Fawaz Al Esayi Adnan Baassiri Abdullah Yasmeen Bitar
Binladen
Rayan Bokhari Flavia Ajwad Rayan Din
Buccheri Chowdhury
Logein El Selena Elias Abdalla Umar Gani Jacob Andrew
Sayed Elshrkawy Taylor
Keira Margaret Mohamed Fawaz Mir Aahana Rajesh Salma Areej Shaikh
Adam Moumena
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Year 9Y
Mr David Kitt
Head of PE and Sports
Lana Yasmeen Maryam Sulaiman
Abdelraheem Afandi Ahmad Ahmed
Hala Alzagha Leen Bakhsh Sondos Sulaiman
ElNagar Griffin
Tamim Hamad Nour Hashish Faisal Junaid Mohammad
Azzam Bilal
Hussain Malji Ashaz Zayeem Maria Eesa Rana
Yzzabelle
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Activity Day
Year
9
Year 9Z
Mr Leo Cox
PE Teacher
Tooleen Mariam Ammar Ayub Faisal
Afandi Ahmad Bakhashwain
Oliver Britton Inaya El Faisal Abdullah
Haddouchi Hassoubah Hemimy
Mariam Javed Ziad Kandiel Raed Khanani Malak Khotat
Mohammed Hasan Malji Abdul-Raheem Inaya Pervez Sanya Saqib Izza Zainab
Abdul Khalid Master
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Mr Munsoor Shahzad
BA Hons, PGCE, QTS
Head of Key Stage 4
I have been very proud of the resilient
spirit shown by our JPGS Communi-
ty through the virtual schooling. Dur-
ing these most challenging of times the
staff have remained steadfast in their
desire to provide the pupils with the
best possible experience. The pupils
have certainly taken advantages of the
many opportunities offered to them. The
School Council has flourished under the
leadersip of the Head Team and has had
more of a significant role during the vir-
tual schooling. Our representatives have
worked hard to ensure that every voice
has been heard. The safety and wellbe-
ing of our pupils has been a key prior-
ity of the school over the last 2 years.
All of our staff members are trained in
Safeguarding. We were nominated as fi-
nalists for the prestigious International
Schools Award for Safeguarding. This
year we have raised awareness of mental
health and wellbeing through our PSHE
Curriculum and our Wellbeing Ambas-
sadors. They have hosted assemblies for
Safer Internet Day, Healthy Ramadhan
and Cancer Awareness.
As KS4 Coordinator I have been proud
by the progress the pupils have made.
The Year 11 pupils are on track of achiev-
ing some outstanding results. They have
shown great perseverance during these
challenging and uncertain times. Our
Year 10 pupils have made a great start
to their IGCSEs. The tracking reports in-
dicate that attainment and engagement
is very high. In PSHE the Year 10 pupils
have studied modules on Personal Fi-
nance, Enterprise, Careers and Mental
Health. Our Year 11 pupils have com-
pleted modules on Exam Technique,
Post 16 Options and Mental Health. The
highlight of the year has been to see the
pupils in person during Mock Exams
and Activity Days. They have grown a
few inches over the last 12 months.
I would like to finish with wishing the
Year 11 pupils the very best with their
IGCSEs and to say goodbye to those pu-
pils that are leaving us. I wish you every
success in your future endeavours.
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Activity Day
Activity Day
Y
Year
ear
11
11
Year 10X
Mr Khalid Raza
Art Teacher
Haya Abdalla Mahamed Bilal Nusaiba Zyen Nawal Al
Abdi Ahsan Amoudi
Abdullah Al Masa Al Banna Jameel Al Heba Alzagha
Attar Haddad
Ahmed Azzam Gazy Gibran Adham Elesily
Zulkarnine Chouman
Hadi Faisal Salwa Khayat Jassem Khlouf Youssef
Osman
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Year 10Y
Mrs Hajira Siddiqui
Mathematics Teacher
Yousef Al Fatima Awais Yousef Nour
Aghbari Bamanea Binmahfouz
Faisal Daaboul Aly Ebeid Hamdy El Attar Mohamed El
Masry
Layan Fayez Thowaibah Farhan Malik Mahnoor
Junjunia Mosharraf
Hanya Yakout Isabella Muhammad Ur Mark Sabbah Amina Nedjadi
Vasconcelos Rehman
Dos Reis
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Year 10Z
Mr Junaid Rawoot
Science Teacher
Yasseen Alwaleed Salman Abdullah
Abdelraheem Al Esayi Alhomayed Alsherebi
Salman Simon Calles Jana Fathalla Fairouz Hafiz
Baassiri Castelo
Khalid Sana Khan Azraa Khota Jordan
Hamouda Matthew
Aleena Abdul Moyeed Areeb Rattani Waniya Saqib
Moazzam Mohammed
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Year 11X
Mr Peter Gilbert
English Teacher
Nabilah Abdul Yasmeen Al Abdur-Rahman Arham Alvi
Talib Sharif Ibn Samir
Saad Bokhari Sofia Burhan Radin Rahman Omar El
Chowdhury Sayegh
Fatoumata Ahmad Zeina Hemimy Raiha Khan
Fatty Hammouda
Ibrahim Muhammad Yaraa Ahmed Nadine
Zahran Hasan Siddiqui Abdulkreem Maarouf
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Year 11Y
Mr Abu Bakar Siddiqi
Business Studies / Economics Teacher
Layla Accaoui Sadek Al Ziyad Al Bader Baglin
Akhras Salloum
Veronica Zeinab Manaal Hasan Zina Hashish
Bekhit El Gazzah
Mira Hussein Yahya Kirimly Keyaan Nasser Abdelrahman
Mantah Saleh
Iman Humairaa Hamza Aminah
Shekhani Zuberi
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Year 11Z
Mr Martin Eldridge
PE Teacher
Bessma Abdul- Hadiah Al Hesham Ali Muhammad
jawad Haddad Bilal Ali
Mohamed Ben Fatoumata Yousef Elias Aribah
Ali Cham Farrukh
Ibrahim Ikram- Nael Khalid Sulayman Arif Daniela
Ul-Haq Khan Langdon
Aman Tilani Athar Siddiqui Haniyya Suha Shehzad Erin Claessens
Siddiqi Mcmillan
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Mr Steven Apsey
BSc (Hons), Msc, PGCE
Head of Sixth Form
The Sixth form have been working hard in and out of les-
sons, with well-being ambassadors helping to plan and
take assemblies in anti-bullying week, and the head team
leading the Remembrance Day assembly. In tutor time the
pupils have been following the VESPA sixth form mind-
set, a package of study skills that cover vision, effort, sys-
tems, practice and attitude. This allows pupils to develop
their study skills and create smart targets to improve the
efficiency of their learning and independent study.
Pupils have also given assemblies with a group of Year
12 boys most recently teaching us the importance of a
positive mindset in success. Year 12 and 13 pupils have
also got involved in the PALS programme mentoring and
teaching in a variety of subjects, passing on their expertise
to younger pupils and peers and so improving outcomes.
The Sixth Form have also taken part in weekly debates and
voted using microsoft forms. Recent questions include
subjects as diverse as; “This house believes that Lord of
the Rings is a better franchise and series of films than Star
Wars” (motion passed), “This House Believes That a Bad
Law Deserves to be Broken” (motion passed), “This House
Believes the Manipulation of Human DNA is an Ethical
Necessity” (motion defeated), and “This House Believes
Individual Apathy is the Greatest Threat to our Climate”
(motion passed). We have held these debates either in
form time or in assembly with some very articulate and
well-reasoned arguments from pupils on both sides.
ALIS tests for Year 12, have now been conducted and re-
sults shared with departments which have allowed more
individualised target grades to be assigned and to give
teachers a better understanding of the learning styles of
the pupils. We will use these to update the target grades in
the forthcoming reports so parents may see a slight change
in the target grade of the pupils.
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Year 12X
Mr Godfrey Matthew
Mathematics Teacher
Abdalla Abdi Mohamed Nada Afandi Lubna Al
Abdulahi Salloum
Muhammad Azam Luai Atarji Anthony Dana Binladin
Aminuddin Bafitos
Mohammad Jorjoh Nasir Ayberk Dalak Jumana Elesily
Binmahfouz Cham
Nawaf Shakeel Abdullah Uzair Khota
Nasser
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Year 12Y
Mr Abdul Aziz Qayyum
Humanities Teacher
Louai Abdalla Mohamed Has- Lucrezia Ahmad Awais
san Abdelaziz Antonaci
Fatmah Maria El Muhammad Waleed
Bugshan Tawbah Hussain Hussein
Abdulelah Ikhlas Memon Hashim Raffa Amna Saqlain
Khalifa
Amani Shah Abdullah Abdullah
Usman Zahran
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Year 12Z
Mr Abdullah Chowdhury
English Teacher
Sadeel Al Marya Al Jana Al Fase Mostafa
Banna Barakati Albolad
Hattie Britton Yusif Sameer Abdur-
Huseynzade Kaukab Rahman Khan
Umar Oozeer Fatima Ayat Rana Abdul Rahman
Rabbani Shesha
Marinella Abdullah
Trompetter Toonsi
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Year 13X
Mr Ahmed Gul
Mathematics Teacher
Khaled Abdul Kareem El Ramis Faisal Elyas Mejai Tamara Aiza Shaikh
Shakour Sawy Sarawak
Abdullah Tariq Haadiya Ammar Vora Musa Zuberi Fauwaz Naufal Ahmad
Usman Shakeel
Year 13Y
Mr Maqbul Hussain
Head of Mathematics Sara Alsaleh Nafisah Ayub Farah Bakhsh
Saif Al Banna Omar Dada Abdalrahman Raaed Khan Rameen
Hemimy Salman
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Business Studies Trip to Mall of Arabia
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Year
13
English
Hello and welcome to the English section to the Jeddonian. lighted our wisdom and love for books.
The academic year of 2020 – 2021 will forever be remem-
bered for its uniqueness but that has not deterred us from Overall, regardless of the challenges of doing all this on-
forging ahead with developing and adapting to ensure the line, we still managed to produce a memorable celebration
online experience continues to deliver. of books and all that they can do for us. We now look for-
ward to next year when the tantalizing possibility of re-
While we have all been at home, the English department turning to the class and seeing all the pupils once again is
has attempted to remind all of us of the importance of a real possibility.
reading. Novelists such as, Dickens, Atwood, Fine, Stein-
beck and many more have been enjoyed virtually and we
didn’t stop at novels.
We have also immersed ourselves in the poetry of Car-
ol Ann Duff, Emily Dickinson, Tennyson, Coleridge and
explored topics through poetry such as, war, conflict, na-
ture and place. We have also been keeping ourselves busy
through competitions and we had an extremely interest-
ing book week held virtually, so a lot to celebrate.
This year saw the 1st year of the Poetry Off By Heart com-
petitions and as I write this we are just moving into the
2nd round. The 1st round has already demonstrated some
extraordinary talent and passion for poetry across the
school and I am looking forward to announcing our Poet-
ry Off By Heart overall winner later this year.
Despite being held virtually, our book week celebrations
took a turn for the surreal when it came to participation.
Images of reading in strange places and merging faces
with books demonstrated some interesting creativity and
thank you to everyone that took part. Thank you to all
those that took part in the caption competition that high-
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Mathematics
“It’s been a full year and I am still not a big fan of distance An interview with Mr. Adnan Amreeki
learning but I enjoy my online statistics lessons. Our teach- (Jeddah’s most inspiring Artist and Maths Specialist)
er made our lessons pretty interactive and always asks us
for feedback, making it feel we’re actually at school, al-
though I work from a desk in my bedroom! What really
stands out are the motivational quotes he sends us when
we submit a piece of work (my favourite one is “if it’s dif-
ficult it’s already done, if it’s impossible it shall be done”).
We finished the syllabus in February 2021 and have since
spent time going over past papers which has helped re-
inforce concepts, solutions and ideas. At this rate, our
class should have no trouble studying for the forthcoming
mocks.
Moreover, we recently completed the last chapter from
our syllabus and wrote a test. I noticed I didn’t have any
trouble studying for the test because we had been practis-
ing exam questions in class as well. Thanks Mr Hussain.
I’ve come to look forward to Statistics rather than fear it”
Art has always been a means of expressing oneself, wheth-
Haadiya Usman er it’s to do with their history, future visions or their per-
(Year 13) spective of the beauty of the world. Over the weekend, I
was honoured to interview a brilliant and talented artist,
Above is a picture of the type of work that we have been Mr Adnan Amreeki, who had initiated a project of his own
doing on mean, standard deviation, variance, worded on the origins of Jeddah.
problems and assumed mean.
I began asking about his inspiration and motive towards
his project, in which he explained how he had spent his
childhood in Jeddah and found himself captivated by the
world of art. Pursuing his captivation, Mr Amreeki com-
menced his artistic journey by painting a variety of archi-
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tectural structures using oil paints and proceeded to par- reeki was obliged to go through numerous processes to
ticipate in a range of art exhibitions. perfect his work, all of which required both his mathemat-
ical and artistic skills. By planning and calculating the dif-
ferent measures of the houses using a range of computer
based designing and graphic apps, he had ensured to only
display some of the main houses of old Jeddah as it’s near-
ly impossible to portray all of the current houses without
having to narrow them down to an extremely small scale.
Moreover, the defined carving on the doors, windows and
walls of the houses needed to be planned bit by bit.
Mathematics and Art are related in a variety of ways.
Mathematics has itself been described as an Art motivated
by beauty. In fact many of the core skills in art and maths
are closely related. Both disciplines require spatial reason-
ing skills and the special ability to identify and recognise
patterns. You only have to look at all the designs and pat-
terns involved with tessellation on many world famous
monuments such as the Taj Mahal.
Artists and mathematicians use geometry in their work-
--including shapes, symmetry, proportion and measure-
ment.
Mr Amreeki then began brainstorming ideas which would
captivate a large audience, and that is where the concept
of his latest project sparked. Deciding to retire from his
job, he ensured to give this project his all. Constructing
every piece of his project, Mr Amreeki had been more and
more consumed by his fascinating talent, so much that he
had spent around 12 years working on this project, with-
out any regrets and with a deep passion towards illustrat-
ing the true art and patience of his ancestors who had orig-
inally built the infamous homes of old Jeddah. One of the
main purposes of Mr Amreeki’s project was to highlight
the beauty of the rich culture in Saudi Arabia, specifically Not only was Mr Amreeki able to construct the houses and
through conveying the wonderfully detailed architecture lighting, but he was able to create figures of the people
of the houses in old Jeddah. of Jeddah, demonstrating the everyday lives of different
families, such as mothers doing the cleaning, kids playing
with their friends and fathers working day and night. On
top of that, he had been able to manufacture figures of car-
riages, horses and carts. All of these steps and processes
in which Mr Amreeki had to go through on his own, took
numerous hours behind a screen to design and plan, fol-
lowed by more hours of constructing the different pieces
of his project, using a variety of materials and 3D printers.
As I asked for Mr Amreeki’s advice towards the new gen-
eration of Saudi artists, he stated how he wishes for them
to pay more attention towards the fascinating history of
the country and display their appreciation towards it, and
no matter the type of art they are most intrigued towards,
they must work with a deep passion in order to achieve
success in their artwork.
Fortunately, Mr Amreeki may have a new upcoming pro-
Mr Amreeki made use of different tools, mainly those used ject cooked up for his eager viewers, illustrating his mar-
by engineers, to build the 3D structures of the houses, and vellous talent and passion towards the history of Saudi
in order to ensure the precision of the details on the hous- Arabia. In the meantime, his workshop is open to anyone
es, as well as a few electrical appliances to represent the who wishes to gaze upon Mr Amreeki’s magnificent work
streetlamps. To nail down his ideas into a reality, Mr Am- and even find some inspiration for their own projects.
Sciences
Life as we know it if may have to come to a sudden halt The learning remained interactive throughout by using
during the covid pandemic, but at Jeddah Prep and Gram- different platforms such as Nearpod and the teachers be-
mar school, the science department kept the flames of ing available to meet on Zoom, even when we were com-
learning alive. Every science lesson was a hive of activity pleting offline work. And whilst we may have missed out
and pupils and teachers went on with the usual business on the opportunity to physically perform practicals, we
of making science as practical and relevant as possible. still benefitted from virtual practicals and YouTube videos
Whilst some pupils engaged in making posters depicting demonstrating them.”
various scientific phenomenon, others carried out simple
practical investigations to enhance their learning. Rameen Salman (Year 13)
“It was disappointing having to do IGCSE Science on-
line during the Covid period, but I’m very thankful to my
teachers who made the most effort to make us feel like we
were in a normal classroom environment.”
Haniyya Siddiqui (Year 11)
Our Year 11, 12 and 13 pupils have spoken some com-
ments about learning science virtually...
“At the start of the Pandemic, I thought that studying
Science subjects such as Biology and Chemistry online
would be extremely challenging. However, as we began
adapting to remote learning I was pleasantly surprised.
“Learning biology virtually has been quite different than ing and consolidating knowledge learnt was very helpful
learning it in school, because we can’t do any practicals in a time where processing and understanding the content
which makes it a bit of a challenge.” is very hard to do.
Yasmeen Al Sharif (Year 11) Amna Saqlain (Year 12)
“Science has always been a mutual relationship between
theory and practical so having an entire year’s worth of
Science education online, deprived of carrying out exper-
iments and fieldwork to further our knowledge has been
tough to say the least. However, the extra effort put in by
our teachers to replicate the joy and amusement in lessons
does not go unnoticed, and I am grateful for them.”
Nafisa Ayub (Year 13)
Virtual Learning has been really difficult for all of us, and
extremely different from in school learning, however, I
think that the science department has handled the shift
well. Using different platforms to make the lessons engag-
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Computer Science
It’s been a memorable school year for Computer Science Key Stage 4
pupils. Although Year 11 and Year 12 were not able to sit
exams they should be commended for their hard work Year 10 pupils have been working on developing their
that they put into prepare for it. Below is a highlight of programming skills. Pupils have used both flowcharts and
what our pupils learnt this year. pseudocode when designing algorithms and their finished
solution is made on the Python. Year 10 pupils have pro-
Key Stage 3 gressed very nicely this year and have been working on
previous examination programming challenges.
In year 7, pupils touch on many different aspect of Com-
puter Science; they develop skills that will help them in Year 11 pupils worked very hard on completing their syl-
a multitude of subjects. This year the pupils developed a labus for the June 2020 exams. They learnt how to create a
good foundation for the skills that they will need in the circuit using logic gates; how the CPU processes instruc-
coming years. Pupils learnt about the computer system, tions and data and they learnt a variety of data security
which was then followed up with turtle programming us- threats and how to prevent them. Practical lessons in-
ing Python. They also learnt how to create a website using volved working on solutions to the pre-release paper for
HTML and have learnt about spreadsheets. the upcoming exam.
Year 8 pupils learnt how to develop logical reasoning and Key Stage 5
problem solving skills through Flowol. Pupils used mim-
ics to program instructions using sequence, selection and Year 12 pupils covered new topics in Computer Science
repetition constructs. Pupils also were able to see how out- such as: Assembly Language programming, Communi-
puts can be generated with logic gates. cation and Internet technologies and Database Model-
ling. During practical lessons, pupils brushed up on their
Year 9 pupils learnt a variety of new ICT skills using word programming skills and also worked on solutions to their
processing and presentation software. They also devel- pre-release paper.
oped their problem solving skills in using trace tables,
flowcharts and algorithms. They also wrote programs to
validate input data using Python.
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Physical Education
Teaching Physical Education via a laptop was almost im- Despite all the odds against us, we believe we will con-
possible, but the JPGS PE department believed we could tinue to successfully deliver a fantastic range of engaging
do it. Never has there been a stronger reason to teach PE. virtual PE lessons to all our pupils. As we say in the PE de-
Our pupils are trapped at home, immobile and starring at partment “whether you believe you can or can’t – you’re
a screen for hours each day. Yet they are used to being so- right”
cial, active and dynamic. To protect physical and mental
well-being, JPGS PE department have reached-out during
academic term 2020/21 to deliver fun, active and educa-
tional lesson to our whole school community.
With a new Head of Department and new PE team, we
were asked to design, create and deliver virtual schemes
of work to all Prep and Grammar School children. Sud-
denly Zoom, PowerPoint and Firefly were more impor-
tant to our department than footballs, basketballs and
tennis rackets. But we managed to create some fantastic
health-related exercise classes based upon key compo-
nents of fitness, to get the pupils moving and having fun.
Meanwhile we have continued to successfully fulfil our
iGCSE (PE) theory lessons. Term 1 was a lively term for
both pupils and PE staff!
During Term two (still virtual) we are reaching further out
to engage our Early Years pupils with imaginative jour-
neys of sea voyages and mountain climbs, we have offered
Prep school pupils circuit training, cardio work-outs and
endurances challenges, meanwhile we’ve created a mixed
martial arts programme for all Grammar School pupils
which offers a fun way to learn new techniques, get fit and
have great fun. Throughout the entire Term Two we are
also running fortnightly virtual sports day house competi-
tions. Sports day lives! … virtually.
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Physical Education Humanities and Social Sciences
The Humanities and Social Sciences department is excited The department is now planning for life without COV-
to have introduced a new enrichment program; the Inter- ID-19 restrictions, with possible trips to Barcelona (Busi-
national Project Qualification (IPQ) is an A Level course ness and Economics), Iceland (Geography), London (His-
that builds the type of research skills required at Universi- tory), and New York (Sociology) as potential destinations
ty. A large cohort of Year 12 students have enrolled on to in the foreseeable future.
this course with the purpose of developing the ability to be
life-long learners.
Moreover, Economics students have made a couple spe-
cial guest assembly appearances outlining the impacts of
COVID-19 on the economy of Saudi Arabia, which has
been well received by fellow VI Formers. In addition, some
Economics students will enter the Minds Underground es-
say competition that looks to hone writing skills and en-
gage in contemporary economic discussion. This is a fan-
tastic opportunity for students to win prizes for detailing
the challenges we face in the current global economy.
In Geography, Year 7 pupils have created projects based
on the African continent and the department would like to
give a special mention to Ibrahim Zogheib’s standout Ken-
ya project; this was an exuberant showcase of presentation
and research skills.
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Arabic
Learning languages allows the individual to become ac-
quainted with new cultures, and enables pupils to ex-
change experiences and knowledge between themselves.
This enhances cultural awareness, and through culture, a
person is able to build relationships with people in differ-
ent regions of the world, as well as learn to respect differ-
ent values, races and cultures, be able to listen to foreign
films, music and literature in their original languages and
learn about the history of new countries.
When mastering several languages; people will be able to
read newspapers and news easily and order the food they
prefer, and find that the locals are more loving and wel-
coming because of speaking their language and showing
interest and understanding of their history and culture.
Language learning improves pupils’ analytical skills, in
addition to business skills, creativity and problem solving,
promotes opportunities to participate in business, medi-
cine, law, technology, industry and marketing, enhances
listening skills, and through which the person perceives
the interconnectedness between language and human na-
ture.
Let us preserve this great language and complete its pres-
entation to our pupils at the level always expected of us,
in light of these difficult circumstances, we have worked
hard to present it effectively, and thanks to the cooper-
ation and commitment of our pupils, we have together
proven our ability to face current difficulties to achieve
our desired goals
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French
Speaking a foreign language can lead the way to great ex-
periences in your work, education, and travel. As an of- • Stretch students’ learning experiences beyond the class-
ficial language of 29 countries across the globe, French is room with the use of authentic materials and extra-curric-
one of the top choices for language learners, and its many ular activities
unique benefits could make it the right choice for you.
• Inspire pupils to extend and pursue language-learning
Understanding French means fashion, culinary arts, theat- outside the classroom
er, dance, visual arts, and architecture all become more ac-
cessible. In addition, you will be able to read classic works We are happy to share the success of our students in the
of literature by authors such as Victor Hugo. DELF examination. And share with you our pride of their
success :
If you reach a high enough level in French, you may be
able to enroll at a top university in a French-speaking Je m’appelle Farah et j’ai 13 ans.Je suis de
country. This not only gives you the chance to gain your taille moyenne et j’ai les cheveux bruns
graduate or postgraduate degree, studying abroad ena- mi-long et frisés . j’ai les yeux marron.
bles you to experience a different way of life and improve Je porte toujours un pantalon noir et une
your knowledge of the French language. chemise rose.Je suis une élève à JPGS et
j’aime beaucoup mon école.
And accordingly, our intention in the French department
is to:
Je suis une fille. J’ai treize ans . Je ne suis pas grande mais
• Instill in our pupils a love for French and an under- je suis minyonne. Mes cheveux sont noirs et mes yeux aus-
standing of its importance in an increasingly globalized si noirs . Je porte un blanc pantalon et
society une verte chemise
• Teach students to communicate effectively and confi-
dently in French
• Give students a solid grammar base
• Evolve students’ understanding of cultural aspects of
France and Francophone countries
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Art
Jeddah Prep and Grammar School’s Art and Design de- Year 8
partment faced huge challenges during this academic Pupils in Year 8 studied how the element of art Lines
year. play an important role in creating art. Pupils created their
own zentangle landscapes by using the element of lines.
As two new members of staff, myself and Mrs Jabeen, They practiced drawing portraits with emotions and ex-
have responded to teaching a very practical and hands-on pressions by referring to photographs. Towards the end
subject by adapting lessons to suit circumstances, allow- of term one they were introduced to simple typography.
ing us all to hit the ground running. They even created posters for a haunted house by using
typography and blending their text style with the artwork.
Utilising remote and digital platforms, we have been flex-
ible in our approach to ensure pupils have been kept en- In term 2 the pupils researched about the artist Edvard
gaged, developing new skills in the process. We have been Munch and had recreated the famous “Scream” painting
delighted by how well they have responded to tasks. by replacing with a theme of their own. Further they were
challenged to learn more skills like drawing textures, water
Year 7 painting, mixed media art. They even made their self-por-
Year 7 pupils were introduced to drawing facial features trait inspired by the artist Loui Jover. They enjoyed the last
for portrait, followed by pencil shading techniques which task as they were also asked to record a small video clip of
helped them to develop drawing simple objects. They also their art process in creating their self-portraits.
recreated painting of Artist John Dyer. Year 7 also this year
studied about “Colour theory” and learnt to mix primary Use of virtual platforms like Nearpod and Miro board
colours which helped them to learn about different colour helped the pupils to engage in virtual activities. Pupils
schemes like complementary colours, monochromatic and had also created their virtual sketchbook where they could
analogous colour. Based on these they were given task to upload their artwork and share with their fellow mates.
make Abstract name art.
Pupils of Year 7 and 8 manifested their sketch books with
Pupils of Year 7 impressed me with all their beautiful crea- creativity and beautiful imaginations.
tions and they enjoyed their art lessons. They even partic-
ipated in many engaging virtual activities related to Arts Testimonials:
in their zoom sessions like drawing their favourite choc- First it was a great year as I learned a lot more than last
olates, making their favourite characters and many more year. The john Dyer task was great as it made me real-
fun activities. ize that anything you create is beautiful. Like a man once
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said we don’t make mistakes in art, we have happy acci- of a kind lesson, with many different kinds of perspectives
dents. And the chocolate was such a new point of how fun and ways we can perform it.
art can be. Rehan Saqlain (7Z)
Zohair Mirza (7Y)
I enjoyed many of the art lessons this year although my
I liked when we were doing “Colour Pencil Abstract Shad- favorite one was the Abstract name art, this is because
ing” and when we were “Drawing and Shading a Bottle”. it was lot of fun to make, it was extremely colorful and
I found art class very informative. Every time we had an the ending was wonderful. I liked how in the art class we
art piece to complete, I would know exactly how to com- watched a video tutorial and how we had to complete the
plete it step by step. I found the near pod sessions very art piece in steps. I personally really enjoyed the near pod
intriguing, as were able to share our artwork with our lessons because we got to share all our work with each
classmates and also see their work. other and interact with others more.
Yara Shouman (7y) Yara El Rousstom (7Z)
This year my favorite lesson was the, drawing a cake les- This Academic year of 2020-2021 was a whole new expe-
son because of how we used 3d shapes on the cake. My rience for online teaching and learning in the art depart-
favorite part of the art lesson was how well organized it ment. The most exciting times of the year would have to
was especially while using Nearpod and how we used vid- be the fun interactive classes on Nearpod, where we would
eos too to help us create a better understanding. get to express our artistic, creative skills of digital and
Laith Malaika (7y) physical art online and I enjoyed the active sessions and
fun activities and games we have played, like the quiz on
Art has been the best this year. I loved all the lessons but famous artists or even the fun lessons on scribble.io.
the one that I loved most, is the recreating John Dyer cre- Imaan Zuberi
ations. I liked the art class because all of us would talk
and give some facts and information to each other. I re- Year 9
ally enjoyed the near pod lessons because everyone was Pupils explored the theme
talking, we were all together on the same pace and we all of identity as an introduc-
showed our feelings and gave our opinions. I found this tion and moved swiftly
year amazing, because the lessons were very exciting and into improving their ob-
wonderful, and the things that made the classes special servational skills through
were my classmates and my teacher Mrs.Jabeen. Art is the a number of drawing tech-
subject where you can think, imagine, and play. ART is nique exercises around the
the portal to a different world. theme of wildlife. Term
Ibrahim Zogheib (7Z) two consisted of painting
and related media, such as
This year was a delight, I loved when we did the near pod pencil, coloured pencils,
sessions because it can challenge everybody as a group to- watercolour and acrylic.
gether. And throughout the year there was a lot of varie- Some of the techniques
ty, imagination, and my favorite which is painting. Art is learnt were mood boards, logo design, stencil making,
a lesson that can open your imagination to a lot of new pointillism, collage and perspective. Pupils also trained
things. their eye through a series of homework photography relat-
Caylen Padayachee (7Z) ed tasks - this proved very popular and competitive with
both parents and pupils with outstanding results. Pupils
I personally think all the lessons were great. I especially awareness of key visual principles was certainly raised.
liked the shading lessons and when we all played scribble. See opposite. The end result was a significant increase in
io after we had completed our tasks. The Nearpod sessions interest from pupils wishing to consider Art and Design
were also fun,I enjoyed them a lot. Even though we are for their options into year Y10.
still doing online classes due to this pandemic, I still ap-
preciate Ms Jabeen trying to make all our lessons fun and
enjoyable. Year 10
Iraj Usman (7Z) A small class have been introduced to the IGCSE through
a mini project revolving around the very accessible theme
During the course of the Year 7 art, I have experienced my of “objects of interest”. This was deemed appropriate due
favorite occasions whether it be the games we would play, to the uncertainty of the pandemic and lockdown restric-
or be the tasks that we have done. Art is a one of a kind tions.
subject that wants you to think by yourself, letting your
imagination burst out with emotions, feelings, opinions Year 11
in the world of art. We have experienced this by describing A large cohort of 15 pupils have undertaken and submit-
emotions using colors. I found that fun as some part we ted their portfolio component. Painting and related media
would mix specific colors to invent new emotions, being a along with portraiture were popular areas of study and
mix of the two, which made me intrigued. Fun games also themes. Photography, graphic design and fashion and tex-
get me into art. They let the class interact with one anoth- tiles were also selected. Shown are some of the develop-
er, sharing more moments to cherish. Which shows how ment work and final outcomes. The department was suc-
we can explore art. Art is what we all understand as a one cessful in receiving an exemption from Cambridge for the
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exam component. In the previous year, I didn’t enjoy art much. I thought
it was a tough subject and wasn’t necessary to focus in.
Year 12: With my current art teacher, he has made my view of art
completely change. Somehow I now enjoy art and think
Four AS pupils completed their course. Painting related it is worth your time and effort. Thank you, Mr Raza for
media, fashion design and fashion illustration were fo- this.
cused on. Pupils selected the themes of fashion and the Hussain Malji (Y9)
ocean and wildlife, Mesopotamia, traditional Japanese
arts to drive their work. ‘The lack of resources and an art room has not limited the
excellent art work that has been achieved this year. In fact
Overall pupils performed admirably in what was chal- many aspects of my child’s art work has been enhanced by
lenging, ever changing situations and unsure-ties. A par- improved digital skills which she recently learned. Con-
ticular highlight of the year was contributing to the activi- tinuing her creative out-let has given her a very positive
ty days for years 7, 8, 9 and 10. Pupils produced individual learning experience this year’.
outcomes which connected to create a copy of a large for- Phillip Langdon (Parent)
mat well-known masterpiece. Works by Dali (The Persis-
tence of Memory), Mahmoud Said Giclee (The Whirling I have learned new skills this year. practical skills using
Dervishes), Van Gogh (Sunflowers), Fernand Léger ( The many different types of media. But I have also learned
Discs) and a Russian Constructavist poster. new skills: digital art. This has been great fun’.
Daniela Langdon (Y11)
These will hopefully feature in the department’s display
areas. The department also participated in a regional Brit- IGCSE Art and Design is one of the most unique experienc-
ish School of the Middle East Art competition for KS1, 2, es you can get. Whilst it is time consuming I felt very sup-
and 3. A couple of submissions are shown. Behind the ported whenever I needed more time or help. Personally, I
scenes, the art and design department has been thorough- felt quite free once I got into the flow of my work. I would
ly re- organised in anticipation of pupils arriving in the recommend it for anyone who wants to stay connected to
new academic year. This has resulted in better manage- their creative side, however time management is key.
ment of materials and resources and creation of wall space Aribah Farrukh (Y11)
for displaying of work. Watch this space!
In this hard school year, our art class was very engaging,
Testimonials: the challenges was learning art/photography online and
The art lesson is one of my favorite lessons, this lesson It was hard to show our teacher the progress we’ve made.
keeps me motivated to attend lessons every day until Our teacher is very supportive and helps the most he can. I
Thursday! This lesson fills me with joy and to be honest I would recommend new students to take this subject.
wish it was longer than 50 minutes. I appreciate the hard Aminah Zuberi (Y11)
work put in this class, I really enjoyed the latest task
which was Loui Jover inspired self -portrait, I had fun ex-
perimenting with different textures and colours, the most
challenging task for me was the light bulb task where we
had to add our imaginary effects to the light bulb, the wa-
tercolours kept moving into each other. I also enjoy the
Nearpod activities because we get to interact with the app
as much as we can! We also get to write down what we
think about the lesson, draw, watch videos, and answer
questions. I really enjoy art and I would like to thank our
art teacher Mrs. Jabeen and the art department for giving
us this amazing opportunity to learn different techniques
and skills.
Joud Bahamdaine (8X)
This year, like many students, I was wondering how I
would be able to develop some of my artistic interests
remotely. But, I’m extremely happy to say that not only
was I able to develop my artistic skills, I was able to dis-
cover several unique techniques right from home. During
classes, the clear instructions and interactivity helped me
identify exactly how to go about my tasks. If I ever had
any queries, I could always rest assured that my teach-
er Mrs. Jabeen would alleviate them if I sent an email. I
particularly enjoyed creating the virtual sketchbooks this
year, as it allowed us to not only keep hold of all the work
we’ve done throughout the year, but we can also view the
works of peers!
Jannani Sethuraman (8Y)
Music
The switch to online Music lessons has presented many Pupils in the Prep School have been making the most of
challenges but also several opportunities. We have missed the new virtual reality by downloading piano apps and
making Music together in a School setting but that has using online keyboards to become familiar with the struc-
not stopped us from being creative at home. In the Prep ture of the piano keyboard and play several well-known
School we are collecting thousands (literally!) of videos melodies. This focus has also given our well-seasoned and
from our pupils, singing and dancing and creating their highly accomplished pianists the opportunity to consoli-
own instruments from materials found in the home, most date their skills in preparation for online concerts planned
noticeably ‘kitchen drum-kits’ borrowed from an assort- for the end of year.
ment of cooking pans and utensils. Many of our pupils
have enjoyed dressing up for their performances and we
have been uplifted by the large number of videos of pupils
performing with their siblings, the older brothers and sis-
ters encouraging the younger ones.
Towards the end of the second term, pupils in Years 3 to
6 were focusing on the recorder and ‘Baby Shark’ proved
the perfect song for pupils in Years 4, 5 and 6 to revise the
notes learnt last year and to practise ever-tricky tonguing
techniques as a means of separating fast repeated notes.
Pupils learnt two versions of the song, ‘High Shark’ and
‘Low Shark’, and practised playing these along with the
original videos. Even Harry Potter got involved!
History
Physical Education Physical Education
Geography
Key Stage 3 History has been full of new discoveries cov- Learning about the world we live in through a screen has
ering the last 2 terms of the Academic Year. been very different to say the least at JPGS. Geography is
a subject that needs to be experienced and virtual learning
Year 7 were deep into their exploration of Medieval makes this increasingly difficult! However, our depart-
Realms with topics ranging from Medieval Torture to ment has taken this as an opportunity to appreciate the
Farming Methods and Seasons. Also Year 7 undertook a Geography of the world. We have taken it upon ourselves
fantastic project in which they were to create an early style to learn about some new topics with KS3, such as Glaciers
Medieval Motte and Bailey Castle, the models and mine- in the UK & Rivers with year 7, Brazil with year 8 & tour-
craft simulations were fantastic. Just a few of the models ism with year 9.
are attached from Year 7 pupils: Hiba AlAkraa, Dawoud
Bokari, Emil Elias, Zeina Musallam and Faris Malaika to Our KS4 have made great progress in their iGCSE’s, with
name a few. year 10 just finishing the interesting topic of Earthquakes
and Volcanoes and year 11 hoping to get their desired
grades before stepping into the world of sixth form. The
small group of sixth form students studying Geography
finished a successful year with year 12 learning about top-
ics such as Atmosphere and pressure, Hydrology, settle-
ments & population. Year 13 built on their foundational
knowledge of AS Geography looking into the interesting
world of tropical environments, hazardous environments
Year 8 engaged in their un- & Economic transitions. With their hard work put in, we
covering of the French Rev- believe they will get the grades they deserve and go enjoy
olution and the fundamen- their new life chapters in UK universities.
tal human rights that were
the cause of it. As a department we are incredibly proud of all our ex-
perienced and upcoming Geographers here in JPGS; Mr
Year 9 got to grips with the McFadden and Mr Patel cannot wait to see everyone again
end of World War 1, the in the next academic year!
Inter-Years, Hitler and the
events of World War 2.
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Charity Events at JPGS
The staff members from JPGS teamed up with local mem-
bers of the compound community to raise money for those
in need. On Friday 23 April, 2,410 SAR was raised, and
rd
we distributed 150 food packs to three different labour
camps near Makkah. Staff members, friends, family and
children all came together to assemble food parcels which
contained both hot and cold food.
On Saturday 1st May 2021, we raised 7,365 SAR and dis-
tributed 300 food parcels to labourers residing at Salt Lake
Camp. It was a great experience as everyone came togeth-
er in community spirit to help those in need. Living and
working conditions at these camps were very difficult and
the money raised really made a difference.
The charity events were led by Abdul Aziz Qayum (Teach-
er of Economics) and the following teachers played an in-
tegral role in making this a success: Abdullah Chowdary
(Teacher of English), Abu Bakr (Teacher of Business and
Economics), Ahmed Gull (Teacher of Mathematics), Daryl
Mathews (Head of English), Khalid Raza (Head of Art),
Maqbul Hussain (Head of Mathematics), Mebs Master
(Teacher of IT) and Munsoor Shahzad (Assistant Head
and Head of KS4).
The support from everyone not only made this experi-
ence possible but it has left a lasting impression on us all. I
would like to thank everyone who donated, helped on the
day and to all the friends and families who showed their
support.
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Physical Educationeam
From the Head TPhysical Education
Graduation Ceremony 2021
Jeddah Prep and Grammar School
P.O. Box 6316 Jeddah, 21442
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Telephone: +966 2654 2354 or +966 2654 0223
Email: [email protected]
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