Our Vision & Mission
Vision: – To prepare 21st-century learners to excel in the global community.
Mission: – We the staff, parents and the Board of Trustees of JIS will make our school amongst the best quality schools in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by:
- Delivering a well-balanced American, French Baccalaureate and international curriculum up to grade 12 which is being continuously developed and improved; which is sensitive to the cultural beliefs of our host country and multinational community; and which will prepare students for further and tertiary education both here and abroad
- Maintaining our fully accredited status with multiple regional accreditation agencies and our licensed status with the KSA Ministry of Education
Graduate Profile
Graduates of JIS have been cultivated and nurtured to readily take their places as productive citizens in a multicultural and global community. JIS will possess the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the 21st Century, as they demonstrate refined character and integrity in everything they do, in order to build happier and more fulfilling lives.
Major Precepts
Good Citizenship
Having gone through high school, our graduates will understand the meaning of good citizenship, as defined by duty, obligation and responsibility as well as rewarding complement of rights and privileges. They will appreciate the importance of active participation in the social, economic and political processes in their bid for social integration. Individual differences and cultural diversity, will be held high, with the realization that inclusive multiculturalism and mutual respect is the best recipe for a peaceful, global community. They will commit themselves to actualizing their potentialities as individuals, assuming leadership roles, and investing their energy and dynamism in their respective communities.
Character and Integrity
JIS graduates will distinguish themselves by imbibing the ideals of wisdom, patience, humility, sobriety, and transcendence, and they will strive for these through their everyday existence.
While serving the community and helping others, with empathy, ethics, and flexibility in personal relationships, they will make decisions to achieve common goals, honor commitment, demonstrate fortitude, appreciate the contributions of others, and always strive for excellence. They will continue learning about their own strengths, using these abilities and qualities to enrich the world around them. Mentors would be sought to guide them and mistakes will be seen as opportunities for personal growth and the achievement of better outcomes. Our graduates will exude the self-confidence of a rounded personality with a firm sense of self-worth, ready to face life’s multifarious challenges.
Intellectual Acumen
The curriculum, assessment and instruction paradigm at JIS has made our graduates proficient and given them the capability to challenge the mind, imagination and consciousness. They can think critically, articulate ideas clearly and develop academic skill-sets that allow for mastery. They eschew mediocrity and seek excellence under the umbrella of self-discipline, initiative, creativity, ingenuity and resourcefulness.
Our graduates must be able to:
- Achieve and apply content knowledge
- Demonstrate productive workplace skills
- Value community engagement and civic responsibility
- Align knowledge, skills and personal career opportunities and challenges.
Be grounded in the 5 Cs:
- Critical thinking,
- Creative thinking,
- Collaboration,
- Communication and
- Citizenship;