Life in Jordan AY students will live on the King's Academy campus, situated just 30 minutes away from the Jordanian capital Amman, and nestled among olive groves and farmland on the road leading to the historic town of Madaba. King’s Academy was established in 2007 and has already established a reputation as the region’s premier boarding school. It was founded by Jordan’s king, His Majesty King Abdullah II, and inspired by his experience as a student at Deerfield Academy, an elite U.S. boarding school. King’s Academy is home to more than 400 students in grades 9-12. Its diverse student body is mostly comprised of students from the Arab world but also includes students from North America, Asia, Africa and Europe. The language of instruction at King’s is English. However, because English is a second language for most students, the social language among students tends to be Arabic. This provides an outstanding opportunity for language immersion at the high school level unique to Arabic Year.
“I spoke some Arabic at home, but here I was able to learn to read and write better than my parents! The teachers here are fantastic.” - Katrina, Houston, TX
AY Residential Life Students at AY live among King’s Academy students in the school’s dormitories. dormitories These are comfortable and secure single gender residence halls typical at American boarding schools. The six campus dormitories are organized to be small, family units within the entire school community. Each dormitory hallway is supervised by a faculty member who lives in an adjacent apartment. Faculty are available "24/7," assisting students whenever the need arises on issues ranging from homework assignments to personal problems. Teachers live with the students, eat together with them in the dining hall and participate with them in co-curricular activities in the afternoons, evenings and weekends.