SAMIS: Years of Successful Endeavors SAMIS: Years of Successful Endeavors

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Shorouq Al Mamlakah International School was founded in 2007. It is recognized as one of the schools in Taif City that provides the highest quality international education. It comprises Boys and Girls Sections from kindergarten to 12th grade.

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Mr. Majed Al Rubaian presented the plan for the new construction site of SAMIS for the Boys and Girls Section to cater to the increasing population of enrollees.

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COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus. It is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus.

Schools, including SAMIS, closed because of the rapid spread of the virus.

First Virtual Graduation

SAMIS created the Media Department headed by Miss Reem Fattah from the Girls Section and Mr. Kristian B. Lego from Boys Section. The department's objective is to disseminate news to the masses concerning vital occurrences or information about the school. The team organized the First Virtual Graduation in the middle of the pandemic.

SAMIS Chronicle and Journal

SAMIS assigned Mr. Klarc Luis D. Tamayo and Miss Jonalyn D. Manalac as the school paper adviser of SAMIS Chronicle (Boys Section newspaper) and SAMIS Journal (Girls Section). Hazem Gaber and Sedrah Mohammed were the first Editors-in-Chief. They produced volume one of the newspapers during the Graduation Ceremony

Kangaroo Global Linguistics: Greece

SAMIS representatives for the Kangaroo Global Linguistics (KGL) marked a legacy in Greece.

Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed won 2nd Place in B2 Level, while Muhammad Aydin Khan won 3rd Place in A2 Level. The school will continue the KGL Competition in Saudi Arabia. They will invite other schools in Taif to join the prestigious competition.

Philippine Curriculum to American Curriculum

To achieve its goal and fulfill its mission of spreading quality education, SAMIS utilizes the American curriculum following the international standard under the supervision of the Cognia organization (known previously by AdvancEd). It is the first school in Taif City and one of the best schools in Saudi Arabia that accomplished the Cognia accreditation in 2013.

New Building; New Beginning

SAMIS community

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SAMIS Virtual Learning

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has been adopted in all stages of education. To continue the quality education to the students, SAMIS signed a contract with Classera company to implement an online learning management system to help teachers and students interact via online lectures, use online courses, and to do activities uploaded by teachers.

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New AY after Pandemic

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SAMIS opened its door again to the students of the Middle School and Hgh School departments by following the Health Precautionary Measures prescribed by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education. After six months, the school allowed the Elementary Department to have its face-to-face classes. The school also organized Family Day, Foundation Day, Arabic and Islamic Competition, English Caravan, and Graduation Ceremony. The school also joined competitions such as Kangaroo Mathematics, Bebras Competition, Gulf Day for Creativeness, and the Kangaroo Global Linguistic Competition initiated by.

WRO Winners in Riyadh

The Reasearch and Science Department spearheaded by Dr. Siraj Alharti and Mr. Romar P. Pascual sent delegates for the SABIC's World Robotics Olympiad in Riyadh. The Voice Activated Robo Nurse by True AI team won 2nd Place in the Senior Category. The Autonomous Drone Germ Detecting and Disinfecting of AI Space vwon 4th Place in the Senior Category.

by Ali Eslam Mohammed Tayeb

Imagine deciding to devote a third of your inheritance to charity. That’s precisely what Princess Al-Anoud, at the age of 27, may Allah have mercy on her, did. That generous act eventually gave birth to the Princess AlAnoud Foundation.

The Princess Al-Anoud Foundation is built on the core value of supporting Saudis in projects, knowledge, or networking. Not to mention their tremendous effort in promoting empowerment and volunteering. With Princess AlAnoud Foundation’s support, the lamp will never stop shining in Saudi. Their outstanding support for projects and organizations gives ambitious Saudi citizens hope that they should never give up on their ideas. It gives hope to the many organizations partnered with Princess Al-Anoud Foundation that the support is always there. This hope will keep Saudi citizens thinking, finding new ideas, and discovering. The dedication of the Princess AlAnoud foundation may hopefully fulfill their first vision: fulfillting the will of Princess Al-Anoud. Their non-profit charitable efforts also support the empowerment of Saudis, as they have helped over 150,000 people, helped 2000 orphans every year, donated over 8 million bottles of water, built over 507 housing units, and, to top it all off, built over 17 mosques. These efforts should be noticed.

For these many years, progress has been immense. And they aren’t slowing down, as every other day, you could see recent news stories about their new agreements and new support for different programs. With this, to strengthen the community service program and to support volunteerism, SAMIS signed a community partnership agreement with the Association for Civil Development in Al Qeem and Princess Al Anoud Foundation on September 8. Then, to welcome the foundation, SAMIS presented a theater play with the theme “Expressing Belongingness to the Homeland” It’s truly inspiring how far they have gotten. The dedication from start to finish was incredible, and the progress happened in just over two decades. This foundation is the future of Saudi and will hopefully continue for years to come.

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