Saturday 28 / December / 2024
Digital Private School (DPS) opened its doors to students on September 22, 2021. DPS is a co-educational school for Omanis and international students with classes starting from KG1 to Grade 9. The school will open Grade 10 in September 2022.
Digital Private School is a candidate school for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IB).
Students are at the heart of what DPS do. The school is pursuing authorisation as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy, commitment to high-quality, challenging and international education that we believe is important for DPS students.
Only schools authorised by the IB Organisation can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorisation will be granted.
Digital Private School is implementing the PYP Framework from KG 1 to Grade 6 and the MYP Framework in Grade 7-10.
Digital Privat School welcomes all nationalities, with diverse, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds to be a part of the school to create a real-world that allows students to accept and understand their differences. Currently, it has students from Oman, India, Croatia, Serbia, Russia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Lebanon, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, and Jordan. The small class sizes will never be more than 20 students in a class.
The school has international teachers who bring their different styles of teaching and experiences to the school. The latest digital technology, interactive smartboards in all classrooms, chrome books from Grade 1 are being used here. The school also offers roboticsand VR opportunities.
An IB education:
* Focuses on learning, the IB’s student-centred programmes promote ethical responsibility and personal challenge, Furthermore, the programme helps students develop skills and attitudes they need for both academic and personal success. Additionally, it develops effective approaches to teaching and learning.
* Works within global contexts, IB programmes increase understanding of languages and cultures, as well as exploring globally significant ideas and issues.
* Explores significant content, IB programmes offer a curriculum that is broad and balanced, conceptual, and connected.
Digital Private School students are encouraged to develop international-mindedness and global awareness whilst maintaining their national identity by upholding the traditional and cultural values of their community. All teachers who teach in IB classrooms are required to participate in collaborative planning and reflection to make their teaching practices consistent and to foster a holistic approach to education.
