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Khartoum American School is a school that is committed to continuous
improvement. One of the ways
in which we accomplish this goal is through the accreditation process.
Over the past twenty years, KAS has been accredited through the
Middle States Association (MSA) of Schools and Colleges [http://www.ces-msa.org]. MSA is a
recognized leader in national and international educational communities
and its goal is “to improve the quality of education through the
accreditation process and to affirm to the public the trustworthiness of
its accredited members for the Twenty-First Century.” In January 2008, after an 18-month
process that involved an extensive Self-Study and a visit by seven
international educators, KAS was also accredited by the Council of
International Schools (CIS). Joining a distinguished list of
international schools accredited by CIS, Khartoum American School won
high praise for its student-centered approach and inquiry-based program.
What does this
mean for Khartoum American School?
Both CIS and MSA provide standards of excellence that Khartoum American
School must meet in order to receive “accredited” status. Every ten
years, Khartoum American School undergoes an extensive self-examination
of every part of its program: its curriculum, its faculty and staff,
its governance and finances, its student support services, its
facilities, etc. A team of international educators then visits the
school and reviews all areas of the school to ensure that what KAS
claims to be doing is actually being done. Between these Team Visits,
annual reports provide the necessary accountability of the school, its
teachers, its administration, and its Board to meet the standards of
both
accrediting agencies.
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