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DƌƐ ĞďŽƌĂŚ ^ŚĂƌŝĮƐ ĞďŽƌĂŚ ^ŚĂƌŝĮ

(Head of Grammar)ammar)
(Head of Gr

This year has been a very busy but immensely rewarding one for me as Head / ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ / Ăŵ ƐŝƫŶŐ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ǁƌŝƚĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵLJ ĮƌƐƚ
ŽĨ ^ŝdžƚŚ &Žƌŵ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ƌĞĂů ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ƐƵĐŚ year in Jeddah Prep and Grammar School already (JPGS).
intelligent and fun-loving youngsters who have proven themselves to be dŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ŚĂƐ ŇŽǁŶ ďLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ / ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ Śŝƚ
ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ŽĨ ͚dŝŵĞ ŇŝĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĨƵŶ͛͘
ďŽƚŚ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ ƚŽ ĚĞǀŽƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ
ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ƚŽ ĞdžƚƌĂͲĐƵƌƌŝĐƵůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJ ǁŽƌŬ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă LJĞĂƌ ŽĨ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ŵLJ
ƚĞĂŵ ŽĨ ƐƚĂī͕ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘ ůů
ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ƚŽŶĞ ǁĂƐ ƐĞƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ- with a view of what is going well and where it is that
ment in our A Level results, with the number of students achieving A*-C ǁĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă
very busy year but I must say a rewarding one.
ŐƌĂĚĞƐ ƌŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ϴϵй ŝŶ ϮϬϭϳ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƚĞƐƚĂŵĞŶƚ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂī ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ The biggest strength of the Grammar School are our
prepared them so well. Not to forget the importance of the input of the students. I have been amazed at their welcoming
spirit: not just towards me but also towards other
ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƵŶǁĂǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘ new students. They are also wonderful young people
ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ͘ dŚĞLJ ƚŚŝŶŬ͕ ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞ ŶĞǁ ŝĚĞĂƐ͕ ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ
One of the highlights of the year for me was the return of the Haunted responsibility, commit, work through problems to
,ŽƵƐĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĂĚĞ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ĂŵŝůLJ &ƵŶ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŽƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ƚŚĞLJ
Day. What was most impressive was the way in which the whole of the ĂƩĞŶĚ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͕ ƉƵŶĐƚƵĂůůLJ͕ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƌĚ͘
tĞůů ĚŽŶĞ͊ ĂŶĚ / ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ
zϭϮ Θ ϭϯ ƉŝƚĐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ LJŽƵ Ăůů͘
ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ͕ ƌŝƐŬŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŚĞĂĚĂĐŚĞƐ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ
the screams, but also being kicked by the panicking customers. A /ƚ ŚĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ
connect with our community of parents through
ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŝdžƚŚ ĨŽƌŵ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ůŝŵƉĞĚ ŚŽŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů WĂƌĞŶƚ dĞĂĐŚĞƌ DĞĞƟŶŐƐ
ďƌƵŝƐĞƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŶLJ
who went through the Haunted House was evidence of the ŽĨ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͘ / ĮƌŵůLJ
success of their hard work. believe in having strong and transparent
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ŚŽŵĞ ƐŽ
dŚĞ ^ŝdžƚŚ &Žƌŵ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ that our students receive the best and most
consistent support that they can, in order to
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ,ŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ be the best that they can be. Working togeth-
džĐĞƉƟŽŶĂů EĞĞĚƐ ďLJ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů Ğƌ͕ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŐŽŽĚ ƟŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĂĚ ƟŵĞƐ͕
ĂƐ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ Ă ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŽ :W'^ ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŽƉĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ is how good schools run. I would like to thank
our parent community for welcoming me, and
ĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŝŶŐ ƐƚĂī͘ ŌĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƉůĂLJƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ƚŚƵƐ ĨĂƌ ŝŶ
ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĮŶŐĞƌ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐ͕ helping bring about change.
a puppet show, hoola hoops, bowling and even a group sing There have been many highlights of this year.
song. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces and the The Under 14 boys Volleyball championship
,ŽƉĞ ƐƚĂī ǁĞƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ victory is high up on the list, along with some of
their students on a trip outside of the centre. the wonderful musical performances showcased in
ĂƐƐĞŵďůŝĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌŐĞƫŶŐ
/ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ ŝŶ ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ĂŵŝůLJ &ƵŶ ĚĂLJ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀ-
er, for me, the highlight has been the school produc-
ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ ŽĨ Ă ^ŝdžƚŚ &Žƌŵ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ Ăƚ :W'^͘ dŚĞLJ ŶĞĞĚ ƟŽŶ ŽĨ ͚tĞ tŝůů ZŽĐŬ zŽƵ͛͘ zŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ
to be smart, of course, but that alone is not enough. They because I was involved therefore, can rightly be accused of
ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚĞĂŵ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ͕ ďĞ ƐĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞ being biased, but that is not reason at all. It is simply
because it was such a privilege for me to work with such
and have a desire to contribute to the community that makes ƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚ͕ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͕ ǁŚŽ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ZŽĐŬĞĚ͊
them rounded individuals ready to meet the challenges that
they will face in their academic and working lives. In September I was new and not sure what JPGS stood for in reality. At
ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ / ĐĂŶ ƐĂLJ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƵůů ĐŽŶǀŝĐƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ / Ăŵ ǀĞƌLJ ƉƌŽƵĚ ƚŽ ďĞ
/ Ăŵ ǀĞƌLJ ƉƌŽƵĚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ďĂƚĐŚ ŽĨ ^ŝdžƚŚ &ŽƌŵĞƌƐ͕ ǁŚŽ / Ăŵ ƐƵƌĞ the Head of Grammar School at JPGS.
Ɛ / ƐŝŐŶ Žī͕ / Ăŵ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ďƵƐLJ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĞdžĐŝƚĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĨŽƌ ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ͘
will bring honour to the name of JPGS through their future endeavours.

ĞďŽƌĂŚ ^ŚĂƌŝĮ
Head of Grammar