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Gulf Insider speaks with Dr. Simon Watson, Principal of St Christopher’s School, as they celebrate their 60th year anniversary. Dr. Simon Watson gives Gulf Insider some insight into St Christopher’s School past, it’s present, and its visions for the future. St Christopher’s School is celebrating its 60th year anniversary. Are there any traditions that the school has carried on since its beginning in 1961? The biggest tradition is providing high-quality education for the students. That’s been important right from the very beginning. It was established and set up to provide education for expats living on the island. As time went on, the school moved from strength to strength, and consolidated the Infant and Junior School in Saar and Senior School in Isa Town. We are rooted in the community; we’ve been around for 60 years and have strong connections with Bahrain. We are making sure that we give back to the community by providing help and support in different ways. We hold different events at the school, like charity events to help and support other schools in Bahrain, as well as those who are less fortunate. The students really get involved and it’s a big part of the school. So […]
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Studies will resume at the British School of Bahrain on November 1, 2020, the Public and Media Relations Directorate at the Ministry of Education has announced. The school had sanitised all its facilities and was assured that the few infected cases and their contacts had completed the home confinement period ahead of re-opening, based on the precautionary measures and the health protocol issued by the National Medical Taskforce for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Health Ministry called on school principals to contact the relevant Education Ministry’s directorates when COVID-19 cases are detected to coordinate with the Public Health Directorate on the procedures to be followed in case there is a decision to close a school, be it public or private. Earlier this month, the Health Ministry, in coordination with the Education Ministry, suspended studies in the British School of Bahrain for ten days. The ministry said that the school would not reopen until the Public Health Directorate got assured that no new cases were registered during the ten days and that the school was completely free of any infected cases.
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