Green Land Pré Vert International Schools (English: Greenland International Schools), ( French: Écoles Internationales du Pré Vert).

Green Land Pré Vert International School (GPIS), founded in 1994, is a school in Egypt offering International Baccalaureate (IB) programs in both English and French for students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Key points:

IB programs: GPIS offers all three IB programs: Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP).

Multiple campuses: The school has campuses in both Giza and Zayed.

Focus on character and culture: GPIS emphasizes value-driven character development, Egyptian cultural identity and the Arabic language, while fostering a caring and supportive environment.

Holistic education: The school prioritizes a holistic approach to education, aiming to develop well-rounded individuals who embody the attributes of the IB learner profile, encompassing emotional, social, ethical, and academic aspects.

Quality management system: GPIS implements a Quality Management System (QMS) that adheres to ISO 9001:2015 standards to ensure continual improvement. Since 1996, GPIS has maintained ISO certification for its Quality Management System through the British Standards Institute (BSI), with updates to the latest versions: 2000, 2008, and 2015.

School Mission Statement

GPIS aims to contribute to making the world a better place by providing a distinctive high-quality IB continuum education in English and in French. This inclusive education is conceptual, inquiry-based and learner-centered to enhance curiosity, intercultural understanding and respect, while fostering the learners’ feeling of belonging to their culture and mother tongue. GPIS promotes learner agency, self-efficacy, global citizenship and responsible actions. GPIS equips its community members with the necessary skills to become independent, passionate, lifelong learners and problem-solvers who can successfully lead initiatives to improve the environment and to develop the local and international community. GPIS community members are committed to continuously ensure quality by meeting the international standards, improve their performance and develop their profile to reach excellence. GPIS creates one family culture that enables its members to learn collaboratively towards a unified mission in an atmosphere of genuine satisfaction, care and love.

Organization

Campuses

The school's main campus is located in 405 Geziret Mohammad, Bashtil, Giza, Egypt. It is surrounded by farmland; hence the name "Green Land". Zayed's nursery was established in 2011, it is located in 1st Neighborhood – 7th district, Sheikh Zayed, Egypt. Zayed's school campus was established in 2013, it is located in 2nd Neighborhood – 5th district, Egypt.

Zayed Nursery Campus: PYP1, PYP2 & PYP3 (Pre-KG, KG1 & KG2) students.

Zayed School Campus: PYP4 to DP2 (Primary Years, Middle Years & Diploma) Programs' students.

Giza Main Campus (Nursery & School): PYP1 to DP2 (KG, Primary & Middle Years & Diploma) students.

Governance

GPIS is governed by a team that is led by  Arch. Amr Mokhtar, Founding Chairman & Director. This managing team consists of:

Ms. Françoise Bencteux,  Early Year & Primary School Principal

Ms. May Waly, Middle School Principal

Ms. Mona Khalil, High School Principal

Ms. Nelly Darwich, Early Years Director - Zayed

Ms. Racha Nassar, Early Years Director - Giza

Mr. Abdel Rahman Saleh, Schools Administration Director

Ms. Gulnar Etman, Head of English Department - Early Years

Ms. Nehal Wanas, Head of English Department - Primary Years

Ms. Hala El Zoghby, Quality Director

Mr. Hamed Mokhtar, Development Manager

For more info concerning the managing team, visit:

https://www.gpis-egypt.org/who-we-are/gpis-egypt

Awards and recognition

GPIS has received several recognitions for its quality and achievements:

2002: International Star Award for Quality from the Business Initiative Directions (BID - Spain)

2007: Robert Blackburn Award (IBO-Geneva) for the best Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) project in Africa

2019: Shortlisted for Excellence in the International Schools Sector - London (International Impact Award) at the International Schools Awards

International Baccalaureate Programmes

For information concerning the IB Programs offered at GPIS, visit:

For the PYP: https://www.gpis-egypt.org/ib-programmes/pyp-3-11

For the MYP: https://www.gpis-egypt.org/ib-programmes/myp-11-16

For the DP: https://www.gpis-egypt.org/ib-programmes/dp16-19

References

IBO PYP Page:

https://ibo.org/learn-more-about-the-ib/the-primary-years-programme/ ^[1]

IBO MYP Page

https://ibo.org/programmes/middle-years-programme/ ^[2]

IBO DP Page

https://ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/ ^[3]

IBO Learner Profile

https://ibo.org/benefits/learner-profile/ ^[4]

External links

• Green Land International Schools
  • Green Land International Schools at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
  • Green Land Pré Vert International School, Giza campus at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
  • Green Land Pré Vert International School, Zayed campus at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• IBO Profile for Green Land Pré Vert International School and Nursery
• School blog