SEK International school to open in Riyadh

New Riyadh campus set to welcome students starting September 2021. 

• Minister of Education: Blending the power of culture and heritage with innovation and technology, to provide students with an exceptional learning
• Minister of Investment: Economic growth of Riyadh creates unique, unprecedented, and growing career opportunities
• President of RCRC: We can contribute to the educational sector through a modern and progressive curriculum
• Spanish Ambassador to Riyadh: Collaboration opens window to Spanish culture in Riyadh 

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) announced today that is has partnered with SEK Education Group to open the group’s first Riyadh campus. The agreement, the second for the International School’s Attraction Program initiative under Vision 2030, follows an earlier announcement for King’s College to open a Riyadh campus.

“Building a world-class educational system requires a long-term investment in the people of Riyadh. RCRC is acting as a catalyst to fast-track the process by partnering with reputable international educational institutions such as SEK to equip young Saudis and foreign students with the needed skills to fulfill long-lasting careers for the future. Together, we believe we can contribute to the educational sector through a modern and progressive curriculum that is equally engaging and transformative,” said RCRC President, Mr. Fahd Al-Rasheed.

“It is our pleasure to be a part of this unique partnership with the Royal Commission for Riyadh City along with the Ministry of Investment as we are excited in launching SEK International School Riyadh. By blending the power of culture and heritage with innovation and technology, SEK International School Riyadh will provide students with an exceptional learning. I wish the school success in its mission, as we work together to develop Riyadh into a world class city," concluded Dr. Hamad M.H. Al Sheikh the Minister of Education.

“Our partnership with SEK Education Group is a testament to the astonishing possibilities we see for the people of Riyadh. Not only will SEK International School Riyadh develop the students’ abilities to the highest level of their potential, but the economic growth of Riyadh creates unique, unprecedented, and growing career opportunities,” said Minister of Investment, Eng. Khalid A. Al-Falih.

The new international school will welcome students from Pre-K (age 3 years) to Grade 2 (age 7/8 years), and will become a candidate-status school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP).

“We are delighted and honored to contribute to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, thanks to the invitation and support of the RCRC. It’s with the will to collaborate and create a vibrant learning community that will extend beyond the boundaries of our own school, that we’re excited to announce the opening of SEK International School Riyadh. A school that embodies a long education tradition with the most innovative learning model, designed to serve each one of our students and create the best learning experience for them,” said Mrs. Nieves Segovia, President at SEK Education Group.

SEK International School Riyadh will showcase the best of SEK International Schools: education innovation, a unique learning model, top ranked academic results, and a clear focus on the many challenges and opportunities the 21st Century presents to all its students.

As a Spanish education group, SEK will provide all the students the opportunity of learning the Spanish language, as well as Arabic, in a multilingual, English-based environment. The Ambassador of Spain to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Álvaro Iranzo, welcomed and supported the opening of the SEK International School in Riyadh as an opportunity for bilateral educational cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Spain.

“SEK International School Riyadh will ensure fluency in English, the main language of instruction, as well as in Spanish and Arabic. This specificity will also open up the window to Spanish culture to many children in Riyadh. We look forward to seeing this outstanding educational cooperation project grow together with the children that will benefit from it,” said the Ambassador.

This is the second international school for the SEK Education Group in the Middle East. SEK International Schools offer education to more than 6,000 students comprised of more than 70 nationalities, from 4 months to 18 years of age, in their campuses in Spain, France, Qatar, and Ireland.

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About the Royal Commission for Riyadh City

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) oversees the strategic, comprehensive and multi-phase development programs aimed at transforming Riyadh into one of the top ten city economies by 2030.

Established in 1974 under the name “The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh,” the organization was renamed “The Riyadh Development Authority” in 2018, and subsequently became “The Royal Commission for Riyadh City” by Royal Decree in 2019.

About SEK Education Group

SEK Education Group is rooted in a one-hundred-year family tradition of free and independent education and are not affiliated to any religious, political, or economic group. Their only commitment is to offering quality education in line with their educational ethos and principles.

In order to meet this commitment, they implement their own unique educational system, developing every aspect of individual student’s personalities at each stage of their evolution, with the tried-and-tested expertise of the teaching staff, first-class facilities, educational resources, innovative technology and specially designed school environments, organization and services.

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