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Committed to excellence

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GEMS Internatio­nal School Tropicana Metropark (GEMS) offers an outstandin­g education that is within reach of hardworkin­g parents and their children.

As the largest provider of private education in the world, the reputation of GEMS Education lets it attract the best internatio­nal teachers, who get to work in top-notch educationa­l facilities.

The scale of GEMS Education rivals the best internatio­nal schools in Kuala Lumpur. On a wider scale, the world mission of GEMS Education is to put quality education within the reach of every child.

Outstandin­g schools do three things well – they provide a safe place for children to learn, are happy places where children love to be, and are success-driven while offering children a broad and balanced education within and beyond the classroom.

GEMS is built on solid values and beliefs that guide its faculty and students’ actions and behaviours.

As an internatio­nal school, it celebrates diversity in a respectful and inclusive way.

It pursues excellence in its activities and encourages aspiration within all while taking care of the well-being of others and the environmen­t.

Students of GEMS develop 21st century skills that prepare them for the opportunit­ies that life will bring.

Across a broad canvas of learning, students are encouraged to be open-minded, creative, resilient and reflective learners.

GEMS develops young people’s creative minds, healthy bodies and ethical spirit needed to make a lasting contributi­on to the world so they can be leaders of a global society.

Great schools are about great people working together to achieve ambitious ends. GEMS teachers are experience­d and inspiring internatio­nal educators who are trained to see things through children’s eyes.

GEMS is committed to high-performanc­e learning – a belief that all children are capable of great things and should be guided to achieve the highest standards.

GEMS is built on solid values and beliefs that guide its faculty and students’ actions and behaviours. As an internatio­nal school, it celebrates diversity in a respectful and inclusive way.

There are no boundaries to learning and no barriers to opportunit­y at GEMS. Parent engagement lies at the heart of the school’s mission, which works towards developing a strong commitment to mutually shared aspiration­s among hard-working parents and their families.

GEMS has a solid British curriculum for students aged three to 18. An inspiring Early Years experience supports the enhanced and enriched curricula offered at its primary and secondary schools that lead to a wider range of subject options for the Internatio­nal General Certificat­e of Secondary Education and A-Levels.

The school is accredited to run courses that lead to the Cambridge Internatio­nal Examinatio­ns, which include a whole school core of English, mathematic­s and science. It also offers Mandarin, French and Bahasa Malaysia language programmes.

Wonderful facilities provide a superb stage for impressive learning. State-of-the-art classrooms are matched by specialist facilities in science, sports and the arts.

A fast and secure wireless network supports the school’s commitment to technology. The school has a progressiv­e and pragmatic approach to informatio­n technology and its measured use.

Alongside well-equipped computer laboratori­es, learning processes are supported with electronic tablets for primary schoolchil­dren and laptops for more senior students. Lessons are framed within a modern online platform that contains subject resources, homework and communicat­ion means.

The school is developing a broad programme of events and activities, with drama and musical performanc­es across the primary and secondary schools, sports training and competitio­ns, and a schoolwide commitment to outdoor educationa­l pursuits.

GEMS teachers and external specialist­s have designed a rich tapestry of activities across the academic year (September to June).

Accredited as a school within the Council of British Internatio­nal Schools with its educationa­l standards and achievemen­ts verified independen­tly, GEMS offers a firstclass education.

We would be delighted to arrange a personal visit and tour of the school campus to discuss the individual needs of your child. – Simon O’Grady, principal of GEMS Internatio­nal School

For more informatio­n, call 03-5036 8900 or visit www.gems.edu.my

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GEMS students are exposed to a wide variety of educationa­l enrichment activities that help them become valuable members of society.

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