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Published 14 July 2020

ACS International School Cobham students secure global university places

Students at ACS International School Cobham have secured places at top universities across the globe, including Oxford, following success in their International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) results.

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Published 14 Jul 2020

Ready for the world: ACS International School Egham students celebrate International Baccalaureate results

Students at ACS International School Egham are celebrating success in their International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP). The DP is an academically challenging programme of international education that prepares students aged 16 to 19 for success at university and in life beyond.

ACS International Schools students go above and beyond to support their peers

Published 3 Jun 2020

ACS International Schools students go above and beyond to support their peers

Final year students from across ACS Internationals Schools' UK campuses have developed a series of peer-to-peer educational resources to support Grade 11 students currently studying the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP), an international curriculum programme for learners aged 16-19.

Change is a part of life

Published 6 May 2020

Change is a part of life: five ways COVID-19 has provided opportunities for children to build resilience

In an article for The Telegraph, published on Thursday 30 April, Anneke Theron, ACS International School Cobham’s Lower School Counsellor, discussed the impact the enforced lockdown is having on the youngest members of our school community.

Two girls acting on stage

Published 29 Nov 2019

Ready to take centre stage

ACS International Hillingdon students flourish in partnership with LAMDA A new partnership between ACS International School Hillingdon and one of the oldest drama schools in the UK, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), is helpin

ACS Doha New Campus

Published 31 Jan 2020

ACS Doha New campus update

Construction on the new ACS Doha school started on 10 June 2018 and has been progressing well since then.

Published 12 Jul 2019

Ready for a brand new world

ACS International Schools unveil new look ACS International Schools will start the new school year with a brand new identity designed to reflect its global outlook and commitment to students’ ‘readiness’ for an ever-changing world.

Girls football team winning the world school games

Published 25 Feb 2019

ACS Cobham win gold at the world school games

ACS Cobham International School Girls Soccer team won gold in dramatic style at the World School Games in Dubai last month, defeating reigning champions St.

How parents can leverage the power of play in their child's education

Published 20 May 2020

How parents can leverage the power of play in their child's education

As schools across England start to look to the future following the easing of lockdown, and schools re-opening, mental health experts have warned of the impact of coronavirus on children and have called for schools to prioritise play and socialising when they do re-open, over formal lessons and academic progress.

Artwork by ACS Egham student

Published 10 Apr 2019

Move over Manet! ACS Egham students exhibit final artwork

Final year students at ACS Egham International School have showcased their creations in an end-of-year art exhibition.

students performing 'I love XXX' play

Published 17 Dec 2018

ACS Cobham students perform play reflecting on historical events

Talented High School students from ACS Cobham International School staged ‘I Love XXX’ to impressed family, friends and the school community on Monday, 3 December. The 14 –18-year-old performers took on the play by Meng Jinghui, originally written in Chinese before being translated to E

Dr. Jane Goodall

Published 29 Jan 2019

World famous conservationist inspires ACS Cobham students

Students from ACS Cobham International School, aged six to eighteen, enjoyed a visit from Dr. Jane Goodall, one of the world's most famous conservationists and scientists.

Published 24 Jan 2019

Inspiration soars as British Airways visit ACS Egham

Last Thursday, 29 November, British Airways staff visited ACS Egham International School, to talk to six and seven year olds about their role in the community and how people are connected, as part of the Primary Years curriculum.

ACS Hillingdon build confidence with Shakespeare

Published 7 Dec 2018

ACS Hillingdon build confidence with Shakespeare

ACS Hillingdon students were encouraged to hone their sophisticated performing arts techniques at this year’s Shakespeare Schools Foundation Festival.

ACS Hillingdon strikes Gold in International Schools Sports Tournament

Published 23 Jan 2019

ACS Hillingdon strikes Gold in International Schools Sports Tournament

The Annual International Schools Sports Tournament (ISST), hosted by ACS Hillingdon at Court Park, welcomed nine schools to take part in the event, including teams all the way from Tel Aviv and Cairo American College.

ACS Hillingdon hosts the Model United Nations

Published 17 Dec 2018

ACS Hillingdon hosts the Model United Nations

ACS Hillingdon recently hosted its first Model United Nations (MUN) event this year.

ACS Hillingdon Lower School renewed as Apple Distinguished School

Published 23 Jan 2019

ACS Hillingdon Lower School renewed as Apple Distinguished School

ACS Hillingdon Lower School has recently been renewed as an Apple Distinguished School until 2021 for its use of technology to enable innovation in learning and teaching.

ACS Doha International School today hosted the inaugural Data Protection and Privacy Conference

Published 28 Jan 2019

ACS Doha International School today hosts inaugural Data Protection and Privacy Conference

ACS Doha International School today hosted the inaugural Data Protection and Privacy Conference, which was supported by the Ministry of Education. Data protection is an increasingly important issue for organisations across the region and around the world.

ACS Hillingdon students welcome Pendle Court residents for festive fun

Published 17 Dec 2018

ACS Hillingdon students welcome Pendle Court residents for festive fun

Last week, ACS Hillingdon Lower School students welcomed residents from Pendle Court, a local retirement home, for an afternoon of festive fun.

School children in national attire

Published 14 Jan 2019

ACS Doha celebrates national and international cultures with two special events

ACS Doha, one of Qatar’s leading international schools, has held two special events in December to celebrate national and international cultures.

r Tim Cagney, Chief Executive of ACS International Schools, and Mr Mohammed Sultan Al Jaber, Chairman of Al Jaber Group

Published 25 Oct 2018

ACS Doha and Al Jaber Group announce plans to build new campus in Qatar

ACS Doha has announced a partnership with Al Jaber Group to build a brand new, state-of-the-art student campus in Doha. ACS Doha's new school will have a capacity of 2,470 students and will open in August 2020.

ACS DOHA wins Progress Qatar Award

Published 29 Jun 2018

ACS DOHA wins Progress Qatar Award

ACS Doha International School is honoured to have received the Progress Qatar Award for its contribution to education in Qatar. The award was presented during Oryx Publishing’s launch ceremony of the 14th Edition of ‘Progress Qatar 2017-18’ at the Hilton Hotel in Doha on 14 March 2018.

ACS Hillingdon art student, Filmon.

Published 15 Apr 2019

ACS Hillingdon student receives prestigious US art scholarship

A student from ACS Hillingdon International School has been awarded a scholarship to study at the prestigious Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), based in Georgia, United States.

Published 18 Mar 2019

ACS sign up to Neurodiversity Week May 13-17

All four ACS campuses have signed up to a new initiative - the Neurodiversity Pledge. The Neurodiversity Pledge is the brainchild of sixteen-year-old student Siena Castellon who won a BBC 2018 Teen Hero award for her work raising awareness of neurodiversity and empowering neurodi

Mary Poppins Show

Published 4 Apr 2019

ACS’s Mary Poppins Show is practically perfect in every way

ACS Cobham International School‘s production of the musical Mary Poppins Jr. last week astonished the audience with the brilliance of the performance from so many youngsters.

Published 3 Jun 2019

Airport chaos forces ACS Egham students to chart new course in Zambia

Following a busy year of fundraising for their planned visit to Nepal – contributing to the building work of a new elementary school in Pachkal – unexpected flight cancellations set ACS students and staff on a new path to the Itala Foundation School, a Welsh NGO in Zambia.

Global Citizens Awards

Published 25 Jun 2019

ACS Global Citizens Awards Winners Announced

Winning team from Eton End School celebrate at ACS International School Egham

Class of 2019 Hillingdon

Published 14 Jun 2019

CON-GRAD-ULATIONS

Graduation celebrations were a huge success at ACS Hillingdon for the class of 2019 Students in the class of 2019 at ACS Hillingdon celebrated the end of their final year and completion of their academic endeavours at a graduation ceremony on Friday 31 May.

Class of 2019 Egham

Published 14 Jun 2019

CON-GRAD-ULATIONS

Graduation celebrations were a huge success at ACS Egham for the class of 2019 Students at ACS Egham International School celebrated the end of their final year and completion of their academic endeavours at a graduation ceremony on Friday 31 May.

Cobham Class of 2019

Published 14 Jun 2019

CON-GRAD-ULATIONS

Graduation celebrations were a huge success at ACS Cobham for the class of 2019 Students in the class of 2019 at ACS Cobham International School celebrated the end of their final year and completion of their academic endeavours at a graduation ceremony on Friday 31 May.

ACS DOHA celebrates graduating class of 2019

Published 14 Jun 2019

ACS DOHA celebrates graduating class of 2019

ACS Doha International School has hosted its high school graduation ceremony at the Ritz Carlton hotel to celebrate the achievements of 39 graduating students who will now set out to broaden their horizons into further education.

British Summer Studies group

Published 1 Oct 2019

ACS alumni enable life-changing summer scholarships

ACS alumni support summer scholarships for US-based academically able and deserving students.

Published 31 Oct 2019

Generation Greta: education & the global climate crisis

A student could do 10,000 hours of contact time in the classroom, and only hear about environmental issues or discuss the effects of climate change in ten of them.

Iona Fleming standing outside at ACS Cobham

Published 11 Oct 2019

Ready for a bright new future in world's top universities

ACS Cobham students accept places at Cambridge and leading global universities following outstanding academic success in the International Baccalaureate

Barny Sandow Head of ACS Cobham

Published 20 Sep 2019

New Head of School ready to lead

Barnaby Sandow takes on a new role as Head of School at ACS International School Cobham ACS International School Cobham has appointed Barnaby Sandow as Head of School from the start of the academic year 2019.

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Published 11 Sep 2019

Get ready for a new world of education

International School Cobham announces new bursaries for local students Call for applications for 2020/21 academic year

Robert Harrison speaking in Doha

Robert Harrison at ACS Doha

Published 25 Nov 2019

ACS International School Doha announces new five-year education strategy

Empowering Qatar’s youth to become global thinkers and doers ACS International School Doha announced a new five-year education strategy that builds on a unique educational approach to get its students ready to succeed in a complex world filled with both challenges and opportunities.