GFH’S BRITUS EDUCATION OPENS NEW K-12 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN RIYADH
- Launch of Britus International Schools – Al Olaya marks opening of fifth school for Britus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Group continues expansion in the Saudi education sector in line with strong and growing demand for high quality international level learning
Manama – 27 December 2021 - Britus Education (“Britus”), the education investment arm of GFH Financial Group (“GFH” or “The Group”), today announced the further expansion of its education portfolio and investments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the launch of a new K-12 international school in Riyadh located in Al-Olaya.
Britus International Schools – Al Olaya (“The School”), it is the fifth owned and managed school for Britus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a K-12 school following American curriculum, and has capacity to serve more than 400 students, which will increase to more than 2,000 students after the completion of the expansion phase, which will provide a dedicated section for girls. The School is open for admission to boys only from grades 4-12 for this academic year, and the School accepts enrolment applications for next academic year.
Commenting, Mr. Razi Al Murbati, Chief Executive Officer of GFH Capital S.A, said, “We’re delighted to announce the further expansion of the Group’s presence in the Saudi education sector, where we continue to see strong opportunities for growth and for Britus to contribute to efforts aimed at ensuring students across the Kingdom have access to the highest quality international standard learning. Investment in education is also a key pillar of the Saudi Vision 2030 and we’re pleased to strengthen our presence in the sector and our position as a strategic partner in the meeting of the Kingdom’s goals and aspirations for development and learning.”
Ms. Fatema Ahmed Kamal, Acting CEO of Britus Education, added, “We’re proud to announce the opening of our fifth international K-12 school in Saudi Arabia. Like our other schools, Britus International Schools– Al Olaya will offer a unique learning proposition delivered in line with best global practices and standards. We look forward to welcoming the students to our latest school and to continuing to invest in the Saudi market where we see strong and increasing demand for high quality education.”
Britus Education has a portfolio of K-12 schools assets located across the MENA region and South Africa. Britus educational strategy focus on investing in students' abilities and skills to enable them to succeed in a world that requires familiarisation and adaptation by supporting them to become innovative and confident leaders. Britus operate with a global perspective to create an educational environment that elevates the values and gains of the local community, and Britus aspiration is to make its schools a key player in the education industry in all the countries in which Britus have a presence through its school network.
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About Britus Education
Britus Education is the Education arm of GFH Financial Group and a K-12 education platform, supported by world class research – is that there is no limit to what each child can learn and achieve. Our teachers are trained in this philosophy and their teaching encourages our students to be curious, determined, creative and confident in their own abilities.
We go beyond good grades. We help each student discover and nurture their individual talents – whether through academics, sports or the performing arts. Every child is different and our challenge is to not only build on their strengths and passions, but to give them the motivation to overcome and master areas that seem challenging at first https://brituseducation.com/.
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BRITUS EDUCATION ACQUIRES MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF ATHENA SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
- Athena transforms to “Britus International School- Special Education”
- Britus provides special needs students with path to enroll into its mainstream education
Manama – 31 October 2021 – Britus Education today announced the acquisition of the management and operations rights to Athena Private School for Special Education, which it will rebrand to Britus International School – Special Education (the “School”). The rebranding, which has been approved by the Ministry of Education, aligns with Britus’’efforts to unify and transform its growing network of schools owned and managed across the GCC and North Africa.
The School is a leading special education provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Established in 2019, it serves students age K-16+, catering to a broad range of special needs. These include general learning difficulties, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Communication Disorders, Physical Disabilities, Specific Learning Disabilities (such as Dyslexia), Down Syndrome and other genetic or chromosomal disorders and those with neuro developmental disorders such as ADHD, ODD, OCD and ADD, among others.
Britus already operates seven private schools in the region under its own brand. These include four locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Al-Olaya, Al-Murabaa, Al- Rowda and Al- Fayhaa) and recently rebranded schools in Bahrain (AMA International School), Dubai (Sheffield Private School) and Tunis (British International School in Tunis). As part of the Britus Education platform, students at Britus International School – Special Education who progress to the necessary level can also seamlessly be enrolled and transition into the mainstream Britus school network.
In line with Britus ’ongoing commitment to operate a world-class portfolio of schools across the GCC region, it is working hard to enhance and transform the quality and affordability of international standard education for all segments of the community with an emphasis on K-12 learning and also special needs education.
Commenting, Mrs. Fatema Kamal, Acting CEO of Britus Education, added, “We’re delighted to add a leading special education school to our portfolio of our schools in order to meet a key need in our community. We will work with special needs students that develop acceptable skill levels with the objective to blend them into mainstream education. The conversion of the School to our Britus brand also comes in line with our strategy and focus on building a powerful, home-grown regional education network. With its unique place in the community, serving a broad cross section of students with special needs, we are especially proud of the work of the School and will continue to invest in further enhancing its offering and the School’s ability to effectively serve and support our special needs students and their families.”
Britus Education has owns and manages a portfolio of K-12 schools and higher education assets located across the MENA region. Its strategy focuses on identifying and investing in high quality schools that are capable of being further improved, have strong existing student capacity with room for additional growth and fee structures that are affordable to the fast-expanding mid-market.
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About Britus Education
Britus Education is the Education arm of GFH Financial Group and a K-12 education platform, supported by world class research – is that there is no limit to what each child can learn and achieve. Our teachers are trained in this philosophy and their teaching encourages our students to be curious, determined, creative and confident in their own abilities.
We go beyond good grades. We help each student discover and nurture their individual talents – whether through academics, sports or the performing arts. Every child is different and our challenge is to not only build on their strengths and passions, but to give them the motivation to overcome and master areas that seem challenging at first https://brituseducation.com/.
Media inquiries can be directed to:
Zahraa Taher
Managing Director
FinMark Communications
Tel: +973 39630997
Email: ztaher@finmarkcoms.com
AMA SCHOOL TRANSFORMS TO “BRITUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL”
AMA SCHOOL TRANSFORMS TO “BRITUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL”
Manama – 11 October 2021 – AMA International School (“AMA”) today announced that it has rebranded to Britus International School (the “School”) after receiving the necessary approvals from the Ministry of Education (MOE).
The school is part of the portfolio of Britus Education (Britus), the education investment platform managed by GFH Financial Group (“GFH” or “The Group”). The move supports Britus’ strategy to continue the transformation of its education assets across its existing portfolio as well as plans to grow the Britus brand, which operates more than 8 private schools in the region including Al-Olaya in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al-Murabaa, Al- Rowda, Al- Fayhaa and Al-Takhasosi, AMA in the Kingdom of Bahrain, The Sheffield Private School in Dubai, and British International School in Tunis.
In line with Britus’ ongoing commitment to building a world-class portfolio of education assets across the GCC region, it is undertaking comprehensive actions to enhance and upgrade education systems and to make quality education affordable to all segments of the community with an emphasis on K-12 learning and also special needs education.
Commenting, Mrs. Fatema Kamal, Acting CEO of Britus Education, said, “We’re delighted to announce our new brand in the Kingdom of Bahrain. AMA has always been one of our most important acquisitions and we have and continue to invest in its enhancement and the embedding of our ethos and culture into the School. This is also another important milestone marking the further expansion of the Britus brand in the region. With the rebranding behind us, we are now working on further key enhancements by embracing digital transformation of the School’s academic programmes, curriculums, processes and human resources to ensure our students have access to the best resources, facilities and learning tools available in the market today.”
Britus Education has a portfolio of K-12 schools located across the MENA region. Its strategy focuses on identifying and investing in high quality schools that are capable of being further improved, have strong existing student capacity with room for additional growth and fee structures that are affordable to the fast-expanding mid-market.
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About Britus Education
Britus Education is the Education arm of GFH Financial Group and a K-12 education platform, supported by world class research – is that there is no limit to what each child can learn and achieve. Our teachers are trained in this philosophy and their teaching encourages our students to be curious, determined, creative and confident in their own abilities.
We go beyond good grades. We help each student discover and nurture their individual talents – whether through academics, sports or the performing arts. Every child is different and our challenge is to not only build on their strengths and passions, but to give them the motivation to overcome and master areas that seem challenging at first https://brituseducation.com/.
Media inquiries can be directed to:
Zahraa Taher
Managing Director
FinMark Communications
Tel: +973 39630997
Email: ztaher@finmarkcoms.com
Britus Education Partners with IvyPlus Network to Present Online Summer Program
Manama – June 29, 2020 – Britus Education, a K-12 education platform designed to take advantage of value opportunities in the fragmented trillion dollar global private education industry, today announced its partnership with IvyPlus Network, a professional network of alumni from the top global universities for Ivy Young Entrepreneur, an online summer programme for 13-18 year olds from Bahrain & UAE from July 12-26 2020.
This online program is the first of its kind in Bahrain with a rigorous selection process. Through the program, students will learn how to identify innovative opportunities and develop business plans around them. A highlight for the program is pitch day, when students would be presenting their ideas to a jury of successful entrepreneurs and investors and one team would be selected as a winner. The program’s objective is for students to learn entrepreneurial skills such as how to be resilient, work in teams, communicate, lead and think strategically. Students selected for this summer program will also have a unique opportunity to attend a session on “How to Prepare for the Top 50 Global Universities” during the program.
Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Mark Whitfield, Education Director of Britus Education, said, “We aspire for our students to be enterprising learners, advanced performers, empathetic leaders and high achievers who go on to attend the best universities, secure the best jobs and become the leaders of the future. The partnership with IvyPlus aligns beautifully with this aspiration and we look forward to our students benefitting from this innovative programme.”
Commenting on the announcement, Ms. Swati Sahni, Founder & CEO of IvyPlus Network, said, “I am extremely excited for students from Bahrain and UAE to experience the Ivy Young Entrepreneur summer program. COVID-19 has been an unprecedented moment in history, one that has brought uncertainty to all our lives. Going ahead, it would be important for every student to learn entrepreneurial skills, as conventional jobs get disrupted. The ability to examine problems, think of innovative solutions, and execute an idea efficiently will help them differentiate themselves from others. This new world we are entering requires a new version of us and I believe our program will help students get there.”
Students interested in participating in the online summer program can apply by visiting https://www.ivyplusnetwork.com/youngentrepreneur. Students and parents can contact team@ivyplusnetwork.com.