Royal Flight School

Royal Flight School in Muscat is a primary school for children aged 3 to 11, from Pre-School to Year 6, with two classes in each year group and a maximum of 22 pupils per class. Its curriculum is British, based on the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) for the foundation subjects and the Early Years Foundation Stage for the youngest children. Class teachers cover English, mathematics, science, computing, design technology, history and geography, whereas specialists teach art and design, music, drama, PE, French and Arabic and provide learning support. The purpose-built campus has specialist rooms for art, music, drama and home economics, a computer suite, two libraries, a multi-purpose hall, a 25-metre covered competition pool and a training pool, basketball courts, an adventure playground and an astro-turf pitch.

An after-school programme runs from Sunday to Wednesday in the autumn and spring terms. Activities change each term and mix sport and creative options, for example chess, choir, badminton, tennis, netball, football, cricket, rounders, swimming, cross country, circuit training, dance and drama, music and movement, art, drawing, sewing, Hama beads, construction games, gardening and cooking ('fun with food'). Swimming lessons are part of PE from the Pre-School years. Pupils also compete in school sporting events such as an aquathlon.