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New IAA Online Store Opens!
Thursday, 07 April 2016
School Spirit -

Show your school spirit today at iaa.mlabbas.com! In partnership with "Mlabbas" local design house, The International Academy - Amman is pleased to introduce its brand new online store, offering fun merchandising and memorabilia to the IAA community. With original designs representing our unique IAA culture, this virtual store provides secure online payment and convenient home delivery. All store items are produced, all transactions are executed, and all deliveries are made by Mlabbas. Cash on delivery available, and you can even collect your items at one of the Mlabbas store. Inquiries, purchase orders and service follow-up may be easily made to Mlabbas through the website as well. You can link from the IAA homepage at www.iaa.edu.jo. Simply look for the "Shop" link and go! Or, you can link from the IAA mobile app in the "Quick Links” section.With themed designs ranging from the IAA Hawks to Leadership to the senior Class of 2016, there"s surely something for everyone. The items make for fun gifts too: hoodies, T-shirts, mugs, bibs, cushions, tote bags, aprons, and more are all available at the click of a mouse. We hope to provide new products and designs continuously, so please keep your eyes open for these in the future.

Finally, please note that there are glass display units containing samples located around the school for your perusal; more items will be added soon for your convenience. Store items are not available for purchase or pick-up on-campus. We hope that you and your children will enjoy the online store and use it to order items that will further support the wonderful IAA school spirit we have all come to know and love!

Hawks Friendly Football Match at ABS
Sunday, 03 April 2016
Sports -

The Hawks Football Academy attendeda friendly Football Match at Amman Baccalaureate School (ABS) on Saturday, 2nd April. It was amazing! The atmosphere and all who participated in this activity made it a memorable one indeed! Coaches enjoyed watching the kids live the Hawks Academy philosophy, one based on positive sportsmanship, participation and teamwork. We also very much enjoyed having parents participate in celebrating that philosophy. IAA parents, you always bring enormous joy and fulfillment to our sporting events! A very special thanks to the Haddad Family for the nice photos!

Finally, congratulations to our U16 Basketball team, who won 2nd place at the AAC competition. Our proud Hawks won four games and conceded only one. A great performance!

Class of 2016 Parent Prank!
Sunday, 03 April 2016
Parents -

LOL! This morning mothers of the Class of 2016 pranked their senior kids by showing up to campus dressed as their children - sporting 2016 jackets and ready for class! This is the final week at IAA for the Class of 2016, as they depart to begin their preparations for the IB exams. We love you, Class of 2016, and we wish you the best of luck! You will be missed!

Annual Student Support Conference at IAA
Sunday, 03 April 2016
Professional Development -

Student Support specialists from schools and centres throughout Amman attended the annual Learning Support Conference at IAA last week. Topics ranging from Executive Function to Fine Motor Skills to Irlen"s Syndrome were all presented by the many guest speakers who shared their expertise in this field. Thank you to all participated in this important event, and a very special thank you to Dr Arwa Al-Amery, our keynote speaker. Through such collaboration, IAA hopes to help develop best practice and to extend more effective support to students across Jordan.

IAA Trips Programme: Learning Beyond the Classroom
Saturday, 02 April 2016
Trips -

The active IAA Trips Programme ensures that students engage in effective education beyond the classroom. Visiting destinations both within Jordan and across the globe, IAA students experience art, culture, history, diplomacy, adventure, sports, sciences, service and more - all in real-world settings that prepare them for life beyond school. These are formative experiences that create invaluable memories and build lifelong skills, all while supporting the IAA academic curriculum. Watch https://youtu.be/5YAHKEn_D2c to learn more.