General News

Harlem Wizards Come to IAA
Thursday, 10 December 2015
Entertainment -

The world-renowned Harlem Wizards have come to the IAA! The Wizards visited the IAA Sports Complex today to perform for IAA students, spinning, jumping, passing, juggling, and dribbling their way into our hearts. Everyone laughed, screamed and clapped, as students participated in the fun too - showing off their basketball moves to a very excited audience! Thank you, Harlem Wizards, for sharing your whacky humour and mad skills!

Grade 9 Student Presents on 'The Community Project' at QRTA Conference
Monday, 07 December 2015
Public Speaking -

IAA Grade 9 student Leen Khasawneh presented at the Queen Rania Teachers Association (QRTA) Teacher Skills Forum on behalf of IAA. She addressed the professional audience on the topic 'The Community Project', an important component of a service-oriented curriculum which seeks to teach students to identify community needs, develop a plan of action, and implement that plan in the real world. Congrats, Leen, for sharing your expertise as both an IAA student and citizen of Jorda

IAA Student Speaks at QRTA Teachers Skills Forum
Monday, 07 December 2015
Public Speaking -

IAA IB Student, Czara Awad, delivers a poignant speech at the annual Queen Rania Teachers Association (QRTA) Teachers Skills Forum. Thank you, Czara, for sharing your experiences with educators from all over the region!

"True love of learning comes from doing, not only from memorising. Education is not merely acquiring the ability to read, or write, but rather having the capacity to apply and incorporate the mind, the heart, moral principles, ethics and character in one. Education is a process of living.”

IAA: A Powerful Approach to Learning
Monday, 07 December 2015
Academics -

The IAA: A Powerful Approach to Learning. https://youtu.be/sIQeqrrDE6A The IAA employs the most up-to-date teaching strategies and tools available today. It offers its students a student-centred, inquiry-based, holistic education that emphasizes hands-on learning and critical thinking. At IAA, our mission is to transform the Learners of Today into the Leaders of Tomorrow. Watch this video to further understand the teaching/learning strategy employed by IAA both in and outside of the classroom.

IAA Video Series: Preparing for University: New Beginnings
Tuesday, 01 December 2015
College & Career Couselling -

At IAA, applying to university is a very serious business! Moving on to a successful university career is the ultimate goal of the IAA Experience. Students begin the counselling and application process as early as Grade 9, working closely with the IAA College & Career Counselling Office to identify their strengths and interests and to locate the university best suited to them. Watch "Preparing for University: New Beginnings", a brief video introducing the goals, process and outcomes of IAA university preparation and placement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TirWPsHtDm4