CHELTENHAM MUSCAT The education that College has offered for 180 years has many aspects which have been consistent, but any outstanding institution needs to adapt and move forward and as such in September 2021 Cheltenham College opened its first international sister school in Muscat, Oman. I have the great privilege to be the Founding Head of Cheltenham Muscat, a 3-18 school for boys and girls. Our vision is simple: to lead educational standards in Oman. Cheltenham Muscat will be the first premium British Independent school to open here and as such we have a fantastic opportunity to bring the all-round education that has served Cheltonians so well for the past 180 years to Muscat, and to make a real difference. Many UK Independent schools have ‘franchised’ and given their name to international schools but College was always clear about striving for a better model which would create real educational opportunities for
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both pupils and teachers. The relationship between Cheltenham College and Cheltenham Muscat will be considerably closer than many of those organisations who have just lent their name to international partners. The pupils and teachers in both schools will gain enormously from working alongside one another to learn more about the international nature of the world the children from both schools will graduate into. A global pandemic is not the easiest scenario to begin an overseas school project and as such the time to get everything up and running has been tighter than one would have hoped for, but it is amazing what a positive mindset and some good advice can do. Equally as a result of the pandemic teachers and pupils have seen how technology can genuinely enhance learning and as such, we know that both schools will be able to exploit those gains in the coming academic year with screens
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