New Horizon International School

Maadi - Cairo / Egypt


News & Information

 

Delegation from China Visits School

 A delegation from Beijing Municipal Education Commission and China Beijing Chaoyang Normal Affiliated Primary School visited New Horizon International School on December 17, 2007.  A memorandum of cooperation was signed between China Beijing Chaoyang Normal Affiliated Primary School and New Horizon International School to develop educational and cultural exchange programmes between the two schools.  This memorandum was signed as a result of the relationship that grew between the two schools during The Heart-to-Heart Summer Camp that took place in China in August 2007.

      

Welcome Back from Heart-to-Heart Summer Camp
Beijing, China  (9 – 14 August 2007)

 The Heart-to-Heart Partnership Programme in Beijing was organized by Media and Communications Department of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and Beijing Municipal Education Commission. There were more than 200 primary and secondary schools in Beijing to match 205 National Olympic Committees of the Olympic Family for personal exchanges and building friendly relationships.  Students from all over the world were invited to gather in Beijing to experience the theme slogan of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games "One World One Dream" and spread Olympic ideals among youth.  From Egypt, New Horizon International School was selected to attend this wonderful and memorable programme.  More information will follow.
 

Olympic Education:
Heart-to-Heart Partnership Programme in August 2007

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games launched the "Heart-to-Heart Partnership" programme on 17 December 2006.   The programme is endeavoured to enhance exchange between students of the Beijing-based elementary and secondary schools and youngsters of the countries and regions where members of the Olympic Family come from, to jointly pursue the Olympic ideal of "Unity, Friendship, Peace."
Up to now, Beijing has involved 200 plus elementary and secondary schools in the programme.  New Horizon International School is one of the schools in Egypt that joined the "Heart-to-Heart Partnership" programme.  These schools will enter in partnership links to learn about the language, culture, history, geography, etc