American Curriculum

Gateway International Montessori School has been accredited by Cognia ; the new name Cognia comes from the Latin word cognition, which means knowledge, reflecting the belief that knowledge is the key to helping people reach their aspirations—regardless of circumstance or background. Thus, Gateway international Montessori School is recognized as a K-12 American School, offering the American Diploma.

Our American Curriculum is in accordance with Cognia standards and The Egyptian Ministry of Education requirements and policies. Gateway applies Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation State Standards (NGSS) which prepare students to become global citizens.

Starting grade 4 and upward, drama is taught which helps our students improve in a wide range of areas, such as self confidence, self esteem, self expression, communication, collaboration, interpersonal skills, aesthetic awareness, and last but not least, imagination.

In grade 4 & 5 in our American curriculum, we apply a transdisciplinary learning and teaching approach. In our unique unit of inquiry sessions an idea or concept is inquired, experimented, observed and analyzed in different disciplines such as natural sciences, human sciences and mathematics.

In Middle School, we highly focus on an interdisciplinary learning and teaching approach where different co-curricular and extracurricular activities link different disciplines together, connecting our students to real life by developing their abilities to observe, infer, analyze, reflect and create; we highly focus on developing their research and cognitive skills. 

Starting grade 4 and upward, drama is taught which helps our students improve in a wide range of areas, such as self confidence, self esteem, self expression, communication, collaboration, interpersonal skills, aesthetic awareness, and last but not least, imagination.

Why American Education? 

The American Educational System in Gateway International School is unique in providing the student with the broadest amount of knowledge, in the easiest possible approach, stressing the widest range of possible skills. The American System caters for each student's basic abilities, gradually developing them in order to reach the learner's highest potential, taking into consideration that every child has his different way of learning, and learns at a different pace. The American System aims to develop and to educate every child. The cornerstone of the American education is the engagement of each student in the learning process, the arousal of their intellectual curiosity; the academic program is supported by state-of-the-art technology and resources.

The American Program provides the best of liberal international education through the promotion of creativity, individualism, problem solving skills, research tools, internet facilities and the use of various software programs for all subjects at all levels. 

In a nutshell, being a student in Gateway International Montessori School, the American section, surely, helps in pursuing an international future, whether that starts across an ocean or across the street! What counts are the traits the American Education develops and enriches in our students:  international mindedness, critical thinking, and resilience are the keys that open the closed doors for a better future and a bright career. Accordingly, having an American High School Diploma clearly does have its benefits; it is a diploma that does open a lot of doors and can lead to professional and personal triumph. It is that kind of education that provides its learners with confidence and a sense of achievement to pursue a place in today's highly competitive world.

Graduating with an American High School Diploma opens the door to universities in many parts of the world, not only in the USA, Canada and universities in Egypt but also to universities located everywhere in our globe.