Innovation and Excellence: Abdul Rahman Kanoo International School

Innovation and Excellence: Abdul Rahman Kanoo International School

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Please share a brief background of your innovation.

During the pandemic, the school’s priority was always to ensure that the students’ well-being and safety were prioritized whilst being online or returning to learning on campus, and to ensure that everything was being done to protect students that were at any sort of risk. We were very concerned about the effects of everything that was rapidly impacting our students’ physical, mental, social, and academic well-being. In 2021, ARKIS formed the “Safeguarding and Well-being Hub” to be run by a specialized team that is empowered to monitor and promote students’ well-being in every possible way. The school already had safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures in place before the Pandemic. As a result of the Pandemic, we as a school had to approach it differently and be innovative in what we did collectively for every student.

How was it planned?

As a first step, the school administration started interviewing different candidates to form the safeguarding and well-being team needed to implement the program. The chosen team members were a perfect