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GENERAL INFORMATION & PROCEDURES
ADMISSIONS POLICY
General admissions criteria
Admission is open to all students regardless of race,
gender, creed or socio-economic background. Ambrit aims
to create heterogeneous groups for each grade level. The
school makes every effort to maintain a student body
composed of at least 20% English first language, 45% third
language students and 35% Italian first language. A
classroom that is balanced by gender, academic and language
abilities facilitates appreciation of diversity, positive
social interchanges, and cooperative learning. At the end of
each academic year teachers and specialists will meet to
decide student class placement for the following year.
Classes will be composed annually to reflect the above
criteria and the philosophy of the school.
If there is a question as to a student's placement for
the subsequent year, parents will be informed by the
beginning of the Spring term of that calendar year. Students
entering the school mid-year will be informed of the
placement decision for the following school year within two
months of entry. Students entering the school with known
special needs or who are subsequently identified as having
special needs will be reviewed individually as to placement
each year. In certain circumstances, it may be necessary for
the parents to pay for an assistant in the classroom for
students with special needs.
New Pupils - Screening - All new students entering
the Middle School are routinely screened. Further assessment
can be done by the Special Needs Department. This is usually
done after referral by staff (or parents) or may be
indicated as a result of the initial screening. Parental
permission is sought for this additional testing and parents
will be informed of the results.
Italian first language students are accepted:
- if they have attended school abroad and require no
ESL support.
Third language speakers with no English:
- are admitted in grade 6;
- may on occasion be admitted in grade 7 and 8 if
half-day, private ESL instruction is provided by the
family.
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- ENROLMENT
PROCEDURES
- Applications are screened by the Administrative
Assistant. Parents will be required to have an interview
with the Director. Previous records will play a vital
role in the decision to admit a new pupil. A decision on
admission is made within two weeks of the interview. Once
a place has been offered it will be held for one month.
It should be noted that entry into a 'year' group is
based on the student's age as of December 31st and thus
students are placed with their peer groups. Classes shall
not exceed 22 pupils.
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- FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS
- School fees are payable either in four instalments or
one of the various payment schemes, giving parents the
chance to choose the most suitable. Click
here
to view current payment schemes.
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- The enrolment form and the first instalment must be
received by May 1st. If the completed
re-registration form and payment are not received
by the given date, new applicants will be offered the
remaining places. If fees are received late, a 2%
interest is levied for each month after the due date.
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- Enrolment is for a full academic year September -
June unless alternative dates have been agreed upon with
the administration. If the child is withdrawing from
the school, notice must be given three months prior to
the date, otherwise the family will be responsible for
the full year's fees.
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- MIDDLE
SCHOOL
PROGRAM
OPTIONS
- When registering for Middle School, students must
chose one of the three options presented below.
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POLICY
ABSENCES/EXTENDED VACATIONS
Parents should notify the school office in the
morning at 09:00 hrs. when the student is absent. If absence
is longer than 3 days a medical note from your physician
must be brought in the day the student returns.
The office and class teachers should be notified at least
one week in advance of any extended vacations so that class
work for the student can be prepared.
ACCIDENTS/ILLNESS/HEALTH RECORDS
During registration parents are asked to fill out
and sign an emergency release form in case of an accident.
Emergency and home numbers are very important. Please notify
the office of any changes in contact numbers.
Accidents - Minor accidents are reported to the
office and treated by the school nurse or staff member with
knowledge of first aid. The teacher will write a note to the
family explaining what happened. The heads of school will be
informed.
If a student is seriously injured or ill, he/she will be
taken to the nearest hospital (usually San Camillo)
accompanied by a school official who speaks Italian. Parents
are notified immediately and told to meet at the hospital.
Illness - If a student arrives at school ill or
becomes sick during the school day, parents will be called
by phone to come and collect their child. Please do not send
in medicines of any kind. If a student s not fit enough to
play outside please keep him/her at home as we cannot
supervise a student in a classroom at break time.
Infectious Disease - When a student returns after
having had an infectious disease (measles, whooping cough,
strep throat, etc.), the student will be allowed to enter
class only if he/she has a medical note. If the student has
an infectious disease, please notify the school office so
other members of the class can be informed.
Policy on Administering Medicine - The school is
not authorised to administer medication.
Policy on Keeping Children Indoors - If a student
is well enough to return to school, he/she should be able to play outdoors.
Head Lice - To prevent head
lice, take great care with personal hygiene. Head lice cause
itching and sometimes skin infections. If a student has
lice, treat him/her at once and inform the homeroom teacher
or the school office. Parents of other children in the
concerned class will then be informed and recommended to use
a preventive shampoo such as Pidix or Mom. The shampoo can
be purchased in most pharmacies and must be applied more
than once in the course of a week.
Health Records - All
new students must provide the school with a copy of
completed vaccinations (including DPT, Hepatitis B and
boosters) certificate. Each student should have a complete
physical/health examination before entering school, which
must be repeated every year. The school doctor will send the
necessary form home with the summer information mail.
Parents are asked to return the completed forms promptly.
You can also download the medical form by clicking
here.
School Health Policy
Ambrit regards safety and health as a primary concern
for the school community. All students entering school are
required to have an immunisation record with current
inoculations of DT and the polio vaccine. (Bivalente or
Trivalente). The Hepatitis B vaccine is optional but
advisable.
Fevers - Students who develop fevers during school
hours will be taken out of class and the parent will be
called to collect the student . The student will rest in the
nurse's office until the parent arrives.
Stomach Upset. Students who have upset stomach
with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever, will also be
taken out of class until the parent is able to pick them up.
If a student has vomiting or diarrhea, the family is
requested to keep the student home for 36 hours after the
last episode of sickness.
Cuts and Bruises. All minor injuries (e.g. cuts,
sprains, bruises) will be treated immediately with
disinfectant and bandage. All injuries of a serious nature
will receive prompt attention. Parents will be notified and,
if they can not be reached, the student will be taken to San
Camillo Hospital in Monteverde.
Conjunctivitis. If a student presents the
following symptoms: itching, burning sensation, redness,
profuse tearing and eye secretions, parents will be notified
and a medical doctor should be consulted to make a correct
diagnosis. Viral conjunctivitis is extremely contagious and
the prescribed doses of medicine for treatment must be taken
before re-entering school.
Chicken Pox. (Varicella) Chicken pox is a highly
contagious virus that usually occurs in spring and has an
incubation period of 1 to 2 weeks. After a child has
developed pox marks, usually on the abdomen, they will
spread over the body. There can be 2 separate occurrences of
the rash and the child may have a fever. Treatment is based
on soothing the rash. A student may not enter the school
with any open sores which usually last for 7-10 days after
the first spot. A doctor's certificate will be needed to
return. The class parents will be notified for each case.
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- VALUES
- We recognize that the path toward a fulfilling and
happy life requires the steady practice of enduring
values:
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- Respect -
Appreciation of and esteem for oneself, for others, and
for the diversity of opinions and backgrounds at Ambrit
and in the larger community.
- Honesty - A high
regard for truth, sincerity in action, and genuine
concern for honor and integrity.
- Scholarship -
Intellectual curiosity, active engagement in learning,
and a foundation in the academic disciplines.
- Balance -Time for
work and play, a mix of mastery and experiment, and a
foundation in the academic disciplines.
- Courage -The
quality that enables students to explore new ideas, to
create imaginative solutions, to give and accept help, to
make difficult decisions, and to grow into confident,
compassionate adults.
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- DISCIPLINE AND
BEHAVIOUR
- Students are expected to be polite and respectful of
others and the school environment. If a student exhibits
out of bounds behaviour, the homeroom teacher will give
the student ample warning about the consequences and the
course of action to be followed. If the misbehaviour
continues the student will be taken to the Principal of
his/her grade level and finally to the Director. If there
is no improvement the school reserves the right of
temporary or complete suspension.
- Gum Chewing - It is strictly forbidden.
Vandalism - The cost of any damage to
school property including books and equipment must be
paid for by the responsible student.
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- BUS RULES
Students will be expected to know and follow all
Bus Rules. Students who
continually break bus rules will be reported to the
school office by the bus driver, teacher or monitor,
resulting in disciplinary measures for offenders. Any
kind of vandalism to the buses means that the student(s)
responsible will have to pay to repair damages. Every
student will be responsible for his/her own behaviour
while traveling on the school bus. Older students will be
expected to remind younger children of the bus
rules.
- MIDDLE SCHOOL GENERAL RULES:
All students will:
- - respect all members of staff and school peers
- will speak respectfully at all times and
demonstrate good behaviour
- respect property of the school and peers
- be in designated areas during recess
- remain on the school grounds
- move around the school quietly
- keep the school clean
- eat outside the school building
- no chewing gum in the school
- All dangerous substances (drugs, tobacco, alcohol)
are strictly forbidden.
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- CLASSROOM RULES:
All students will:
- - be punctual for lessons
- be prepared for lessons
- behave responsibly in the classroom
- hand in assignments on time
- - present own work
- - keep lockers and classroom tidy and clean
- - be responsible for personal belongings
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- AFTER SCHOOL REGULATIONS
- - All students must go home at 15:45 hrs except for
students participating in after school activities.
- If students are waiting for late parents to pick
them up, they must wait in the adventure playground where
there is a teacher on duty until 16:45 (on rainy days
students will wait in the Atrium). However, parents are
asked to be punctual collecting their children. The
Administration has warned that a fine will be given to
parents who are consistently late picking up their
children - The money will go to the "Friends of
Ambrit'.
- Students cannot go to the bar unless they are
accompanied by a parent or babysitter.
- The Library is out of bounds after 15:45.
- The football pitches, gyms, school building and
grounds are out of bound areas after 15:45. Students must
stay in the adventure playground. These rules are for the
safety of the students.
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- DETENTION - A detention will be given to any
student who violates school regulations. The teacher
giving the detention will fill in a form and describe the
exact nature of the offence committed. The Middle School
Principal will discuss the offence with the student
concerned before signing the detention form which the
student will take home to his/her parents.
It is expected for parents to treat all detentions
in a serious manner. We recommend a discussion at home,
and parents are asked to write a comment on the detention
form which should be returned to the Middle School
Principal the following day.
A student receiving a detention will be asked to
do school services on one established day of the week.
This work will take place during the morning and lunch
breaks.
It is standard procedure to call a parent
conference when a student receives three detentions.
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- SUSPENSION - In case of any serious violation
of school regulations, or an accumulation of detentions
deemed unacceptable by the middle school staff, Ambrit
will suspend a student from one to five days.
Procedure:
Student will receive a written Suspension
Notice.
Parents and student will be called for a
conference with the middle school principal on the day
following the Suspension notice.
If parents are unable to attend the conference,
student will remain at home until the end of suspension.
Under such circumstances, the suspended student will
return to school accompanied by his/her parent. Only
after a parent conference with the principal will the
student be readmitted into the school.
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- EXPULSION - The School reserves itself the
right at any time to expel the student who is an
unsatisfactory member of the school community. If
the School believes that a student's conduct, on or away
from campus, indicates that the student is unable or
unwilling to conform to the ideals and objectives of the
School, parents will be requested to withdraw the student
immediately, even though there may have been no breach of
any specific School rule.
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- DRESS CODE
- Middle School Dress Code
(Slide
presentation on the dress code)
- Students are expected to dress appropriately for
school. Clothing should be sensitive to the variety of
cultures and values represented in the school community
and should not detract from the learning environment. The
expectations for "appropriate dress" are that students:
- Wear neat and clean clothes, outerwear and footwear.
- Wear proper footwear befitting the climate and
weather; no flip-flops.
- Wear clothes covering the shoulders, midriff and
cleavage; no spaghetti straps, off the shoulder,
haltertops or tube tops.
- Do not wear see-through clothing.
- Do not dress in a provocative manner.
- Do not wear clothing that displays offensive or
inappropriate words, pictures or slogans.
- Do not wear hats including baseball caps, visors and
bandanas inside the building.
- Jeans are permitted as long as they do not have tears
or holes.
- Ensure trousers are pulled up to the waist so that
undergarments are not visible.
- Skirts, dresses and shorts should be no shorter than
10 centimeters above the knee.
- No make-up except for middle school dances.
- Ensure that your clothing does not offend any of our
diverse cultural sensitivities.
- Please note that the above dress codes apply to field
trips, travelling groups and other school related
activities.
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- The final judgment on the appropriateness of student
dress will rest with the Principal.
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- Consequences for Infringements
of the Dress Code
- Students who do not honour the dress code will be
asked on the first occasion to secure alternative
clothing from the office at a rental of 10.00 euros which
will be donated to one of the Ambrit charities.
- For a second infraction of the dress code students
will follow the above protocol and will be required to
contact home via telephone.
- If a third infraction of the dress code should occur
then the student will be sent home accompanied by a note
indicating the expected school dress. If, for any reason,
sending the student home is not possible, then the
student will remain at school, but not in class. In this
case the student is responsible for making up any missed
school work. In addition, on that day the student will
not be permitted to participate in after-school
activities.
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- GRIEVANCE POLICY
- * When parents have specific concerns about the
school or their child's academic progress, it is
important to deal with these concerns in a timely and
constructive manner.
- * The first step is to contact the appropriate member
of the teaching staff, (e.g. your child's homeroom
teacher) directly stating what problems or concerns
exist.
- * If issues are not resolved at that level, the
Principal of the student's grade level should be brought
into the discussion. This constitutes the second step.
Parents and staff should try to resolve problems at the
lowest possible level. (i.e. teacher/parents)
- * The third and final step should only be used in
extreme and unresolvable situations. The parent should:
- a) submit in writing a statement detailing the
grievance;
- b) request a meeting with the Director to provide
additional insights and back-up information concerning
the grievance;
c) the Director will meet, discuss and finalise a
statement and/or action which in his opinion best solves
the problem to the benefit of AMBRIT and the family
involved.
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- LATENESS
- Classes begin at 08:45. If a student is repeatedly
late the parents will be informed and asked to have
child(ren) arrive on time.
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EMAIL POLICY FOR PARENTS AND
TEACHERS
E-mailing is a great medium to promote communication. We
hope that its use at Ambrit will contribute to our students'
educational needs while respecting the time constraints of
our staff and parents. Consequently, we ask that you please
follow these guidelines:
- Use e-mail only for non-urgent matters.
- Do not expect all e-mails to be read in a given
timeframe. Remember that this is an extra task for
teachers to take on. They will answer your e-mail as soon
as they can. This will depend on the importance of the
matter in question and the teacher's availability.
- Please identify your purpose in the subject line of
your e-mail message.
- Your child's academic progress and behavioral issues
are best addressed by telephone or by scheduling a
personal conference with your child's teacher. An e-mail
message on these matters is not appropriate.
- Use e-mail to give teachers advance notice of planned
absences. For bus changes, you may email Gigi at
buses@ambrit-rome.com
before 1pm.
- We welcome your ideas for field trips, guest speakers
and curriculum related activities.
- Do not use this medium for personal advertising.
- Please DO NOT send group emails to the parent body.
Everybody's time is precious!
ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
BOOKS AND MATERIALS
Exercise books and workbooks are supplied by the school
and may be kept by the student. Any textbooks, reading
series or class/school library books are to be returned at
the end of the school year in good condition. A fine will be
levied on books returned in poor condition.
- Materials - At the beginning of each year and
periodically throughout the year, make sure your child
has these supplies:
- a pencil case with coloured pencils, pens, 2-3
pencils, pencil sharpener, 2
rubbers (erasers) and measuring
instruments.
- a book bag.
- a lunch box.
- a painting smock or an old and big T-shirt for
art projects.
- a homework diary.
- a dictionary and markers.
- a calculator, a compass, a protractor and a ruler. All
Grade 8 students require a personal scientific
calculator.
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- HOMEWORK
- Homework is important because it is a valuable aid in
helping students make the most of their experience in
school. Homework reinforces skills and concepts learned
in class, allows students to prepare for upcoming lessons
and establishes an on-going liaison between the classroom
and the home. Through these assignments, students develop
self-discipline, responsibility and organisational
skills.
- Homework is generally assigned daily and will involve
reading chapters in the textbook, answering study
questions, solving computations, and completing related
worksheets.
- The following guidelines should be observed for
successful homework completion:
- 1) Assignments should be copied from the board into a
homework diary.
2) All assignments must be turned in on time.
3) Students are responsible for making up homework
missed due to absence.
4) If a student is unable to finish his/her
assignments, a parent should inform the teacher in
writing, stating the reason it was not completed.
Consistent failure to complete assignments will result in
a lower final grade.
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- Responsibilities of Parents
- Parents play an important role in making homework a
positive experience for their children. Homework should
be made a top priority with a specific time set aside,
and parents should provide students with necessary
materials and a quiet study environment. They should
encourage their children with an effective mixture of
support, discipline and praise. Teachers should be
informed of difficulties in homework completion.
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- WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD IN
AMBRIT'S LANGUAGE PROGRAMME
- The following suggestions were offered to parents by
Dr. Virginia Rojas and are key ideas to best help
emerging bilinguals.
- 1. Maintain the mother tongue. Parents should always
enrich language with their own mother tongue. An
elaborate, developed mother tongue will significantly
help the acquisition of a second language.
- 2. Be bilingual models. Be consistent in maintaining
the bilingual model within the family.
- 3. Supply multicultural models. When you travel,
bring back language and cultural material to share with
your child. Talk about the languages and cultures that
surround you.
- 4. Give wait time. Five to seven years of instruction
is required to achieve academic competence in English and
other second languages.
- 5. Clap for every effort to victory. Just as we
delight when an infant says his first words, remember to
continually praise your child for every step forward in
language acquisition.
- 6. Create language playtime. To fully enjoy a
language, remember it must also be fun. Playtime in
English is important. Encourage opportunities for your
child to develop hobbies in the second language. Attend a
summer camp or join a creative arts club after school.
- 7. Do not create anxiety. Give your child time to
acquire the second language. Don't pass on indecisiveness
about bilingualism to your children. They will certainly
feel and react to your doubts. Such doubts may well
interfere with your child's progress in the new language.
- 8. Plan bilingualism. Both parents must fully support
the decision they have made to provide a bilingual
education for their child. If one parent is in
disagreement with the educational plan taken, acquisition
of the second language will probably be less successful.
The family must be committed to the decision they have
made.
- MAKE USE OF TEXTS IN NATIVE
LANGUAGE AS WELL AS ENGLISH
- We recommend that parents participate as much as
possible by discussing themes and topics being studied in
various subjects, in their native language. It is highly
beneficial when support material in the native language
can be purchased as it reinforces the understanding of
content while at the same time facilitates the student's
language acquisition.
- Many Middle School English texts are literary
classics and are likely to be available in the native
language of the E.S.L. student. It is highly recommended
that parents purchase versions of the relevant books in
their own language. Film versions on video may also be a
valuable support. A student who is reading a
Shakespearean play in both languages will undoubtedly
come to a more thorough and enriched understanding of the
play.
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- AMBRIT English as a Second
Language (ESL) POLICY
- Ambrit's ESL programme is
designed to provide English language instruction to
non-native English speakers. Our aim is to prepare
students to participate in normal curriculum activities
as soon as possible after their arrival at the school.
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- Italian first language students are accepted in
Middle School only if they have attended school abroad
and require no ESL support.
- Third language speakers with no English are
admitted in grade 6 and are supported by ESL staff.
- Third language speakers may on occasion be
admitted in grade 7 and 8 if half-day, private ESL
instruction is provided by the family.
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- ESL teachers collaborate with
subject teachers to facilitate the integration of ESL
students into mainstream classes. This is done by the
subject teacher and the ESL teacher working in
partnership to meet the student's needs.
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- This partnership operates in
any or all of the following ways:
- ESL teachers participate in
mainstream classes where he/she works with ESL students
(and any other students who may request assistance) on
specific activities.
- ESL teachers develop programmes
to support classroom content areas, thereby providing
opportunities for students to develop their competence in
specific language skills through the study of relevant,
curriculum related subject areas.
- ESL teachers work with subject
teachers to produce assessment procedures to monitor ESL
students' progress. All documented information pertaining
to students progress is kept in the students' ESL files
and is available on request to students, teachers, and
parents.
- ESL teachers, in certain cases,
work intensively with students, outside the regular
classroom, to support mainstream classwork and to address
individual needs.
- ESL teachers act as a resource
for subject teachers through the provision and
preparation of materials, consultation on support
strategies and practical assistance
- ESL teachers are available, on
request, to meet with parents to discuss their child's
progress. On these occasions, ESL teachers will stress
the importance of continuing to develop oracy, literacy
and cognition in the student's primary language.
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- STUDENT
EVALUATION
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REPORTING AND PARENT
CONFERENCES
- Class teachers present the goals and objectives of
the year at the September parent meetings.
- Parent Conference Day is held in February. Individual
parent-teacher conferences are held on that day. In
middle school, report cards are given in February and
June. The first report is accompanied with a personal
interview at Parent Conference Day. The final report can
be collected after June 30th.
Mid term progress reports are given at half term
dates listed on the school calendar.
- There is a week of final exams in June in the middle
school. See the Middle School calendar for exam dates.
The following is the grading system:
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A+
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100-97
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B+
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88-85
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C+
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76-73
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D
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64-60
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A
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96-93
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B
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84-81
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C
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72-69
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A-
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92-89
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B-
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80-77
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C-
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68-65
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- TESTING
- The school recognises the advantages of testing in
certain situations but does not consider
'across-the-board' annual testing to be of sufficient
relevancy to justify the time and disruption required.
- The occasions upon which we would consider testing
relevant and appropriate are as follows:
- when a pupil is not succeeding or progressing within
his/her class, shows signs of anxiety or the teacher
suspects an area of learning difficulty. In this case the
tests used would be diagnostic rather than achievement
oriented.
- to assess the need for ESL teaching where
appropriate.
- when screening is done for diagnostic purposes on all
children entering the Middle School and on all new
students.
- Any teacher may refer any student to the Special
Needs coordinator for formal testing or informal
assessment if there is any cause for concern.
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- SPECIAL NEEDS
- Ambrit acknowledges the importance of providing
support for students with special needs and has developed
a programme to meet its responsibilities towards the
international community in this specialised area of
education.
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- The special needs programme provides assessment and
specialised teaching and/or class support for students.
It is run in close cooperation with homeroom teachers,
subject teachers, and includes parents and external
professionals when appropriate.
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- Students entering the school with known special needs
or who are subsequently identified as having special
needs will be reviewed individually as to placement each
year. In certain circumstances, it may be necessary for
parents to provide an assistant in the classroom for a
student with special needs.
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- POLICY ON ACADEMICALLY
ADVANCED STUDENTS
- The faculty and special needs department have given
careful consideration to questions raised by parents
about their child's year placement when the student
appears to be academically advanced.
Students are considered academically advanced when
they are tested and assessed to have an IQ above the 95th
percentile and are achieving one to two grade levels
above that of their age group. After identification, the
special needs coordinator, school principal, teachers and
parents will consider the social, emotional, physical and
cultural implications of the various educational options.
Generally, it is considered preferable to keep the
student with his/her peer group and to provide an
enriched programme where appropriate, with possible
grade-jumping in particular subjects. In rare cases, the
school will elevate a student a full grade, but only
after a very careful examination of all the implications.
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- SCHOOL LIFE
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- AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Every year a range of after-school activities
is offered at an extra charge. Click
here for this
year's listings.
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SCHOOL DANCES &
PARTIES
- The Student Council organizes two Middle School
dances a year, one in February and one in June. The
dances take place at school, usually from 7 to 10 pm, and
are chaperoned by members of the Middle School staff.
Parties
If you are planning on inviting students to a birthday party
you MUST invite everyone in the class. If you prefer to only
invite a select few you NEED to phone the parents, send
invitations via post or email or directly speak to parents.
Please DO NOT distribute only a few invitations at
school. This hurts children's feelings and is
unfair.
- For the safety and security of all students, please
note the following rules:
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- 1. If you are organizing a party OUT OF SCHOOL,
please make sure that your invitations CLEARLY say that
for all children going home in a different way than usual
(i.e. not taking the regular school bus), each parent
MUST contact Ms. Gigi with a written note or a phone call
(339-1115419) or email
buses@ambrit-rome.com
BEFORE 1:00.
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parents! Ms. Gigi cannot phone every parent of
invited children to confirm party attendance.
Parents must contact Ms. Gigi in advance.
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- 3. Please see Ms. Gigi the morning of the party to
provide a list of all confirmed participants. Confirming
party attendance to the host parent must also be
accompanied by notification to Ms. Gigi.
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- 4. NO STUDENTS MAY LEAVE THE SCHOOL WITHOUT PARENTAL
PERMISSION TO MS. GIGI. IF Ms. Gigi does not
receive confirmation, children will be sent home in their
usual manner.
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- 5. If you would like to arrange for a PARTY BUS for
your party please contact Ms. Gigi at least one week in
advance. Payments need to be made through Ms. Gigi.
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- BUSES
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- Bus rules and expectations for
students
- Bus procedures and Bus
change procedures and forms
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- Please remember if you need to make a bus change or
have any questions about procedures you can contact Gigi
at the school. Any other bus concerns can be
directed to Patrick Colgan.
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- The following table outlines
the rules and expectations for all students who use the
buses. Please discuss these with your child, so that
everyone is familiar with the expectations.
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- Bus
Procedures
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- The following list outlines the basic Bus procedures
and guidelines for the AMBRIT buses. PLEASE READ
CAREFULLY!
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- Bus Changes:
- Any changes to the regular bus schedule need to be
made through the school office. Dial the school
number. 06 5595305, 'press 1 for bus inquiry' and ask for
Gigi. The 'bus change form' (also available
on-line)
should also be completed and given to your child's
homeroom teacher in the morning.
- In case of an emergency bus change please contact the
school as early as possible, preferably before
noon. Bus lists are completed by 1:00 and any
changes after this time are extremely difficult to make.
- Parents should report any unexpected absence due to
an emergency or sickness in the morning directly to the
driver. All buses have telephones for receiving
calls. The drivers do not speak English, but they
can understand enough to communicate. It is
important to remember that DRIVERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO
WAIT LONGER THAN 2 MINUTES FOR ANY STUDENT.
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- Guests on the bus:
- Parents must request permission 24 hours in advance
for a guest to ride the bus.
- All guests on the bus are subject to seat
availability. We suggest that students not have
'sleep overs' during the week, as there is never space on
the morning buses.
- Parties or groups of students are forbidden to take
the bus. The 'Center Bus Co.' can provide small
buses at reasonable prices to help transport groups of
children.
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- Changing routes:
- Drivers are not permitted to change their regular bus
routes in order to drop students off at a different
location (ie. Karate or swimming lessons).
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- Safety:
- All buses are equipped with seatbelts. Please
remind your child/children to buckle up their seatbelts.
- All child-care helpers who wait for students must be
introduced to the drivers first.
- No student is to be dropped off at the appointed spot
without someone to meet them. In this case the
student is brought back to the school
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- Late buses:
- Late buses are for the use of students who do after
school activities. Students wait in the adventure
playground where role is taken before they board the
bus. These buses travel to FAO, IFAD and
WFP. The FAO bus leaves the school at 5:00 and
arrives at about 5:15. The other buses usually
arrive at their destinations at around 5:45.
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- Pickup/Drop Off-
FAO
- Pickup and drop off is now at the front entrance (new
entrance) directly behind the front parking lot.
Students must be met by a parent outside the
building. Students are not to enter the building
alone unless written permission is given.
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- Pickup/Drop
Off-IFAD/WFP
- The pickup and drop off site is alongside the guards'
offices. The guards are not responsible to wait
with the student so parents should meet their children at
the appointed time. AMBRIT buses do not go inside
the gates of these buildings.
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- Other concerns:
- There are times when students miss their bus due to
lack of communication. Should there be need to
contact the school Gigi should be contacted.
- Every effort will be made to find a convenient pick
up and drop off spot for students who join the school in
the middle of the year.
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- EMERGENCY CONTACT
NUMBERS
- Bernard Mullane - 3473813188
- Gigi - 3391115419
- School Fax - 065595309
- School email -
ambrit@ambrit-rome.com
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- DAILY SCHEDULE
- School receives students at 08:00 hrs. They are
supervised in the garden until 08:45 hrs. Classes end at
15:30 hrs Monday through Friday. Buses depart at 15:30 in
the order of their distance from the school. Parents are
expected to collect their children not later than
15.45 hrs. In case of unexpected lateness, the school
must be notified.
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- Middle School includes a break of 15 minutes in the
morning and 30 minutes after lunch.
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- FIELD TRIPS
- Living in Rome with its rich cultural heritage makes
local visits to archaeological sites and museums an
important aspect of host culture study. In the upper
levels of the school students travel to Italy's art
cities. All field trips are included in school fees.
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Grade 6
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Medieval cities (Theme:
Middle Ages)
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Grade 7
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Verona (Theme: Romeo
and Juliet)
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Grade 8
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Venice ( Theme: Art and
Culture)
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- FIRE DRILLS
- Fire drills are held monthly. Students walk in file
and in silence out of the building when they hear one
long continuous ring. After the building has been
evacuated, the all clear signal (three short rings) is
rung. The total evacuation takes about 3 minutes.
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- FOOD
- The students should bring a healthy mid-morning snack
such as a sandwich, crackers, cookies, fruit or fruit
juice. Please do not send chocolate, sweets or drinks
in glass bottles. Students enrolled in the lunch
programme are provided with a full hot lunch. The expense
of this programme will be invoiced separately.
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LIBRARY - visit
the Library Homepage
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- Ambrit library has expanded in recent years to become
a shared central resource area, providing stimulus,
enjoyment and entertainment for students, teachers and
parents.
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- The library offers a wide variety of fiction ranging
from picture books for Early Childhood to novels for the
Middle School encyclopaedia and other reference books,
and a good selection of non-fiction books catalogued
using the Dewey Decimal system for school libraries. Our
growing CD-Rom collection adds another dimension to
library research.
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- Students spend one lesson a week in the library
learning a variety of library skills from care of books
to use of the cataloguing and Dewey systems.
- The video library may be used by parents and teachers
only. Videos may be taken out for a maximum of one week.
Library books should be treated carefully and returned
promptly. Lost or damaged books or video cassettes must
be paid for.
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- LOST AND FOUND
- All lost items will be placed in the lost and found
boxes located at the Adventure playground entrance area.
If an item is not found, the concerned student is
requested to ask his/her class teacher for assistance.
The lost items will be kept in the boxes for two weeks.
Then they will be stored until the end of term. If the
items remain unclaimed by the end of term, they will be
given to relief organisations in Rome.
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- RECITALS
- Every December all classes are involved in presenting
a winter recital. The performances take place over
several days. Musical recitals are also held throughout
the year. Please check the
music
web site for dates.
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- YEARBOOK
- Each year the journalism club produces a school
annual. It contains a review of the year and photographs
of the classes and students at work and play.
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- FRIENDS OF AMBRIT
- The Parents Association, Friends of Ambrit, welcomes
all families to each new school year. All parents are
members of the Association, and involvement in its
activities is both rewarding and meaningful.
- Its purpose is to promote social interchange between
parents, teachers, friends of Ambrit, and students and to
raise funds for specific projects. Annual events include
the October Family Barbecue, the Holiday Bazaar, the
International Dinner, Family Evenings and the Mayfair.
- Monthly meetings are held regularly throughout the
year. All parents are encouraged to attend and to
participate actively in the Association.
Click
here
to go to the FRIENDS OF AMBRIT web page
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- STUDENT COUNCIL
- provides opportunities for students to develop
leadership skills
- organizes service projects for the school and
community
- coordinates social activities to promote school
spirit and pride
- works through committees and homerooms which share
the responsibility for the various activities
- provides for an exchange of ideas among the faculty
and student body through its elected officials and
representatives
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- P.E. &
SPORTS
(P.E. web site)
- The overall goal of the Physical Education program is
to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to
enjoy a physically active, healthy lifestyle.
Extracurricular sports include soccer and volleyball and
Ambrit teams compete regularly with other international
schools in Rome.
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