Amala is granted candidate status for accreditation

We are delighted to announce that Amala has been granted candidate status for accreditation of our High School Diploma in Jordan and Kenya by CIS (Council of International Schools) and NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges). This means that Amala is now formally in the process of joint accreditation with both agencies. Both CIS and NEASC accreditations are recognised as a globally recognised standard of excellence by Ministries, departments of education and universities globally.

In May 2022, evaluators from both agencies conducted a week-long hybrid visit to Amala’s Diploma Programme sites in Jordan and Kenya. The evaluators closely examined Amala’s practices, including our purpose and direction, premises, facilitation and learning, wellbeing, staffing and governance against the standards in the CIS accreditation framework in order to determine Amala’s ability and capacity to move forward in the process. 

Amala will now start the process towards full accreditation, which involves taking actions to meet the standards for full accreditation through a self-study process lasting twelve to eighteen months and a final visit led by peer schools from both agencies. We are greatly looking forward to working with both agencies as we embark on this next stage.

“CIS and NEASC wish to thank all those within Amala Education for their full engagement with the preparatory evaluation which took place in May 2022. What has been established within the two contexts in Jordan and Kenya has been significant. The purpose and direction is clear within all levels of the communities - the board, leadership and the staff. This has affected the students, too, and increased hope and ambitions from the programme.  Congratulations to your leadership team and the school community on this achievement.” - CIS and NEASC evaluators

See also our blog about Amala gaining CIS membership here.