Several months ago when my hubby made the decision to accept the position he was offered in Riyadh, I started investigating schooling options for my 2 boys who are currently in Year 7 (12yo) and Pre-school (4yo). From this forum and others I found out about the American International School and the British International School, and it seemed that the AIS-R had better reviews.
However, now that hubby is over there, he has been chatting with colleagues and has got a different story. He has spoken with several Americans who have children at AIS-R and one man whose wife has worked at both schools. Their consensus is that the American School has a real problem with bullying for one thing, plus being way more expensive - as in more money being constantly requested for activities, on top of the fees paid. All of these people are recommending the British School as being better as far as discipline, and pretty much the same as to academics, sports and extracurricular activities.
He was also told that the Multinational School follows the Australian curriculum and is less expensive than the other two. I have checked the website for the Multinational School, but can't find any parent opinions on it which I would value more.
Is there anyone on here who currently has children in any of these schools, or knows someone who does? I'd really like to hear what you think of them, how the children have adapted, the communication processes between school and parents, what the discipline is like etc etc etc