School RNS

We started with nothing but only a vision, a philosophy of investing in people. Creating a place that is worthy of being called a child’s second home where children could express themselves in a healthy nurturing environment. The journey wasn’t always a smooth one. We had our ups and downs. However, we finally made it! We created a school we could all be proud of. A place where students have the space to discover, inquire, nurture their talents and grow both intellectually and morally.

About Riyadh Najed School

The beginning

In 1416 H , we had only our philosophy to start with, the firm belief that investing in humans is a long-term investment reflected not only in numbers but also in thought-provoking creativity, social trends, and human values. We embarked with the certainty that there will always be a need for pioneering educational projects that benefit from advanced international experiences while still maintaining the cultural roots of the Arab Muslim Person and stressing the adapting to the local environment.

The 90’s
It began with a small rented building, educational staff, and a total of 30 male students and 40 female students, only from K- 3. A year later, we added the 4th and 5th grades, increasing the number of students to 60, and the next year the elementary school was finally completed.

The next year the secondary section was established, the elementary and middle school were expanded so that the boys’ section included 1000 students in all grades, and the girls’ section followed suit. The school introduced training workshops, electronic workshops, blacksmiths, carpentry and ceramic workshops and welding to foster manual and artistic handwork.
4 years later, the school underwent a huge change when it moved to the new school complex with an area of 35,000 square meters in the Al-Hamra neighborhood. The complex includes:    

• Preschool

    
• Elementary, middle, and high school for both girls and boys

    
• Indoor gym (tennis, basketball, pool, volleyball, and body building)

    
• Health club    

• 2 swimming pools

• Multipleindoors and outdoors open fields and cafeterias

    
• 2 clinics

    
• Multiple indoor and outdoor cafeterias   

• An auditorium, laboratories, technology centers, libraries, mosques, wood workshops, and arts and crafts rooms.    

• And of course, classrooms, administrative offices, meeting halls, training halls, and special learning difficulties centers.

Characteristics of the complex:

To ensure the safety of our students and create the ideal educational environment, we were keen on providing our students with a complex that abides to the following specifications:

    
• The standard classroom capacity (7 × 7) or 49 square meters, in addition to larger classrooms. With child-proofed windows.

    
• The indoor and outdoor fields are designed in a way that ensures proper supervision is not hindered by curvatures.

    
• Classrooms have a side window that enables educational faculty to supervise classrooms without disrupting the flow of the lesson.

    
• Toilets are strategically placed in front of the hall-monitor’s office, toilets are separated and are not multiple stalls in one big room.

    
• Each school contains 3 staircases as well as emergency exists and a locked door that leads to the rooftop.

    
• The classrooms cannot be locked from the inside to ensure the safety of the students.

    
• The school is furnished as per international standards that suit the age of the student and guarantee his/her comfort.

    
• The trees and palm trees decorating the school can be seen from almost anywhere, providing the students with beautiful and soothing scenery.

The 2000’s

2004 marked the maturity of the school, with most of its dreams being actualized after years of constant effort and perseverance. The school was proud to house a total of 1685 students in the boys’ section and 1508 in the girls’ section in addition to 285 in primary school. 

As the school grew, it sought out new challenges to further grow and reach new heights. And that is why the American Diploma Program was established, in an effort to create a new and inclusive learning environment that provides the student with both academic and social skills that would enable them to excel as learners and global citizens. The American Diploma Program received international accreditations such as the AdvancED, NESA and AIAA.

2019- 24th Anniversary

Riyadh Najed continues its journey with bold and steadfast steps to face the prospective future readily as it seeks new kinds of knowledge. With the firm belief of its founder-may god rest his soul- of investing in people as the most successful investment, the school hopes for an even brighter future.