Dear Parents,

 

We are sure that many of you have seen the new sign at Pyramid heights that announces El Alsson will open in New Giza in 2017. We were a little taken aback to hear the news this way ourselves, but not surprised.

Our partners New Giza and the school have worked incredibly hard over the last 8 months to complete all the plans and designs for the new school. Work has already commenced digging the enormous foundations for 6 major buildings, but as with many building projects, certain government procedures are beyond our control and even beyond the capabilities of partners such as New Giza. Paperwork can be slow, especially when dealing with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Education buildings authority, the Giza governorate, and the local Council of 6^th October.

Unfortunately it takes the time it takes. The contractors estimate the delays to be several months which means buildings cannot be completed by mid-2016 which is when we need to receive them to spend the summer setting everything up. It is more likely to be later in the year. We then have to furnish, fit and complete all the infrastructure.

 

We will see how things go and work serious towards moving in January 2017. A few months in Haraniya then transferring to New Giza and to our new, splendid site, is something to aim for. It will take some planning, but we’ll do our best.

 

Best wishes,

Colin Rogers and Soumaya Amr.