Welcome from Principal
It is an honor to be the Principal of Bahrain Bayan Primary School. The school is outstanding and provides wonderful bilingual learning opportunities for its students, based on educational best practices and experienced through the rich Bahraini culture.
In Primary School, we are fortunate to have high quality teachers whose professionalism is evident in their caring about what is best for students both academically and personally. Moreover, our teachers have a hunger to keep on learning and improving themselves. Their collaborative spirit and their collegial support for each other makes them a joy to work with.
I consider myself to be very privileged to be part of this community and I would especially like to thank the parents for their support and for the trust they have shown us. We take the responsibility of looking after their children very seriously and will always endeavor to do what's best for them.
We look forward to a wonderful academic year ahead.
Allan Marshall
Primary Principal
Faculty
The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book..
Meet our primary school educators who instill love of knowledge in our kids:
Aala Hussain
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Abigail Ladd
Primary English Teacher
- Department
- English
AlJawhara Al Khalifa
Assistant to Primary Principal
- Department
- Admin
Allan Marshall
Primary Principal
- Department
- Admin
Amanda Bayless
Primary English Teacher/Subject Leader
- Department
- English
Amina Al Shatter
Administrative Assistant
- Department
- Admin
Amira Abdel Ghaffar
Substitute Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
Ana Gemma Bendanio
Exec. Asst. to the Primary Principal
- Department
- Admin
Andries Verster
Math Teacher
- Department
- Math
Betsy Mathew
Primary Math Teacher
- Department
- Math
Cameron Thomson
Primary Math Teacher
- Department
- Math
Casie Pittman
Primary Homeroom Teacher
- Department
- English
Celine Rodrigues
Primary English Teacher
- Department
- English
- Grade Level
- 3 Seals, 3 Whales
Connor Alarid
Primary English Teacher
- Department
- English
Dalal Bin Sanad
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Dalal Radhi
Primary PE Teacher
- Department
- Physical Education
Dana Al Haroun
Primary Counsellor
- Department
- Counseling Office
Dana Al Sakran
Primary Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Daniel Kinsman
Primary Music Teacher
- Department
- Arts
Denise Rae Crowe
Lower Primary Teacher
- Department
- English
Dina Akhtarzada
Primary Admin Support
- Department
- Admin
Duha Awachi
Primary Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Ebtisam Maroof
Arabic, S.S., and Religion Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
- Grade Level
- 5 Rhinos, 5 Elephants
Eftekhar Al Asfoor
Primary Arabic Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
- Grade Level
- 2 Dolphins, 2 Turtles
Eman Al Saloos
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Esraa Awachi
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Fatima Abdulaziz
Primary Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Fatima Ahmed
Executive Secretary
- Department
- Admin
Fatima Rouan
Primary Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Ghada AlEbrahim
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Jawaher Al Madeh
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Arts
Jawaher Kanoo
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Admin
Joybe Mendoza
Primary Technology Teacher/Coordinator
- Department
- Technology
- Grade Level
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Kailee Pritchett
Primary English/Science Teacher
- Department
- English
Kirsty Stoddart
Grade 1 Homeroom Teacher
- Department
- English
- Grade Level
- 2
Letricia Allison
Primary English & Science Teacher
- Department
- English
Lya Rodgers
Upper Primary English Teacher
- Department
- English
Mahiya Taher
Primary Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Mariam Al Habaishi
Primary PE Assistant
- Department
- Physical Education
Maryam Al Khalifa
Primary Administrative Supervisor
- Department
- Admin
Michelle Elsbury
Primary English Teacher
- Department
- English
Mona Abu shaqra
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Mona Al Aufi
Primary Arabic Teacher/Coordinator
- Department
- Arabic
- Grade Level
- 5 Iguanas
Nada Abi Farrage
Primary Math Teacher/ Coordinator
- Department
- Math
- Grade Level
- 5, 4 Leopards
Naeema Al Jeshi
Primary Arabic Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
Nahed Al Raiqib
Primary Arabic Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
- Grade Level
- 4 Leopards, 4 Tigers
Najla Al Shehabi
Primary Arabic Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
- Grade Level
- 2 Jaguars, 2 Polarbears
Nisreen Abushakra
Eng & Science Teacher/ Science Coord.
- Department
- English
- Grade Level
- 3 Penguins, 4 Oryx
Nizar Yehya
PE Teacher/Afterschool Sports Coord.
- Department
- Physical Education
Noor Al Halwachi
Primary Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Noora Al Hani
Arabic Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
Noora Ishaq
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Noura Baghdadi
Arabic Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
Paula Heberling
English Teacher
- Department
- English
Rico Mendoza
Lower Primary Technology Teacher
- Department
- Technology
Sakeena Akbar
Teacher Assistant
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Sally Zaid
Primary Homeroom Teacher
- Department
- English
Sara Radhi
Arabic Assistant Teacher
- Department
- Assistant Teachers
Sawsan Thaibish
Arabic, S.S., and Religion Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
- Grade Level
- 1 Toucans, 1 Pandas
Tasadeen Mansour
primary Arabic Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
Wafa Alalawi
Primary Arabic Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
Wesal Sawalha
Primary Arabic Teacher
- Department
- Arabic
Yasmin Abunahia
Lower Primary Art & Support Teacher
- Department
- Arts
Yusra Bushehri
Primary Counsellor
- Department
- Counseling Office
Zainab Marzooq
Library Assistant
- Department
- Library
Curriculum
Throughout Primary School our curriculum is committed to students achieving mastery in both English and Arabic. Students spend half of each day in an Arabic classroom, and the other half in an English classroom.
Grade offerings throughout the primary program are based on the AERO standards in English, Math, and Science. These standards are aligned with research-based trends in worldwide curriculum development. AERO provides a framework for curriculum consistency across grades K-12 and for stability of curriculum.
Teachers collaborate and develop units of study grounded in the standards so that students experience complete, in-depth, and thorough learning.
Bahrain Bayan School also offers a strong Arabic curriculum and the required government syllabus in Social Studies, Religion, and Government. Music, Art, Technology and Physical Education also play a strong role in the curriculum.
All curricular offerings are supported by appropriately aligned resources and the school’s library with a collection of 38,000 items (approximately 17,800 of those items in Arabic and 20,650 in English). Curricular experiences are supported through field trip opportunities throughout the primary years and an extensive after-school activities program is intentionally aligned to enhance the day time classroom curriculum.