Meet Mr. Tom

I began studying Arabic on a whim, and it turned out to be one of the best choices I’ve ever made. In addition to teaching at King’s, I have studied Modern Standard Arabic and colloquial Arabic in Amman, and worked as a translator and journalist for a refugee organization. I am now back in the US working towards a master’s degree and representing Arabic Year. I love talking Arabic, Jordan, and King’s. Contact me here!

Apply to King's

Step 1 – Complete the online application

Step 2 – Schedule a personal interview and family meeting

Step 3 – Submit academic transcripts, recommendations and other documents

Applicants must provide copies of their most recent grades or progress reports from the current school year and end-of-year reports from the two previous academic years.
Candidates must have their teachers complete academic and character recommendation forms. These should be scanned and sent by a school official to admissions@kingsacademy.edu.jo
application fee (US $70/50 JD)
one birth certificate copy
one passport copy

King’s Academy is an extraordinary place. At a time when the world seems disproportionately and increasingly divided, this diverse, international community of interested, engaged, warm and accepting students and faculty feels especially precious.

Deborah Goldfrank, mother of Arabic Year student Josephine Wender '22

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