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Students, faculty, and parents from the King’s Academy community came together on Thursday, January 8, for the Polar Party, a campus-wide fundraiser in support of the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC).
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![The Omar A. Aggad Observatory Spots Rare Cosmic Event]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764163214/kingsacademyedujo/u33dco3orkqpt4alshol/Thumb_Cosmic-Event2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764163214/kingsacademyedujo/u33dco3orkqpt4alshol/Thumb_Cosmic-Event2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764163214/kingsacademyedujo/u33dco3orkqpt4alshol/Thumb_Cosmic-Event2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764163214/kingsacademyedujo/u33dco3orkqpt4alshol/Thumb_Cosmic-Event2025.jpg","width":1000}])
In the early hours of Saturday, November 22, while Jordan slept, King’s Academy’s Al-Aggad Observatory quietly scanned the distant universe in search of a comet that has captured the attention of astronomers worldwide.
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King’s Academy is pleased to welcome Mazin Younis as the school’s new Observatory Director.
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King’s celebrated International Day with 28 countries and ethnic groups participating on Friday, November 14.
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The Gaza Sunbirds, Palestine’s Paralympic cycling team visited King’s on Sunday, November 16.
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King’s Academy celebrated International Boarding Day from October 3-10 this fall.
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During the school meeting on Tuesday, September 30, King’s celebrated the academic achievements of over ninety students.
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King’s Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nathan Haller Taylor to the newly created position of Director of Health and Wellness.
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Yousef Alwahsh '26 and Abdelrahman AlSaharin '26 won bronze medals for Jordan in the 2025 International Nuclear Science Olympiad held in Malaysia this August.
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King’s Academy is delighted to welcome five new members to its Board of Trustees: Faher Elfayez ’12, Sami Nabulsi, Diana Newton, Suha Sorour Fakhouri and Dr. Meera Viswanathan.
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Last Wednesday, May 21, King’s Academy held its annual commencement to celebrate the Class of 2025.
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The King’s Academy community gathered in Refectory Square on Tuesday, May 20 to honor the graduating Class of 2025 at the Sixteenth Annual Senior Dinner.
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On the evening of May 22, 2025, beneath the soft light of Meera’s Garden and in the shadow of the house that bears his name, the King’s Academy community gathered to honor the life and legacy of its founding Headmaster, Dr. Eric Widmer.
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On Wednesday, May 21, King’s Academy welcomed H.E. Chairman Abd El Elah Al-Khatib and CEO Ammar Al-Safadi to campus for a dedication ceremony in which a residential house was named in honor of the bank.
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This Sunday, in honor of International Women’s Day, King’s Academy hosted a special assembly. Keynoting our very own principal, Mrs. Penny Townsend, the day focused on the role of women in leadership positions.
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Fostering the spirit of giving and community service during Ramadan, the King’s Academy Parent Council (KAPC) arranged an iftar for 100 orphans from Al Rawabi Jordan—a charity organization—on Sunday, March 9.
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On Tuesday, February 18, King’s Academy was glad to welcome Rob Raylman to speak at school meeting.
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King's Academy proudly announces its acceptance into the Cum Laude Society, an organization founded in 1906 to honor academic excellence and promote values of excellence, justice, and honor.
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On Monday, December 2, the Middle School Hand Chimes Ensemble filled the art gallery with festive spirit with their Christmas concert.
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On Sunday, December 1, the King’s Academy community was privileged to welcome Dr. Fozia Alvi to its school assembly.
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On Wednesday, November 27, world-renowned adventurer, alpinist, and author Mostafa Salameh spoke before the King’s Academy community in the Abdul Majeed Shoman Auditorium.
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On Tuesday, November 19, the King’s Academy community paid tribute to His Majesty the late King Hussein bin Talal on the occasion of the 89thanniversary of his birth.
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King’s Academy has recently gained admission to the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA), an esteemed organization that provides professional development services to boarding schools around the world.
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On May 12, King’s Academy hosted a gala dinner to celebrate His Majesty King Abdullah II’s Silver Jubilee, the 25th anniversary of his assumption of constitutional powers.
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Bright and early on the morning of May 22, the entire junior class gathered in the New Dining Hall for the University Counseling Office (UCO)’s College Bootcamp, a compulsory two-day event that jumpstarts the juniors’ college application process.