Thamer International Schools prepares students in Grades 6–8 for a smooth and successful transition to Senior School.
Our Lower Secondary curriculum combines the American Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards with the Cambridge Lower Secondary framework, giving teachers a flexible platform to develop students’ academic skills, critical thinking, and confidence across all subjects.
Student progress is tracked through internationally recognized assessments, including the American MAP® tests and Cambridge Lower Secondary exams, providing parents with clear insights into their child’s strengths, growth areas, and future learning pathways.
At the end of Grade 8, Thamer International Schools hosts a comprehensive orientation for parents and students, outlining both the American and British Senior School pathways and university requirements worldwide. With expert guidance from our academic team, families can confidently choose the pathway that best suits their child, either British (IGCSE, GCE A Level) or American (SAT, SAT II), setting them on the path to future success.
Throughout these years, the soft skills cultivated in earlier stages continue to shape our students’ personalities, helping them grow into individuals who are more Intelligent, Dynamic, Well-educated reader, Courageous, Productive and innovative, Challenge taker, Achiever, Generous, Positive, and Refined.




T.I.S. curriculum for Grades 6-8 prepares students for the Senior Schools combining standards of the American Common Core standards and new Generation Science as well as Cambridge Lower Secondary standards. It gives our teachers a flexible Curriculum Framework for developing skills in all subjects.

T.I.S. curriculum sets clear learning objectives for the three Lower Secondary years. T.I.S. Lower Secondary Curriculum includes two international standardized testing as students take the American MAP® exams as well as Cambridge Lower Secondary exams helping teachers and parents to identify learners’ strength and weaknesses and give advice on their progression routes.

By the end of Grade 8, T.I.S. plans an orientation session for both parents and students in which both the Upper Secondary (Senior School) American and British standards are thoroughly explained with the requirements of different countries for university registration. Afterwards, parents are asked with the advice of the schools to place their children either in the Secondary British Program (IGCSE, GCE A Level Section) or in the American Program (SAT, SAT II section).