Admissions Requirements FOR Pre-K & Kindergarten

Pre-Kindergarten - Student must be four years old by September 1.
No exceptions will be made to the RVIS cut-off date requirement.

Pre-Kindergarten - Minimum Age Requirements

After registering you will be contacted for your child to attend a readiness assessment session in lieu of the entrance test.

Pre-Admission READINESS assessment -
pre-kindergarten

The purpose of the Pre-Kindergarten readiness assessment in a classroom setting is to gain a more accurate picture of your child's developmental and educational needs and to ensure that our program meets the needs of your child. The Pre-K readiness assessment will consist of activities revolving around the child's social/emotional (sense of self, responsibility, and pro-social behaviors), cognitive (learning, problem solving and logical thinking), physical, and language development. Both Pre-K and Kindergarten children will participate in fine motor and gross motor activities. We will be noting how each child interacts with the other children and separates from the parent. There may be additional activities based on what the observer is seeing at the time of the assessment.

RVIS reserves the right to review admission decisions in the first few weeks of regular attendance if it is determined that our program will not provide an appropriate educational environment for a given student.

Language Proficiency Entry Requirements - Pre-Kindergarten

Non-native English speaking students will be admitted to Pre-K without regard to their English language fluency. Once the academic year is in progress, students will be expected to demonstrate an acceptable level of fluency in English to be eligible candidates for admission. During the intake process, should language proficiency become an issue, the student in question will be tested to determine whether or not their level of fluency in English is acceptable for admission.  

Kindergarten  - Student must be five years old by September 1.
No exceptions will be made to the RVIS cut-off date requirement.

Kindergarten - Minimum Age Requirements

Language Proficiency Entry Requirements - Kindergarten

All non-native English speaking students admitted to Riffa Views International School will be expected to demonstrate a mastery of the English language sufficient to be successful in our program.

Application Procedures - Kindergarten

After registering you will be contacted for your child to attend a readiness assessment session in lieu of the entrance test.

Pre-Admission readiness assessment - kindergarten

The purpose of the Kindergarten readiness assessment is to gain a more accurate picture of your child's developmental and educational needs to ensure that our program is a good fit for your child's needs as a learner. During this session, additional RVIS personnel will observe your child. The Kindergarten readiness assessment will consist of letter, number, shape, and color recognition as well as patterning, counting and one-to-one correspondence in addition to general readiness skills including early literacy skills, social/emotional development, and general knowledge. Both Pre-K and Kindergarten children will participate in fine motor and gross motor activities. We will be noting how each child interacts with the other children and separates from the parent. There may be additional activities based on what the observer is seeing at the time of the assessment.

RVIS reserves the right to review admission decisions in the first few weeks of regular attendance if it is determined that our program will not provide an appropriate educational environment for a given student.

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