King's Academy
| King's Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, boarding International school |
| Motto | Floreat Scientia |
| Established | 2007 |
| Head of School | Penny Townsend |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Color(s) | Red, blue, and gold |
| Athletics | Co-educational curricular activities |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | kingsacademy |
King's Academy (Arabic transliteration: "كينغز أكاديمي") is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for students in grades 7 to 12 in Madaba-Manja, Jordan. It is named in honor of King Abdullah II of Jordan and seeks to fulfill His Majesty's vision of producing "a new generation of enlightened and creative minds."
King Abdullah attended high school at Deerfield Academy in the United States as there was no school of comparable standing in Jordan when he was a boy, but his son Crown Prince Hussein enrolled in the new school's second incoming class (2008). The school's first headmaster, Dr. Eric Widmer, was a past headmaster of Deerfield.
The primary language of instruction at King's Academy is English. Both Arabic-speaking and non-Arabic-speaking students are required to study Arabic. The academy is a member of the G30 Schools group.
The school is included in The Schools Index as one of the 150 best private schools in the world and among top 15 schools in the Middle East.