HEI Schools KSA

About HEI KSA

HEI Schools (Helsinki International Schools) was co-founded by the University of Helsinki and experienced educational and design experts. Embracing Nordic values of accessibility and openness, we want to make first-class early childhood education available globally. This is possible through a scalable, easy-to-implement licensing model, offering the curriculum, teacher training, learning environment design, carefully-selected learning materials and operational support. The model is based on the proven and tested Finnish education system and Nordic heritage of high quality every-day design.

Finnish education is a research-based approach with creative high level teacher training. Having the University of Helsinki as a founder and shareholder differentiates HEI Schools from other early childhood education preschools by being able to constantly develop our research-based pedagogical model.

HEI Schools and EduGuide have collaborated since 2018 with plans to open the first HEI Schools in the capital, Riyadh, in September 2020. The Riyadh school has been designed by HEI Schools and its Finnish architectural partner, Collaboratorio. The unique building will have capacity for 600 children between the ages of three and fifteen. The K-9 school will start accepting preschool and kindergarten aged children to its school in 2020, for the September start. The primary and intermediate schools will open a year later, in September 2021. The Jeddah and Dammam schools will also start their operations with preschool and kindergarten first, in 2021. Both schools will expand to primary and intermediate schools a year later, in 2022.