Patriarch Diodoros The 1st School (PDS)-Sweifieh-
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Patriarch Diodoros The 1st School (PDS) (in Arabic : البطريرك ذيوذوروس الأول) is a Greek private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

 in Amman, Jordan
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...

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It caters for students from 3–18 years old, and is considered one of the best schools in Jordan.
The school consists of 3 buildings. A kindergarten, a building for pupils who age from 5–9 years which means from the 1st grade
First grade
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 - the 4th grade
Fourth grade
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, and a third building for pupils who age from 10-18 which means from the 5th grade
Fifth grade
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 - the 12th grade
Twelfth grade
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It has 2 playgrounds.

The current principals are Mrs. Lana Al Eid & Mrs. Mais Qawaqneh. Mr. Edward Al Eid is the supervisor of all the Patriarch Diodoros Schools in Jordan.

Pupils who are special in some way get awarded for their hard work in front of all the school each year.

The school newly picked pupils to participate in the school's "Kashaf" and their work has been noticed in a great way.

Also, The school started the "DELF" program newly. Pupils can get certificates for talking french and it has stages, They have started the "DELF" program in 2009.

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