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Gateway International Montessori School
An American and Montessori school in Katameya Gardens, New Cairo, founded in 2017 and authorised as an IB World School for the Diploma Programme in 2023 and the MYP in 2024. Cognia-accredited.
In brief
An American and Montessori school in Katameya Gardens, New Cairo, founded in 2017 and authorised as an IB World School for the Diploma Programme in 2023 and the MYP in 2024. Cognia-accredited.
Cherine Ahmed Kamal leads. The school runs Montessori in the early years, an American programme through middle school, and then the IB Diploma in senior school, with a US high school diploma alongside. Language teaching includes Arabic, English, Spanish and Mandarin, which is broader than most Cairo competitors.
The campus is small and intimate, with bright Montessori classrooms that families consistently praise, and a low-pressure learning environment compared to the typical Egyptian private school. Negatives are practical rather than academic: the access road is bumpy with truck traffic, and some facilities like the pool and theatre were still under build-out. Fees are at the top end, but the published price is close to the all-in cost.
Head of school
Ms. Cherine Ahmed Kamal
Cherine Ahmed Kamal is the Academic Director and Head of Stage for Middle & High School at Gateway International Montessori School. With nearly thirty years of experience in diverse international schools, she has led academic divisions and supported school accreditation. Her leadership includes overseeing both the American curriculum and the full International Baccalaureate continuum, emphasizing the importance of a shared vision in education.
Accreditations
- Cognia 01