Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nova International School Skopje

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The result was keep‎. Sufficient secondary sourcing has been identified. If TNT is needed, that can be done at editorial discretion as a matter of cleanup. Star Mississippi 00:53, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nova International School Skopje

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Promotional article with no refs. There are links to the school's website. I cut it down but this was reverted and it is now even more promotional. If found notable, it still probably needs TNTing. Boleyn (talk) 07:09, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Respected, I am sorry for the trouble that my edit has caused was not aware of the consequences. I work for the school (NOVA International School Skopje) and I would like to ask you for help with page content to be compliant with the Wikipedia community guidelines.

Much appreciated Arsdac (talk) 09:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Arsdac (talk · contribs), would you provide between two and six reliable sources that discuss Nova International School Skopje? Possible sources could be newspaper articles, magazine articles, and books. The reliable sources must be independent sources and must provide significant coverage about the school. Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline discusses the requirements in detail. If at least two independent reliable sources can be provided in this discussion, the school will pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline and Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)#Schools, and I will support keeping the article. Cunard (talk) 05:40, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cunard Sure I am glad if I can help. Here are some reliable sources that have articles about NOVA International School Skopje:

[1]https://www.state.gov/nova-international-schools-fact-sheet/

[2]https://www.ibo.org/en/school/002853

[3]https://amcham.mk/members/nova-international-schools/

[4]https://internationalschoolcommunity.com/school/729/NOVA_International_Schools_-_Skopje

[5]https://northmacedonia.un.org/en/173800-memorandum-understanding-nova-international-schools

[6]https://meta.mk/en/tag/nova-international-school-skopje/

I hope that this article can help. Willing to provide more information if needed.

Regards Arsdac (talk) 06:13, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Arsdac (talk · contribs), are there any independent reliable sources (such as newspaper articles, magazine articles, journal articles, or book sources) about the school? The sources you provided seem to be affiliated with the school or contain content provided by the school or are unreliable sources. For example, this source says, "Information and statistics are current as of September 2023 and provided by the school" so is not an independent source. And this source does not seem to be a reliable source. Cunard (talk) 06:33, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cunard I am sharing a new set of links and I hope that this will help provide the requested information:

[7]https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-education-systems/republic-north-macedonia/organisational-variations-and-alternative-1#:~:text=International%20Schools%20that%20include%20upper%20secondary%20education%20are%3A

[8]https://www.expat-quotes.com/guides/macedonia/education/international-schools-in-macedonia.htm#:~:text=International%20Schools%20in%20Skopje

[9]https://faktor.mk/megjunarodnoto-uchilishte-nova-organizira-megjunaroden-fudbalski-turnir-vo-skopje

[10]https://denar.mk/296011/makedonija/orvoren-konkusot-za-stipendiite-boris-trajkovski-za-skoluvanje-vo-megjunarodno-uciliste-nova

[11]https://science-bits.us/schools/milena-stojanovska/

[12]https://www.ceesa.org/%F0%9F%A7%ACscience-for-kids-conference-spurs-intellectual-curiosity-and-logical-thinking/ Arsdac (talk) 11:51, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Arsdac (talk · contribs), the Denar Media link was useful as it helped me find other articles from the publication. Thank you. Cunard (talk) 09:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Schools and North Macedonia. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 10:54, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 23:48, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. The subject passes Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)#Schools, which says:
All universities, colleges and schools, including high schools, middle schools, primary (elementary) schools, and schools that only provide a support to mainstream education must either satisfy the notability guidelines for organizations, the general notability guideline, or both. For-profit educational organizations and institutions are considered commercial organizations and must satisfy those criteria. (See also WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES)
Sources
1. Krstevska, Anita Babic; Demush, Bajrami (2023). "The Role of Strategic Planning In Ensuring the Success of Education". SEEU Review. 18 (1). South East European University. doi:10.2478/seeur-2023-0050. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  The article is released under the CC BY 4.0 DEED license. The article notes: "This research paper analyses and compares the strategic plans through shared mission and vision of some schools and countries, analysing the case studies of NOVA Secondary School of Skopje and one local primary school Jan Amos Komenski, Skopje. ... The participant in Interview 1, Dr. Bela Gligorova, is the secondary school division principal of Nova International School of Skopje. This school has recently been accredited by the International Baccalaureate authorization team and is currently preparing for the upcoming MSA re-accreditation in 2024."
  The article notes: "In conclusion, NOVA IS strategic planning process follows all three main phases taking into consideration the self-study through SWOT analysis, setting SMART goals for school improvement, and the recommendations for school development provided by the IB accreditation and MSA reports. The mission and vision of this school reflect the objectives of the SMART goals for school improvement from the current strategic plan, articulating the desired direction and core values and beliefs of NOVA International School of Skopje. The designing of the next 5-year strategic plan with the new SMART goals for improvement might result in the further revision of this school's mission and vision, thus emphasizing the importance of competent and dedicated strategic educational leaders like the principal Ms. Bela Gligorova and NOVA IS director, Mr. Ivan Novakovski, with their effective teams."
2. "Училиштето „Нова" одбележа две децении јубилеј со над 5000 ученици кои минале низ образовната институција" ["Nova" school celebrated two decades of jubilee with over 5000 students who passed through the educational institution]. Денар Медиа [Denar Media] (in Macedonian). 2017-12-11. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  The article notes from Google Translate: "The international school "Nova" celebrated its two-decade anniversary yesterday in the packed hall of the Macedonian Opera and Ballet, and the event was attended by a large number of established guests. ... In the past 20 years, more than 5000 students have passed through "Nova", and a large part of them continued their education at some of the world's most prestigious universities, including "Harvard", "Yale", "Oxford", "Princeton", "Berkeley". , "Bard" etc. ... There are three divisions in the school: preschool center, primary and secondary school. "Nova" is an international school, accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and supported by the US State Department. In addition to the regular program, "Nova" offers International Baccalaureate programs and high-level AP programs (College Board). "Nova" is part of the CEESA association, which includes accredited international schools from Central and Eastern Europe."
3. "Учениците од „Нова" истражуваа дали играњето видео игри ги подобрува рефлексите" [Nova students investigated whether playing video games improves reflexes]. Денар Медиа [Denar Media] (in Macedonian). 2019-04-10. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  The article notes from Google Translate: "These are just some of the questions that the students from the international school "Nova" tried to find an answer to, and they presented the projects at the Science Fair that was held yesterday at this educational institution. About 130 children from sixth, seventh and eighth grades presented their research on a variety of topics and visitors were able to view projects focused on questions such as whether the magnetization time of a needle affects the functioning of a compass; which is the most fire-resistant material; how the solar panel affects the temperature of the room etc. This is the tenth edition of the traditional science fair and so far hundreds of students in "Nova" have presented research from several scientific fields."
4. Less significant coverage:
  1. Evans, Thammy; Briggs, Philip (2019) [2004]. North Macedonia (6 ed.). Chesham, Bucks: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-78477-084-6. Retrieved 2024-04-02 – via Google Books.
    The book provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The book notes: "Skopje has two international schools, the American school NOVA (w nova.edu.mk), and QSI International (w qsi.org/macedonia/mcn/), both of which offer prekindergarten through to high school."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Nova International School Skopje (Macedonian: Меѓународно училиште НОВА Скопје) to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 09:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding WP:TNT, this revision is a neutral reversion that could be reverted to. Cunard (talk) 09:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Appears to satisfy WP:GNG per above. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:17, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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