How British School Muscat develops students’ skills with business simulations

How does the British School Muscat develop students skills?

Country

Oman

Insitution

British School Muscat

Simulation

Travel agency

Number of users

+50

Client

British School Muscat is one of the highest-rated British international schools in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. For more than 50 years, it has educated students aged 3-18 with a strong focus on critical thinking, independent learning and preparing young people for future challenges.

The school is the only non-profit British school in Muscat, Oman, and has been recognised as a High Performance Learning (HPL) World Class School. Its educational approach encourages students to analyse information, make informed decisions and learn from setbacks through a shared learning framework used across the school.

Challenge

British School Muscat wanted students to move beyond memorising business concepts and start applying them in realistic business situations.

Teacher Yoann Danion was looking for a method that would help students develop critical thinking, connect theory with practice, analyse data before making decisions, understand the consequences of their choices, and experiment and learn from mistakes in a safe environment. Whatever he chose also had to support the school’s High Performance Learning (HPL) philosophy, which puts analytical thinking, reflection and continuous improvement at the centre of how students learn.

Solution

In 2023, Yoann Danion introduced the Revas Travel Agency simulation into the Year 10 Business curriculum.

Around 50 students manage virtual travel agencies, making decisions about pricing, marketing, products and finance while competing in the same simulated market. He built the course so students use the simulation both during lessons and independently at home, analysing previous rounds and adjusting their strategy as market conditions shift. As Yoann puts it, the simulation reflects the complexity of real business by requiring students to weigh multiple variables at once, and how the exercise fits into the Year 10 syllabus and the school’s HPL framework is his own teaching design.

Results

Students reported improvements in critical thinking, analysing information, connecting knowledge from different lessons, creating and testing business strategies, and adapting decisions based on market feedback.

The competitive environment between teams increased motivation, while the virtual setting let students experiment without real financial consequences. Instead of fearing mistakes, students started treating them as something to learn from and correct in the next round.

50 Year 10 students took part
97% considered the simulation a valuable learning tool
Students used it both inside and outside the classroom to refine their decisions

Summary

At British School Muscat, Yoann Danion built a course where Year 10 students test business decisions rather than just study them, using the Revas Travel Agency simulation as the practical core of that approach. Running virtual travel agencies, students connect theory with practice, respond to market feedback and learn to treat mistakes as part of improving their strategy, work that fits directly into the school’s High Performance Learning philosophy.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is British School Muscat?

It’s one of the highest-rated British international schools in the GCC region, educating students aged 3-18 in Muscat, Oman. It’s the only non-profit British school in the country and a recognised High Performance Learning (HPL) World Class School.

Which Revas simulation does the school use?

Teacher Yoann Danion built the Year 10 Business curriculum around the Revas Travel Agency simulation, where students manage virtual travel agencies competing in the same simulated market.

How is the simulation used in the course?

Around 50 students make decisions about pricing, marketing, products and finance, using the simulation both during lessons and independently at home to analyse previous rounds and adjust their strategy.

What results has the school seen since introducing the simulation?

50 Year 10 students took part, 97% considered it a valuable learning tool, and students reported improvements in critical thinking, analysing information and adapting decisions based on market feedback.

How does the simulation fit into the school’s teaching philosophy?

It supports British School Muscat’s High Performance Learning (HPL) approach, which puts analytical thinking, reflection and continuous improvement at the centre of how students learn.