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About KIES

Now & Beyond

At Kuwait International English School, your child can gain internationally recognised British qualifications, which can open doors to study at a reputable university around the world. Our curriculum is based on the National Curriculum for England and has been adapted to fit the needs of learners in an ambitious 21st century Middle East. In addition, we have developed teaching and learning strategies to support those with English as a second language, based on best international practices.

We challenge all learners to reach their full potential using a wide range of methods and techniques, including multimedia, kinesthetic activity based learning, group interaction and independent study. This is delivered in our caring, supportive and friendly environment, which stimulates and encourages the individual pupil.

  School Aims

To strive for academic excellence, by helping each student to realise his or her potential. To enable pupils to be motivated, effective and independent learners. To foster skills needed for pupils to succeed in their lives and in the adult world, such as awareness of social cooperation and responsibility. To provide an environment which caters for the needs of the individual pupil.

  Vision

To be the British School of choice in Kuwait, renowned for inspiring the unique in every individual, to grow young minds and character with an engaging and bespoke educational experience beyond the expected, unlocking maximum potential and embracing the aspirations and ambitions of a changing world.

  Mission

To be one of the most sought after international-English schools in Kuwait, attracting the best teachers from all over the world to deliver an adapted, practical version of the British curriculum, and dedicated to building a prominent reputation for nurturing and producing the best achieving young minds.

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CURRICULUM

At Kuwait International English School, your child can gain an internationally recognisable British qualification, which can open doors to study at a reputable university around the world, including England. Our curriculum is based on the UK National Curriculum and has been adapted to fit the needs of an ambitious 21st century Middle East. In addition, we have developed teaching and learning strategies to support those with English as a second language, based on best international practices.
We challenge gifted and talented young minds to reach their full potential using a wide range of methods and techniques, including multimedia, kinesthetic activity based learning, group interaction and independent study. This is delivered in our caring, supportive and friendly environment, which stimulates and encourages the individual thinker.
KIES follows the National Curriculum of England and is an approved examination center for:
        -  International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
        -  Advanced Subsidiary level (AS Level)
        -  Advanced level (A Level).
IGCSE AS and A Level examination through Edexcel and Cambridge International Examinations. Boards (UK)
Curriculum accommodation is made for studies required by the Ministry of Education in Kuwait:
        - Arabic for Arabs & non-Arabs
        - Islamic Studies for Muslim students with Arabic as a first language
        - Islamic Studies for Muslim students with Arabic as an additional language
        - Quranic Studies for Muslim Kuwaiti students (optional for non-Kuwaiti Muslims)
        -  Kuwait Social Studies

LICENSE

Kuwait International English School is licensed by the Private Education Department of Kuwait. Award of our license requires a successful inspection from approved inspectors registered with the UK Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted). The last such inspection took place in March 2019.

ACCREDITATION

In March 2019 Kuwait International English School was passed by UK Government Inspectorate approved by the UK Department for Education (DfE) to inspect British International Schools.

ASSOCIATIONS

Kuwait International English School is a member of the British Schools of the Middle East (BSME).