American International School of Kuwait

The American International School of Kuwait is a private school located in Maidan Hawalli, Kuwait, offering education from grades K to 12. The school has been a member of IBO since 1993. The school's curriculum is based mostly on the US curriculum, however religion and Arabic classes are provided due to the Ministry of Education's requirement. The school has a review in the Good Schools Guide International, which states, "The school has a relaxed yet purposeful air to it throughout," adding, "Given that a majority of the students do not speak English as a first language, they do reasonably well."[1]

The American International School of Kuwait
Location
Hawalli Governorate

Kuwait
Information
TypePrivate
Established4 September 1991 (1991-09-04)
FounderDr. Kamil Al-Rayyes
SuperintendentTobin Wait
Elementary School PrincipalRebecca Stinson
Middle School PrincipalPaul Pallister
High School PrincipalLori Marek
Faculty175
GradesK-12
Number of studentsapprox. 1,853
Color(s)    Green, blue and white
AthleticsAll major highschool athletic programs.
MascotLion
Tuitionapprox. 3500 Kuwait Dinar
Websitewww.ais-kuwait.org

History and programs

The American International School of Kuwait was founded by Dr. Kamil Al-Rayyes, on September 4, 1991. It first opened in Surra, but in 1995, it moved to its current location in Salmiya, block 11, known as Maidan Hawalli. During the summer of 2004, AIS officially became an MYP school. The MYP system is for grades 5-10. After becoming an MYP school, many changes started to form. In 2005, AIS became an authorized Primary Years Programme (PYP) school. The school is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is also a member of the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA).

The American International School of Kuwait has been an International Baccalaureate World School since September 1993. It offers the IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme (DP). Currently, AIS educates 1700 students.

The school is the only fully authorized (kindergarten through grade 12) IBO World School in Kuwait (the only other school in Kuwait offering any type of International Baccalaureate is the American Creativity Academy; however, they only offer it at high school level). There are several thousand schools worldwide that offer the IB Diploma, but fewer than 200 offer the IB programmes from kindergarten through high school.[2] AIS Kuwait has been authorized by the IBO to offer the Middle Years Programme (Grades 6 through 10) since 2004 and the Primary Years Programme (KG through Grade 5) since 2005.

References
  1. "The Good Schools Guide". The Good Schools Guide International. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  2. "International education". International Baccalaureate®. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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