Parent's Review of American International School in Kuwait in Kuwait City
What is the name of your child's school? (Please report on one school per survey.)
American International School in Kuwait
In what town or city is this school located?
Kuwait City
How would you describe this school? (i.e. American, British, International, Local, etc.)
American School
What grade levels are represented at this school?
KG 1 - 12
How do most children get to school everyday? (bus, train, walk, etc.)
Personal transport (i.e. car with driver)
How would you describe the facilities at this school? What extra-curricular activities are available?
Poor facilities ... very little interest on schools part to improve (very what I've observed) ... Extra curricular sports and clubs for younger children on Mondays after school (for a fee)
What has this school done to help your child transition from the curriculum in your home country into the curriculum in your new country? Are there programs to prepare your child for repatriation?
There is nothing done to help the children transition ... not a concern for the school since majority of students aren't truly international but are host country or regional long term Kuwait residents
How would you describe the social activities available for parents through this school? Are there parent-teacher organizations?
No parent teacher organization ... no social activities for parents through the school
What advice would you give to someone considering enrolling their child in this school?
Don't. If moving to Kuwait is in any way optional, reconsider. This school situation is not unique to Kuwait. The international schools do not provide any sort of solid educational foundation.
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guestI completely agree with this comment about the poor facilities. I work in this school. After working in a school in Shanghai and in the States (Midwest) I have learned the school just keeps adding classes and building more on. The classrooms are so small also. I when I was in school most of the rooms must have been two to three times the size easily, with storage included in the rooms. There is supposed to be a limit to class size, the the administration does as the director and board decide, even if that means more students than the limit. The teachers are supposed to make class lists for the next grade to balance out the academics, behaviors, and boy/girl ratio,but the school sends out a parent request sheet where the parent can choose to have their child with a certain teacher and friends. If their demands are not met, they will go to the administration and the child will be moved as the parent wants. It infuriated me to find out that all the hours the teachers spent organizing student data, sorting, and entering the new lists into an xcel spread sheet didn't really matter.
