Draft:Al Ghanim Billingual School

Al Ghanim Bilingual School Kuwait

Al Ghanim Bilingual School (GBS) is a for-profit, k-12 small private school located in Kuwait. It’s is located in the area of Salwa and.

GBS has been created in 1997 with a mission to develop bilingual, global citizens. The school is a coed institution which follows American curricula in all subjects of study excluding Arabic subjects (Arabic Language, Islamic Studies, Quranic Studies, Arabic Social Studies, Arabic Journalism, Arabic Sociology).

The School Aligns with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language and Maths and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for sciences. The school also uses other North American standards such as ISTE for other subjects.

GBS is also accredited by the Council of International School (CIS), affiliated with Near East South Asia Council of Overseas School, and the National Honor Society (NHS).

Kindergarten

At GBS, the KG curriculum emphasizes on student development in basic skills needed. The school is known for its application based learning curricula. With the following subjects: English Language, Maths, Sciences, Health & Nutrition, Physical Education, Library, ProtectEd, Social Studies. And Arabic & Islamics for students applicable

Elementary School

GBS Elementary School (Grades 1 to 5) is the largest division in the school, students in Elementary school are exposed to different topics and subjects of study that help their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development

Middle School

In GBS, the Middle School (Grades 6 to 8) division emphasizes the most student development, the curriculum is designed to help and develop student ideologies in a healthy manner. Subjects include:

- Arabic or AFL (Arabic Foreign Language)

- English

- Maths (PreAlgebra for Grade 8)

- Sciences

- World Geography (Grades 7 & 8)

- French

- Computer

- Islamics (For Applicable Students)

- Arabic Social Studies

- Physical Education

- Visiual Arts / Music

High School

High School was recently introduced in BS with its first graduating class in 2020, the High School programme has quickly expanded to become a world class one where students are accepted at universities around the world, the high school programme focuses on subject groups which include

  1. English (Language, Drama, Speaking)
  2. Humanities (Psycology, Buisness, Marketing, etc..)
  3. Maths (Algebra, Geomtey, Calculus)
  4. Sciences (Physics, Chemistru, Biology, etc..)
  5. Languages (French)
  6. Fine Arts (Music & Art)

References

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https://gbs.edu.kw/