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| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
16 |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
French |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Classrooms equipped with laptops and interactive whiteboards. |
| School start time |
7:10 |
| School finish time |
12:00 or 14:15 depending on the grade level |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Arts and crafts, aerobics, Arabic handwriting, Arabic reinforcement, Arabic composition, basketball, book club, baking, ballet, cooperative games, coloring, dance (traditional and modern), English reinforcement, French, floor hockey, finger painting, girls gymnastics, glass painting, handball, karate, Lego math, young scientist, origami, Photoshop, play dough fun, story time, soccer, Technology, table tennis, and yoga. |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
GBS is a member of the BSSFK sports federation. Our middle school soccer team for boys competes in the interscholastic tournaments and brings pride to the GBS community. In addition, students participate in a number of sporting events in the community such as the “RunQ8 Annual Charity Marathon.” |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Gym, 4 shaded playgrounds |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Al Ghanim Bilingual School is proprietary coeducational institution licensed and accredited by the Kuwait Ministry of Education and The Council of International Schools (CIS). GBS welcomes Kuwaiti and international students. GBS promotes a well-rounded education through a bilingual (Arabic-English) curriculum. GBS is comprised of three divisions. Kindergarten (Pre K - KG 2), Elementary (Grades 1-5), and Middle School (Grades 6-9). |