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13th December 2023Announcements, Community by GBA

GBA Pupil Chosen for Young Ambassador Programme

GBA Pupil Chosen for Young Ambassador Programme Mr Appleby, Head of English, had the pleasure of accompanying GBA’s Model United Nations Secretary General, Hamza Abulhassan, to the opening of the Young Ambassador Programme at UN House in Mishref on 13th December 2023. Hamza and other Year 10 students at GBA, prepared a short video concerning Climate Action and Climate […]

20th October 2021Community, Special Days by GBA

GBA ‘Goes Pink’ to support breast cancer awareness

It was a sea of pink today! Staff and pupils came to school dressed in pink clothes and accessories to show support for the fight against breast cancer and to raise awareness of the disease’s impact. Our GOING PINK event for Pink October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is a way to encourage early detection and prevention while promoting awareness […]

4th February 2020Community, School Trips by GBA

GBA visit Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice

As mentioned in our Bake Sale 2020 article, the proceeds from that fund-raising event will be donated to the Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice (BACCH) — a hospice that provides the highest standard of multi-professional palliative care and family support to children with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses throughout Kuwait. To make the donation, we gathered together our Student Council representatives for […]

Remembrance Day 2019 - Gulf British Academy

12th November 2019Community, KS2, School Trips, Special Days by GBA

GBA honours Remembrance Day and visits British Embassy

Each year, Gulf British Academy observes Remembrance Day in a number of ways. Pupils throughout the week participated in the Poppy Appeal by donating money and wearing a poppy to commemorate all those who have died, not only in the First World War but in conflicts around the world. During the morning assembly, our Student Council read a poem about […]

Gulf British Academy - Beach Clean Up Day

24th March 2019Community, KS1, Special Days by GBA

Gulf British Academy pupils in beach clean-up challenge

Yesterday, Gulf British Academy held its first ever beach clean-up challenge! Our goal was to spend 30-minutes cleaning the two beaches near to The Kuwait Towers (the small beach to the left and the wider one to the right, shown below): This initiative was driven by Key Stage 1 who have been learning about the environment as part of their topic […]

11th November 2018Community, School Trips, Year 6 by GBA

Remembrance Day 2018: Year 6 visit British Embassy

Despite the very British weather recently, it didn’t deter our Year 6 pupils from visiting the British Embassy, Kuwait, to learn more about Remembrance Day and the Poppy Appeal we’ve been running all week. Upon arrival, we were welcomed by Assistant Defence Attaché, Chief Petty Officer Richard Vesey CPOWTR (SM), then led through the lovely gardens of the embassy to the […]

8th September 2018Community, EYFS, KS1, KS2 by GBA

Parent-Teacher meetings – a partnership begins

At the start of each new school year, we invite parents to a parent-teacher meeting. This year we held them in each class on the 1st September (Pre-KG and KG) and the 8th September (Reception, KS1 and KS2). We hope you found them informative and feel reassured that we run a safe and caring environment at Gulf British Academy. These […]

Workshops for parents at Gulf British Academy

21st December 2017Community, Workshops by GBA

Parents become pupils! Workshops boost engagement

At Gulf British Academy we strongly believe in a firm relationship between school and home. We understand the importance of teacher-pupil-parent engagement and know how vital it is in a child’s progress through school. Indeed, this is core to our school vision. So for the last two weeks we have invited parents, whose children are registered in Foundation to Year […]

20th February 2017Community by GBA

GBA teachers embrace Kuwaiti arts scene

Every now and again we like to highlight the extracurricular activities of some of our teachers, and under the spotlight today are several who are involved with Kuwait’s vibrant theatrical and musical arts communities. Since arriving in Kuwait, Year 3 teacher Mr. Brian has immersed himself fully into the local arts scene, first with the Ahmadi Choir, part of the […]

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GBA Pupil Chosen for Young Ambassador Programme

GBA ‘Goes Pink’ to support breast cancer awareness

GBA visit Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice

GBA honours Remembrance Day and visits British Embassy

Gulf British Academy pupils in beach clean-up challenge

Remembrance Day 2018: Year 6 visit British Embassy

Parent-Teacher meetings – a partnership begins

Parents become pupils! Workshops boost engagement

GBA teachers embrace Kuwaiti arts scene

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