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15th March 2021EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3, Special Weeks by GBA

British Science Week 2021 – Let’s innovate!

At Gulf British Academy, we’re not letting the pandemic situation disrupt the enjoyment of learning. An example of this was British Science Week 2021 – a 10-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that took place between 5-14 March 2021. The theme this year was innovation, but what does that mean? It can be defined as a new idea, […]

4th March 2021EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3, Special Days by GBA

Shhh, we’re reading! Pupils celebrate World Book Day 2021

On 4th March 2021, pupils at Gulf British Academy celebrated the best of books all day to mark World Book Day 2021. Children from KG to Year 7 have been delving into books by well-known authors from around the world. Each class embraced the celebration and used a wide range of texts to promote ‘reading for pleasure’. Staff and pupils […]

17th February 2021Year 2 by GBA

Year 2 recreate houses in Great Fire of London

In Year 2, we recently learnt about The Great Fire of London. The fire started in a bakery and spread quickly through the Tudor-era houses because they were so close together and made from wood with straw/tile roofs. This historical topic gave our pupils the chance to work hard at home to build their own London house from the year […]

17th December 2020KS2, Special Days, Year 3 by GBA

Online Romans Day – Year 3 dress up

“Romans, lend me your ears!” This was the cry from our Year 3 teachers as they addressed their troops of pupils at the start of the day. At just after 9am, a legion of Roman soldiers and citizens took over the online classrooms to take part in a Roman marching warm up activity. This term, Year 3 has been studying […]

16th December 2020KS2, Special Days, Year 5 by GBA

Earth and beyond: Year 5 online projects take off!

Over the course of the last few weeks, pupils in Year 5 have been creating their own group projects focused on the topic The Earth and Beyond. Pupils were asked to vote and select a planet to research as a group. This involved gathering key information about the planet and comparing it with Earth to state how their findings supported […]

30th November 2020KS2, Special Days, Year 4 by GBA

Teeth – Year 4’s eggcellent science eggsperiment

What an egg-static time for Year 4! As part of Year 4’s Science topic, Animals including Humans, pupils have been learning about types of teeth, their formation, structure and composition, and how these can be affected by various chemicals/liquids/drinks. To investigate the impact of these liquids upon our teeth, pupils and parents set about gathering home resources in order to […]

4th November 2020Announcements by GBA

Remote learning underway for new academic year

Gulf British Academy has started the new academic year with our teachers across all the key stages commencing their curriculum via remote learning. From home and in school, teachers are using a range of online applications including Google Classroom, Google Meet, Jamboard, ClassDojo and Zoom to ensure children around Kuwait receive as high a quality of education as possible. Training […]

22nd February 2020Special Days by GBA

Kuwait National Day celebrated at GBA

Marking Kuwait’s declaration of independence in 1961 and to celebrate the day when Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ascended to the throne in 1950, Gulf British Academy held its Kuwait National Day event across the whole school on Thursday. It began with our morning assembly, which was awash in a sea of vibrant red, white, green and black national flag colours. […]

The First Kids in Space - Year 3 Production

13th February 2020KS2, Productions, Year 3 by GBA

Year 3 Productions – The First Kids in Space

Yesterday and today our parents were treated to Year 3’s productions – The First Kids in Space by Debbie Campbell. The year is 2020 and a class of young space cadets are chosen to go on a dangerous mission to Moonbase X. After an eventful journey, they arrive on the moon and are confronted by rowdy robots that have malfunctioned […]

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 […]

British Science Week 2021 – Let’s innovate!

Shhh, we’re reading! Pupils celebrate World Book Day 2021

Year 2 recreate houses in Great Fire of London

Online Romans Day – Year 3 dress up

Earth and beyond: Year 5 online projects take off!

Teeth – Year 4’s eggcellent science eggsperiment

Remote learning underway for new academic year

Kuwait National Day celebrated at GBA

Year 3 Productions – The First Kids in Space

GBA visit Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice

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