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+965 2225 6777

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Saba St, Block 10

Salmiya, Kuwait

06:55 - 14:30

Sunday - Thursday

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The recent wet weather may have shifted our Anti-Bullying Week schedule but not our focus. We are committed to a strong stand against bullying and to raise awareness of its negative effects on child development as well as to highlight its prevention and how to respond to it. To do this, we joined thousands of schools in the UK and around […]
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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 […]
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The culmination of our Book Week saw everyone wear costumes for our annual Dress Up Day. Our pupils and staff looked amazing in their outfits, which depicted characters and people from the books and topics they have been reading, researching and discussing about all week. We witnessed all sorts too!  To highlight just some, there were costumes inspired by Peter […]
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For the past week, the whole of Reception has been enjoying Splash Day 2018. Dressed in their very finest swimwear, all the children had loads of fun playing at each water station.  These featured waterwheels and pumps alongside buckets, squeezy squirters and a much-used hose.  There were sandpits and spades, too, plus tricycles and tyres filled with bowls of water. […]
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For the last couple of weeks, Key Stage 2 (KS2) has been visiting the Kuwait National Museum complex, namely the Heritage Museum and the Archaeology Exhibition, which are located inside the complex (currently undergoing a splendid refurbishment). Archaeology Exhibition Children from all KS2 classes began their tour at the archaeology exhibition, where they enjoyed observing and reading about the artefacts […]
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Today we carried out our first fire drill of the year – an essential fire safety procedure conducted by all schools to practise the safe and effective response to a fire. At GBA, we perform and time a fire drill regularly to continually self-assess and optimise the critical sequence of events that will ensure everyone is evacuated quickly from the […]
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Today, the whole of Reception boarded our buses on their way to spend the morning at The Scientific Center, specifically the Aquarium! As part of the specific learning area, Understanding the World, all pupils embarked on a journey through the Aquarium’s three zones: The Desert, the Coastal Edge, and the Sea. Wide-eyed pupils began their tour by exploring the fossil record, […]
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Our first school trip of the year saw the whole of Year 2 head to 360 Mall to visit activity and creativity event centre, Make Meaning. It was a truly fun-filled day where all pupils were given the opportunity to make their own cupcake-shaped soap, paint words and shapes moulded in plaster and even dance between each activity. Our pupils […]
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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 […]
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A warm welcome back to school to all our new and returning families!  We hope you had a great summer holiday, feel recharged and are looking forward to the coming academic year. Our teachers, management and support staff have all been working hard to ensure the school is ready, with numerous positive changes taking place, including teacher-training in Philosophy for […]
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