The Primary Curriculum

Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6)

• Based on the English National Curriculum, including the Literacy and Numeracy strategies. This has been adapted to meet the needs of our pupils and to be sensitive to the local culture.
• Literacy – Pupils are taught in units of 2 or 3 weeks, following a text-type focus during that block. All areas of the Literacy curriculum are taught over the unit (word, sentence and text level objectives).
• Maths – Topics are taught in blocks, giving pupils time to develop the necessary skills. The lessons are made up of mental maths, written methods and problem solving, and use a range of teaching methods to achieve these objectives.
• Science – QCA units from the U.K. These lessons focus on the skills required to apply their scientific knowledge through investigation.
• Humanities (History and Geography) – are taught on an alternate basis. Here pupils are taught skills required to question, empathise and analyse information in relation to the topics. 
• ICT – Weekly lessons, allowing them to develop skills in modelling, desk-top publishing etc.
• In Years 5 and 6 pupils are required to take one lesson each week in Kuwait Social Studies, following a Ministry of Education prescribed course.
•  Art, P.E, Music and French – Weekly basis, by specialist teachers.
• In line with the Kuwait Ministry of Education directives, all of the children learn Arabic either as a native language or a foreign language. Muslim Pupils follow a programme in Qur’an and Islamic Studies. The Arabic Department follows the Kuwait Ministry of Education programme for these subjects.
• Field trips and outings are arranged to support and extend the curriculum, giving the pupils the opportunity to develop their knowledge in practical and stimulating contexts.