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Calendar                                          Professional Development

                                                                    The academic year is divided into two             BBS understands how important
                                                                    semesters:                                        professional development is to a
                                                                    September to January and February                 school and its teachers. This is why
                                                                    to June.                                          the school funds many initiatives
                                                                                                                      that result in student progress.
                                                                    The school week starts on a Sunday                Our goal is always to benefit the
                                                                    and ends on Thursday with Friday and              child. This can be accomplished
                                                                    Saturday being the weekend.                       through school wide training
          Faculty                                                                                                     initiatives, bringing experts to
                                                                    The school day for faculty begins at              Kuwait or by sending teachers
          There are 381 full time faculty and staff members representing 26  7:00 and ends at 2:50.                   to conferences in the region, or
          nationalities drawn largely from the Middle East, US, Canada, UK,                                           worldwide. Alternatively, it can be
          Jamaica, India, South Africa, Australia and Eastern Europe.   Extra-curricular activities, meetings,        done through online experiences.
                                                                    etc. begin after the end of the school                                                                               “At BBS we are committed
          BBS aims for teachers committed to the following:         day.                                              At BBS we are committed to                                           to modeling character
          •   Living the mission of the school                                                                        modeling character development                                         development to our
          •   Serving children’s needs in a selfless manner                                                           to our students. We do this by the                                         students.
                                                                                                                      school wide implementation of
          •   Attaining professional standards and demonstrating openness                                             Learning Circles.  It is a research
              to change                                                                                               based process that creates a                                         We do this by the school
          •   Being involved with children during and after school hours                                              classroom culture that maximizes                                     wide implementation of
          •   Participating in professional development, school and staff                                             learning and social development.                                      LEARNING CIRCLES”
              development initiatives, committees and workshops
          •   Portraying high standards of professional behavior and                                                  BBS offers monthly Early Release/
              communication                                                                                           PD Days during the year that
          •   Attaining clearly articulated standards; focusing on higher                                             provide ongoing training and
                                                                                                                      development to all staff on
              order thinking skills, creative problem solving skills and                                              teaching and learning. Also, a
              encouraging “learning how to learn”.                                                                    portion of the PD days follows
                                                                                                                      the PLC process in which staff
          Enrollment                                                                                                  members work collaboratively
          The current enrollment (September 2023) is 2700. Of the total, 2541 are host country nationals and 159 are   in cycles of inquiry and action
          a mix of different nationalities such as Americans, Lebanese, Jordanians, Egyptians, Syrians, Canadians, and   research to achieve the desired
          other.                                                                                                      goals.
                 Pre-K          KG1 & KG2      Elementary School  Middle School      High School
                 144               344               983              561               668
          Class size:
     8    The current information states: Class size is set at 18 for Pre-K, 20 for KG1, 23 for KG2 and GR1, and 25 for                                                                                            9
          GR2 and above.
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