Page 9 - Recruitment Guide 2023-2024

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.