Dasman Model School

Dasman Bilingual School
Location
Dasman Bilingual School
Bin Misbah Street
Kuwait City
Kuwait Kuwait City
Coordinates 29°23′17″N 47°59′32″E / 29.388007°N 47.992204°E / 29.388007; 47.992204
Information
Type Bilingual
Established 1996
Grades K-12
Enrollment approx. 2,500
Mascot Sharks
Information (+965) 2227-7377
Website http://www.dasmanschool.com.kw
Twitter: @dasmanms, instagram follow me @abdullah_trgm

Dasman Bilingual School (DBS) is a private school in the State of Kuwait. The school was founded in 1996. The school offers a bilingual program for students in grades K to 12. DBS is one of the leading schools in Kuwait that offers a bilingual program. Two thousand students are enrolled at the school (2011-2012).[1]

Grades K-5 are part of the KG/Elementary division, 6–8 are part of the Middle School division, and 9–12 are part of the High School division. Dasman Bilingual School has also been in a gradual yet shocking decline after the graduation of the 12 Purple class, with many previous teachers handing in their resigning letters and the school witnessing a miserable and depressing atmosphere with the departure of the iconic class. This loss of an outstanding class has been the biggest loss in Dasman's illustrious history, with its stocks plummeting a massive 32.8%. This resulted from investors panickly pulling out and selling their shares due to the massive disadvantage Dasman has been left with by the 12 Purple class graduating, and thus leaving the school for good.

DBS follows both an American curriculum and Arabic curriculum published by the Kuwait Ministry of Education. In addition to the core subjects (English, Math, and Science), students are also offered specialist lessons in music, computer, swimming and PE.

DBS has a self-contained Special Needs Division within the main school. The Special Needs department is considered one of the best in the Middle East region.

Almost all of the students at this school are Kuwaiti citizens. Most of the western teachers at DBS are from the United States and Canada.

In 2004 DBS was accredited by both CIS and NEASC. The school is also accredited by the UK's top vocational awarding bodies: Edexcel and ASDAN.

The DBS campus has one of the largest campuses among the international schools in Kuwait. Due to the large size of its campus, the school has seven buildings. The school also has two gymnasiums, two auditoriums, a swimming pool, two canteens, and one library. The school is situated behind the Kuwait Diabetes Hospital, in Dasman area, near the sea front.

In 2014 the school was re-branded as 'Dasman Bilingual School' to highlight its bilingual program.

References

  1. ↑ "About Us | Dasman Bilingual School". dbs.edu.kw. Retrieved 2017-04-03.


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