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Kuwait, Kuwait City
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KES Robotics operates with Senior, Green Unit, and Junior teams. The Senior Team was founded in 2019 and competed as Team Kuwait at the First Global Challenge Dubai 2019, finishing 38th among 191 countries. The team represented Kuwait again at the First Global Challenge Geneva 2022, finishing 6th among 180 countries. The Green Unit's ROBOKES team won the Judges Award at the Istanbul VEX Robotics Competition in 2019, and the Junior Robotics Team qualified to represent Kuwait at the VEX Worlds in Dallas, Texas in 2023.
There is a strong tradition of Art at Kuwait English School. Art and Design is offered at IGCSE level (Fine Art or Textiles) and again at GCE A Level, with Design Technology taught from Year 7-9 and offered as external exams in Years 10-11 (IGCSE) and Years 12-13 (A Level). The Art & DT department enriches students' lives by offering the Art & Photography Committee club, Fashion club, Animation club, Mural club and catch-up Art/DT club. Students also participate in local and national art competitions (Ministry competitions, Radisson Blu Hotel competitions, the BSME Art competition and the Kuwait Times annual competition) and an annual Art and Design Technology Exhibition displays their work.
Model United Nations (MUN) is a formal program at KES, with KESMUN conferences hosted by the school and participation in Kuwait Model United Nations events. In KESMUN XII, 275 students from Kuwait-private schools participated and more than 30 awards were given, including Best New Delegate, Best Resolution, and Best Delegate. The school has hosted Kuwait's First Model United Nations Conference in the academic year and has continued to participate in MUN events since, earning recognition for its delegates.
KES House Competitions are an integral part of school life, with many non-sporting activities awarding points toward the House Cup. The Student Leadership Council organises events to raise funds for charity, including Mufti days, Red Nose Day, Moustache Day, MasterChef, arm wrestling, wet sponge throwing, Talent shows and more. The SLC also coordinates the charities the school supports, both local and international, such as Sheikh Abdullah Al Nouri Charity Society Kuwait, Bayt Abdullah Hospice Kuwait, Invisible Children, and the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
The School's Student Leadership Council leads charitable engagement, coordinating fundraising and volunteer activities throughout the year. Charities supported by the SLC include Sheikh Abdullah Al Nouri Charity Society Kuwait, Bayt Abdullah Hospice Kuwait, Invisible Children, and the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, reflecting a broad commitment to community service and global welfare.
The school culture features Head Boy, Head Girl and Senior Prefects with a Senior Prefects team that leads younger pupils; Prefects supervise and support specific year groups. The Sixth Form Committee, led by the Head Girl and Head Boy, includes representatives from each Year 12 form group and drives whole-school initiatives. The Student Council, elected annually, meets weekly to discuss school improvements and charitable activities and has organised events such as Talent shows, musicals and charity drives.
Physical education is central to the program, with weekly PE for all students from KG through Year 13; PE is a GCSE subject in Years 10-11 and an A Level subject in Years 12-13. KES is a founder member of KFSAC and ISACK, coordinating inter-school competitions in football, unihoc, netball, benchball, cricket and swimming at junior levels, and basketball, volleyball, netball, football, table tennis and swimming at senior levels. Mindfulness and wellbeing initiatives are encouraged, including a Year 2 Mindfulness Club, together with wellbeing-focused events such as Anti-Bullying Week activities.
KES delivers a British-based education in English for students aged 3–19. Early Years follows the English National Curriculum; Primary follows the England and Wales curriculum, with Arabic and Islamic Studies aligned to MoE programs. In Secondary, Years 7–9 follow the English National Curriculum, Years 10–11 work toward Cambridge IGCSE and Edexcel GCSE, and Years 12–13 offer A-levels in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English Literature, Geography, History, Design Technology, Art, Drama, Music, and Languages such as Spanish and French. The Green Unit provides specialist support for learners with learning disabilities. Facilities include science labs, drama studios, ICT suites, libraries, an indoor gym and swimming pool, plus a Sixth Form Centre known as The Millennium, a Music Centre and an Art & Design Technology Centre. KES became a Google Reference School in 2014. In 2022 Sama Educational Company acquired KES and partners with Aldenham School and Royal Grammar School Guildford. Robotics and Model United Nations are extracurriculars.
