The American School of Kuwait

The American School of Kuwait The American School of Kuwait The American School of Kuwait, founded in 1964, is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory school that follows an American curriculum and prepares its 2,037 students for entry into US colleges and universities. The American School of Kuwait operates with the approval of the State of Kuwait and is associated with the US State Department through the Office of Overseas Schools. The schools testing programs include the PSAT, SAT, ACT and MAP. The language of instruction is English and Arabic, while French and Spanish are taught as foreign languages. The elementary program features specialists in science, art, language, computer studies, music, drama and physical education. The middle school, which includes sixth through eighth grades, uses a comprehensive curriculum following a rotation schedule. The high school currently offers twenty AP courses. Guidance counselors are employed at each level. There are 183 full-time faculty members in the 2016-2017 school year, including 95 American and 31 Canadian citizens.