The second of our three main education goals.
The feedback we received from our community has helped inspire a series of objectives to enhance engagement through connections and contribution.
To help unlock and realize this potential, we've identified key objectives against which we're measuring our progress.
Strengthen its profile with regard to universities around the world and to position students to make informed decisions about university applications and choices.
Establish more traditions and increase school spirit.
Have a dedicated resource to liaise with between TKS and KAUST to help build connections and create a strong partnership.
Expand the variety of co-curricular activities.
During the Holy Month of Ramadan, TKS students prepared food hampers for neighboring families in partnership with charitable associations in the Jeddah region. This was the seventh year of the school's annual Sharing is Caring initiative.
We continue to follow the “best fit” philosophy, which means that the counselor works with the student and parents to determine the university application list based upon the best chance of success for admission, when considering factors such as:
This all helps raise the profile of a TKS education by placing graduates in a wide variety of universities around the world.
Our students are more informed of their choices for post-secondary education and so are receiving more acceptances from well-known institutions.
Students are well-positioned to make informed decisions that will have a positive impact on their undergraduate performance.
Our students have more access to after-school programming than ever before, balanced with exposure to arts, athletics, leadership, and service. We’re continuing to work to establish more traditions and increase school spirit.
Engagement by choice builds our students’ pride in their school and helps them develop as well-rounded individuals. Participating in these types of activities also aids the university application process for older students.
TKS with KAUST Smart and Falconviz
GES World Creativity and Innovation
This is likely the greatest “value-added proposition” that we offer our students. By continuing to take full advantage of the amazing resources that are available, due to our close relationship with KAUST, TKS students have the opportunity to experience learning in ways that students in other schools are not able to. The appointment of the Director of Engagement and Enrichment has created a dedicated resource to liaise with many different people at TKS and the university and look to build viable and relevant connections.
A visit to KAUST from F1 racing star, Lando Norris, who raced TKS student-designed cars.
In GSS and GES, almost all of our teachers and administrators contributed to our co-curricular program. At KG level, this program is in the developmental stages and a large number of KG teachers helped to support the initial year of activities during the 2021-22 school year. We’re also developing a culture of secondary-aged students supporting after-school programs for elementary-aged students. This program became more formalized in cycle 4 this year in the elementary program, as COVID restrictions were lifted.
We have a robust co-curricular program for students that we offer both during and after the school day, thanks to the commitment of our TKS faculty, staff, and administration.