Our three education goals are underpinned by our school’s operational goals
Provide necessary professional development that will nurture talent and build organizational capacity.
Our teachers report that one of the strongest aspects to the school is their access to professional development. They continue to engage in a wide range of opportunities that are provided within the school, through accessing outside consultants, as well as travel to conferences outside of the Kingdom when necessary. Over the last two years, we’ve offered a range of professional development to our teachers, including:
Each year, TKS becomes more well-known on the international teaching circuit. We attract teachers from some of the best international schools in the world. What attracts teachers to TKS are the same reasons that teachers stay at TKS, in the table below.
We’re proud to retain teachers at a better rate, than our peer, top-performing international schools worldwide.
Our objective was to modernize and streamline our approaches to communication.
We successfully rebranded our communications and have developed brand guidelines to ensure that we communicate with consistency and clarity. We aim to give our international community an excellent customer experience.
In May 2022, we started to build a sustainable alumni network to support TKS and enhance brand recognition locally and globally.
We want to create learning environments that are inspiring, modern and innovative. In order to enhance teaching, learning and well-being, we’ve involved educators and architects in the building plan.
A new building is approved to be delivered by August 2024 containing:
We’re working with Fielding International, an international education design firm, which is providing renovation plans to update the current buildings on the Gardens Campus. External doors were added to many classrooms in the Elementary building and sliding doors were installed between classrooms. This expanded our learning spaces and allowed for more innovative ways of teaching. In summer 2022, we’re planning to improve science lab spaces and locker rooms as well as replace furniture throughout the Secondary School. We will also be constructing Organic Garden spaces on the Harbor (KG) campus and the Gardens Campus, thanks to a grant in collaboration with the Center for Desert Agriculture.
This will also be supported by a new kitchen renovation which will help to establish the Edible Education Program at TKS.
TKS has an Operations Manager who oversees the facilities and maintenance in collaboration with the facilities management department. We have also appointed an IT Director who works in collaboration with KAUST IT.
These support services ensure that teachers and students have everything they need to access learning in a seamless manner.
The governance structure of TKS shifted from the Board of Education to the Executive Committee.
The membership of the Executive Committee consists of the:
Members at large include the President and Chief Financial Officer. This shift allows us to engage with the leadership of KAUST in strategic discussions about how the school can best serve the university, the Saudi 2030 vision, and ensure the proper resource support to deliver on the Strategic Plan.
The budget has been developed, approved, and adhered to each year in support of the Strategic Plan. The new governance structure supports this process.