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The American University School of Kuwait (AUS) is a co-educational private school located

in the free trade zone in the Middle East for elementary students pre-kindergarten to fifth

grade. From its inception, the founders of AUS desired a unique facility to prepare students

to engage in the dynamic challenges of the 21st century. To support their mission, the

curriculum offers the latest educational materials and technology. Combining digital media

and traditional student-centered learning practices, students interact with others in multiple

languages, developing the skills and instincts they will use to thrive as future global leaders.

In September 2013, AUS opened the elementary school. A separate middle school for

grades 6-8 debuted for the 2014-2015 academic year. Eventually, the school plans to

expand to a fully accredited high school for grades 9-12. When expansion is complete,

the 624,000 square foot facility will serve 2,200 students. The building is designed with

children in mind: large corridors, wide doorways, splashes of color and collaborative areas

that promote creativity and interaction. The playground is a wonderland for students to

explore the world around them. Kinetic learners will flourish among the rock climbing walls,

swimming pools, bicycle lanes, a sensory path, soccer and basketball courts, and the plant

and water features that render excellent study environments.

The school chose the Avigilon end-to-end solution to secure the facility and ensure

student safety. As an added benefit, Avigilon HD cameras are used in a unique way:

parents can view their child’s classroom activities. AUS Chief Information Officer Rusty

Bruns explains, “From the parents’ perspective, sitting at home, shopping, dining or at

work, their child can be seen from their smart phones. This has a significant appeal to the

current parents, as well as those of prospective students.”

Parents receive texts every day as children come and go from school grounds, and can

view their children at any time using Avigilon’s ACC software. Knowing their children are

monitored and safe, and seeing their progress in the classroom offers parents familiarity

with their child’s tasks and experiences. This innovative opportunity for parents to stay

better informed is a winner for all concerned.

Parents and Children Stay Connected at International American School

“No child is the same

and no day is the same,

but every day brings a

child the chance to be

successful.”

– 4th & 5th grade teacher, Jessica Berry

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“The teaching helps students come to amazing

solutions to solving their problems through creative,

out-of-the-box-thinking.”

– 5th grade teacher, Dedrick Womble

The security director and five security guards monitor all classes, as well as public and

secure areas, using 30 Avigilon HD cameras with exceptional high resolution and self-

learning analytics to monitor all classrooms, common areas and entrances. These offer

an interdependent and comprehensive overview of what is happening ‘anywhere and

everywhere’ on campus.

“We wanted it to be easy for parents to gain and use viewing access,” Bruns notes. “With

a standard analog security system, allowing twenty parents to view their child at the same

time would be a significant challenge, but Avigilon’s ground-breaking system negated the

issue.” According to Bruns, Avigilon’s friendly and knowledgeable sales support was there

every step of the way to help AUS identify its current and future needs.

For the American United School of Kuwait and the families it serves, the future looks bright.

Since the school opened a little over a year ago, the students declare AUS an enormous

success. Kim Cunningham, Elementary School Principal at AUS, is excited about a model

for learning that creates tech-savvy and confident students from the beginning. “In a 21st

century classroom, students practice critical thinking and problem solving and participate in

authentic learning opportunities that are connected to the real world.”

Fifth-grader Ashley typifies student enthusiasm about new models for education: “All the

technology at this school is awesome and all the teachers, computers and games make

learning fun!”

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Teaching Technology in the Classroom

AUS is moving to a “flipped”

classroom model where children

work one-to-one in a digital

environment. Tuition includes a

Lenovo Think Pad Tablet for all

students pre-loaded with the

core curriculum apps suggested

by teachers. The tablet serves as

a vehicle that enables teachers

to plan powerful lessons, and

frees up time in the classroom

for more collaborative work and

activities that engage students

in higher-order thinking.

Students have access to current

technology with specialty

software. TRIUMPH Multi-touch

Interactive boards with 2D and

3D Reallusion animation software

allow students to draw and

explore with colors and designs.

While working, students view

colorful, high definition

presentations from the teacher

on a 20” LCD screen. High-speed

Internet service and network

switches ensure all students work

without experiencing slow-downs

whether they are accessing online

or local network resources.

ChallengeMonitor all public and secure areas of a new-facility American curriculum school to

ensure the safety of students from pre-kindergarten through grade 8, with a system that

enables parents of kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students to remotely monitor

children in class.

SolutionThe American United School’s six-person security staff monitor classes as well as

public and secure areas using the Avigilon Control Center (ACC) software with High

Definition Stream Management (HDSM)™ technology. The 30 Avigilon HD 3 MP and 5

MP cameras offer exceptional high resolution details for real-time review of all school

activities, classrooms, common areas and entrances. The school stores at least 30 days

of continuous surveillance footage on an Avigilon Network Video Recorder (NVR), and is

able to leverage existing network infrastructure using a special virtual local area network

(VLAN). The school’s administration can monitor the system remotely during off-hours

using the ACC Mobile app, and parents of kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students

can also login remotely using their home computer or mobile devices to see what their

children are up to in class.

Benefits to the American United School of Kuwait- Search for events more than 10 times faster than a standard system

- Prevent security breaches without bloated security costs

- Parents can view their children’s activities in the classroom

- No network bandwidth issue

The lean and flexible security team at AUS can quickly view, review and pinpoint active

or potential security issues with the Avigilon HD solution. With the help of the user-

friendly ACC software, the school’s security staff is now able to search footage for

events more than 10 times faster than other schools nearby that still use standard analog

systems now rendered obsolete. The clarity and wide viewing range of the Avigilon HD

high resolution cameras helps the team watch over multiple areas without the need for

additional cameras and security staff.