is honoured to welcome youto the

Dear Guests

Welcome to the Festival of Achievement for 2012.

Striving for excellence in all areas of school life is the cornerstone of the educational philosophy at The British School of Kuwait (BSK).

Evidence for academic excellence is found in the outstanding public examination results at GCSE, IGCSE, AS and A levels. More evidence still is found in the list of world-famous universities to which our students gain admission, among them Oxford and Cambridge in England; Harvard and Stanford in the USA and many, many more.

Evidence for sporting excellence is found in the many, recently awarded, trophies and cups adorning our display cabinets. In recent years, BSK has dominated the finals in competitions organized by KFSAC and ISACK and our participation extends beyond the borders of Kuwait.

Evidence for excellence in the creative arts can be viewed in the award-winning work of our artists, ceramicists, photographers and graphic designers in numerous, recent, national competitions. Our thespians have created, year upon year, sell-out productions; most recently with productions of ‘Blood Brothers’, ‘Oliver’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Our musicians are in demand by Embassies and event producers throughout Kuwait and overseas. Evidence for excellence in music is to be found in the many international competitions won by our students and the admission of our students into leading conservatoires.

Of course, statistically, all schools will have, from time-to-time, some outstanding students. The philosophy of BSK is to enable ALL students to be academically outstanding, ALL students to participate in sports as a life-long mission and ALL students to be artistically creative by insisting that ALL students create visual art, perform on stage and play numerous musical instruments.

Our philosophy extends to the provision of excellent extracurricular opportunities for our students. BSK offers the widest range of extra-curricular opportunities of any school. From the International Award to Robotics; from World-class debating to Model United Nations; from LAMDA to ABRSM courses; from horse-riding to scuba-diving; from skiing to martial arts … the opportunities seem endless and provide evidence of our commitment to roundedness in the education of our students.

Social awareness through links with the international community is deeply embedded within the ethos of BSK. We benefit hugely from the cultures and experiences of upwards of 70 different nationalities of students. Through the links with the Goethe Institute in Germany, the British Council, the service work of the International Award and from the response of our School Council and Charities Committee to support the Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice and the Japanese Appeal, the evidence for excellence in personal and social education is clear.Not all students and their families are ready to take advantage of the education on offer at BSK. We have a strict admissions policy that ensures our students are academically capable, highly motivated and well behaved. However, for students that do gain admission to BSK, the environment for learning is designed to meet our aim of rigorous, rounded and relevant education.

A WELCOME FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Paul ShropshirePrincipal

Entrance of the Academic Staff

National Anthems of Kuwait and the United KingdomBSK String Orchestra

Reading from the Holy QuranReem Almonoofy, Year 11

Entrance of the Graduates

Welcome AddressMr Sadiq Al-Mutawa

Chairman

Presentation of Special AwardsMr Andrew Moulden

Head Teacher

BSK String OrchestraMs Galina Bojilova

Guest SpeakerHE Khalid Sulaiman Al-Jarallah

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Piano Solo‘Waldstein Sonata 3rd Movement’ by LV Beethoven

Charles Fernandes, Year 12

Year 11 GraduationMr John Lambert

Upper Department Coordinator

Vocal Solo ‘Reviewing the Situation’ by L Bart

Saeef Alam, Year 13

PROGRAMME

Year 11 GraduationMr John Lambert

Upper Department Coordinator

Guest SpeakerHE Mr Frank Mann

German Ambassador

Moderato‘Serenade’ by F Schubert

Mr Preslav Petkov

Sixth Form GraduationMr Mark Leverage

Sixth Form Coordinator

Principal’s AddressMr Paul Shropshire

Presentation of CIS AwardHE Khalid Sulaiman Al-Jarallah

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Presentation of Director’s AwardMme Vera Al-Mutawa

Vote of ThanksAlexandre Daoud, Head Boy

Zara Baker, Head Girl

Dinner will be served in the Maha Ballroom

PROGRAMME

GRADUATES

YEAR 11Georgia Cook

Abdullah Al-Shammari

Ali Al-Moulah

Ghaidaa Al-Feeli

Salwa Mohamed

Abdulrahman Faras

Hana Behbehani

Fahad Al-Saleh

Fawaz Alshaty

Asmaa Taqi

Salman Sherazi

Fatemah Abdul Rahim

Marehan Omar

Taleed Al-Shair

Eman Obaid

Abdullateef Al Amir

Malak Elamir

Mohamad Al-Hussaini

Shouq Alkhalidi

Mohammed Al-Hajeri

Joelle Madi

Farah Akbar

Danya Bouabbas

Malak Al-Dousari

Sama Mohamed Ali

Hutham Al-Bader

Waroud Al-Dashti

Manar Al-Ajmy

Ali Al-Faraj

Yousef Almajadi

Lolwa Alomani

Zeinalabedeen Khalaf

Anfal Alali

Anaam Alostaad

Mariam Abu Gharieb

Mohammed Al-Mutairi

Sondus Khan

Reem Almonoofy

Khalid Al-Mutairy

Ali Marafie

Dana Al-Hasan

Khalil Awadh

Dalal Al-Adwani

Nader Mohamed

Haytham Alhendal

Ahmad Shamsah

Brett Ford

Ishita Handa

Ankita Handa

Omar Mohamed Alabd

Saden Al-Abbasi

Fatemah Al-Abdullah

Aly Emam

Tala El-Roz

Alia Abu Marzouq

Shaima Al-Shammari

Ayanle Hassan

Halyna Zhmur

Ellen Doughty

Mario Youssef

James White

Nourah Alkandari

Fenna Hasche

Khloud Al-Shatti

Aliya Al-Rodan

Aidha Badr

Lucy Smith

Dario Gelevski

Tomas Bottomley

Romain Bellier

Reem Khattab

Ali Al-Hamar

Maha Mansy

Mai Mansy

Haya Kalou

Ali Badr

Farah Miski

Sinem Ergen

Atakan Ciftci

Abdulahad Pervez

Rafaat Azim

Aakash Ali

Toqeer Shahid

Arjun Handa

Amber Marie Loutfi

Zara Baker

GRADUATES

YEAR 12

YEAR 13

Hesa Alhabashi

Minwa Almutairi

Sayed Mohammed Mifzal

Nayef Shaban Mairza

Charles Fernandes

Marti Vernis Figueras

Usama Salim

Ankita Handa

Omar Mohamed Alabd

Saden Al-Abbasi

Fatemah Al-Abdullah

Aly Emam

Tala El-Roz

Alia Abu Marzouq

Shaima Al-Shammari

Ayanle Hassan

Halyna Zhmur

Ellen Doughty

Mario Youssef

James White

Nourah Alkandari

Fenna Hasche

Khloud Al-Shatti

Aliya Al-Rodan

Aidha Badr

Lucy Smith

Dario Gelevski

Tomas Bottomley

Romain Bellier

Reem Khattab

Ali Al-Hamar

Maha Mansy

Mai Mansy

Haya Kalou

Ali Badr

Farah Miski

Sinem Ergen

Atakan Ciftci

Abdulahad Pervez

Rafaat Azim

Aakash Ali

Toqeer Shahid

Arjun Handa

Amber Marie Loutfi

Zara Baker

Alexandre Daoud

Hiba Arshad

Saeef Alam

Khadeeja Narangoli

Mehlka Mustansir

Gabrielle Hill

SUBJECT AWARD WINNERS

Savitri Butterworth Nehan Khalid

Maha Mansy

Natasha John

Mariya Bozhilova

Holly Shropshire

Mina Ibrahim

Samia Al-Timani

Ananya Madhok

Saeef Alam

Toqeer Shahid Alexandre Daoud

Omar Khalil Muhammad Basit Khurram

Khadeeja Narangoli

Mehlka Mustansir

Gabrielle Hill

French, Physics

History

Graphic Communication

English Literature

Geography

Biology, Photography

Chemistry, Mathematics

Fine Art

Economics

Business Studies

Business Studies

Biology, Chemistry, French

Geography

Economics, Mathematics, Physics

Fine Art

English Literature, History

Photography

GCE ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) LEVEL

GCE ADVANCED (A2) LEVEL

UNIVERSITY PLACEMENTS

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

American University in Cairo, Egypt

American University of Sharjah, UAE

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Bangor University, UK

University of California, USA

University of Cambridge, UK

Carleton University, Canada

Durham University, UK

University of Glasgow, UK

University of Greenwich, UK

Imperial College London, UK

Kuwait University

University of Leeds, UK

London School of Economics, UK

University College London, UK

University of Manchester, UK

McGill University, Canada

University of Nottingham, UK

University of Nottingham, Malaysia

Oberlin Conservatory of Music, USA

Pennsylvania State University, USA

Purdue University, USA

Queen Mary, University of London, UK

Royal College of Surgeons, Bahrain

Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

Stanford University, USA

State University of New York, USA

University of Toronto, Canada

University of Warwick, UK

Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar

Halyna Zhmur Julia TryznaWenxuan ZhangHai Wei LiDana MoukhaiberJi Inn KimGa-Yeon NamNada Abu-ZarourSaba AltamimiYejin SeoDa Eun YunMaysaloun MokaddamRachel ParkHabiba RadyJoseph ThevakumarMs Stephanie HodginsMs Galina Bojilova

VIOLIN

Mrs Boryana Petkova

Ms Nina Haynes

Mr Gary Ruston

PIANO

CELLO

DRUMS

PERFORMERS

Charles Fernandes

Sinem Ergen Amber Marie Loutfi

Hee Soo YangMr Preslav Petkov

Joseph Thevakumar

PIANO

FLUTE

CLARINET

CELLO

BSK STRING ORCHESTRADirector

Ms Galina Bojilova

MODERATODirector

Mr Preslav Petkov