The Sunshine School - TSK

Our daughter was turning 3 years old and my wife was excited to get her into schools. She was set on moving her from Nursery to KG in order to get her school life going. From our experience, TSK is the only school in Kuwait that accepts kids at 3 years old. Most other British schools start accepting from 3 and a half and the American schools start at 4 years old.

Our impression of the school was the most positive. When speaking to other parents they also shared our point of view and had some of the same comments. The main issue was that the school is too commercial. It is run as if it is a business, not a school. The parents are only contacted when the school wants some money. And that is way too often at TSK. Every 2-3 weeks they send home a letter asking for some money for uniforms, field trips, pictures, supplies, a puppet show, food, or anything else.

During the entire school year, there was only 1 parent teacher conference. Even at the teacher conference, the school had a commercial sponsor, Fantasy World. They had an exhibit set up and were giving out fliers. In all fairness the teachers were professional and the material taught was good. But if your a parent who wants to be involved with their child's education, this is definitely not a comforting atmosphere. In addition the teacher isn't always accessible for a chat on your child's progress. Many teachers come late and leave early.

A good thing about the school is they have a bunch of extra curricular activities that are open to the public. But as you guessed they are all paid. I don't know if its the British way, but the younger kids who are too young or shy to keep up, are usually left behind. There are way too many kids in a class and the focus is on the kids who can perform.

The contacts for the school are hard to come by. They aren't on the website and they give you the run around when you call BSK. Here is the telephone number : 2562 3604