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ASK in the Past

The American School of Kuwait has been established for thirty-nine years. It was only through the hardships and challenges that ASK reached the point of being the best school in Kuwait. The history of ASK is one that is long but is also extremely interesting and fascinating.

The American School of Kuwait was founded in 1961. In 1963, a group of American parents selected a board of Trustees for the purpose of establishing an international school patterned after the authentic American educational plan. During September 1964, the American School of Kuwait began its first official term under the name of the "International School of Kuwait" in a large villa in the Dasman Area of Sharq. A full program for grades Kindergarten through twelfth was provided for seventy-five students. These students came from several different countries.
 

The original faculty consisted of sixteen full time teachers and three part time teachers. In 1969, the school moved to a new building in Surra where it was used by both the middle and the high school. The facilities offered in the Surra campus were greatly improved and enrollments increased. It was at that time that the ministry of Kuwait requested that the school change their name to the "American School of Kuwait". Subsequently, this highly respected and well organized high school received U.S. accreditation from The Middle States Association of College and Secondary School in 1971.

The American School of Kuwait had a huge setback when the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq took place during the school year of 1990 to 1991. However, it was still able to open in September 1991. Years later in 1995, ASK moved to a Hawalli campus, where it is still residing today.

ASK is indefinitely known as an excellent school that offers the best American Curriculum. ASK has truly come along a long way since it was first established. The successes and accomplishments achieved by this school has made every institute in Kuwait extremely proud.