BSK students visit Vintage and Classic Car Museum

Excitement at The British School of Kuwait reached a peak last week when students were given the opportunity to visit The Vintage and Classic Car Museum.

It was with great enthusiasm that the Year 1 pupils headed there to extend their historical awareness of vehicles from the past. The children were transported back in time through the grand hall of exhibits starting their journey back in 1904 with the Minerva Type A, the first car to arrive in Kuwait during the reign of Sheikh Mubarak AlKabeer. Children gasped in awe at the world’s most famous car, James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 (1964) that appeared in the ‘Goldfinger’ movie. Everybody wanted to take one home and present it to their parents.

The museum has its very own library where car enthusiasts are able to research the restoration and history of their cars before heading to the wellequipped workshop to work on them, the children had the opportunity to have a look around these areas where they gained an insight as to how the past can be preserved for the future.

In Car Museum City the children were given a short talk on key rules of road safety. following this they took to the circuit, complete with mini Kuwait towers, in battery operated cars to practice what they had learned. Our careful drivers experienced real life traffic lights, road signs and markings. Children were able to hone their driving skills and impress their friends in a safe environment.

The car museum provided a great day out for all of the pupils who thoroughly enjoyed their experience where the past truly came to life for them.