15 May, 2019
During the holy month of Ramadan, Community Life facilities and services operate on a slightly amended schedule. Please see the Ramadan hours for Recreation, KAUST Health, Logistics, Transportation, Food & Retail, and more below.
Recreation
Island Recreation Center*: 6:00 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. (Pool closes 15 minutes before Facility).
Harbor Sports Club*: 8:00 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. (Pool closes 15 minutes before Facility).
*Fitness class schedules may change – please refer to schedule on Get Active.
Racquet Club: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Astro pitches: will stay open until 12:30 a.m. (last booking at 11:30 p.m.).
Harbor Library: 11:00 a.m. – 12:45 a.m.
South Beach:
Mon - Thurs: 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fri, Sat: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
South Beach will be closed on Sundays and there will be no ladies day.
Safaa Golf Club – extended hours (until 11:30 p.m.) for walking on Thurs and Fri.
Discovery Theater – normal operating hours at Cinema.
Retail
Tamimi Supermarket: 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m
Discovery Square Tamimi Mini-market: 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Oasis Mini-market: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Banaweer: 5:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Giordano: Sat - Thu 5:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m., Fri 9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Fruit and Vegetable Shop: 12 noon – 11:00 p.m.
Friday prayer break 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Barber and Beauty Salon: 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. (open Fridays, closed Sundays)
Pharmacy: 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Vet Clinic: Mon/Wed 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Coffee Shops
Cozy Café (KAUST Inn II): 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Vera Pizza: 5:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Ronin: 5:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
KUDU: 5:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Domino’s Pizza: 5:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m
KAUST Health
Transportation
The KAUST School
For fasting students, PE is optional and the school will provide designated areas for rest during break times.
Kindergarten
No change in school hours.
For K3 children, Tuesday remains an early release day – 1:30 p.m.
Elementary School
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Additional programming Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday remains an early release day – 2:00 p.m. for all students.
After school activities will continue as usual.
Secondary School
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
NO late arrival day on Tuesday during Ramadan.
Daycare and Afterschool
KAUST Daycare and Afterschool are still accepting registrations daycare.enquiries@kaust.edu.sa.
Daycare working hours 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Extended hours service from 2:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Extended hours are available only for the following:
currently enrolled children.
where both parents are working/studying in KAUST.
where registration for the extended hours takes place prior to Ramadan.
Afterschool Club will operate as normal.
Ramadan Kareem!
Regards,
Omar Al-Omar
Director, Community Services & Engagement
Community Life
People. Place. Pride.