Looking for an International Baccalaureate School in Nairobi?
With the International Baccalaureate(IB) Diploma programme gaining recognition for its students, many parents are considering it for their children. Here is a list of 4 IB schools in Nairobi:
1. St. Mary’s School
As a school that encourages students to be communicators, principled, open-minded, innovative and caring, St. Mary’s begun its IB Diploma programme in 1993. While the school is a boys’ school from Standard one up to Form four, the IB programme is also offered to girls, who make about half the intake. Some of the best students from local private and public schools take up places each year in the program, and they continue to have students from other parts of the world, including the East, Central and West African regions.
They can be contacted on:
+254-721-490140
info@stmarys.ac.ke.
2. The Aga Khan Academy
The Aga Khan Academy is one of the leading schools in Kenya offering the International Baccalaureate curriculum (IB), and is authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP). With over 1000 students, it is a multi-cultural school with many nationalities and cultures represented at any given time. The School is a community of life-long learners of students, teachers and parents with the goal of developing an ethical, pluralistic global community with a social conscience. Students also participate in a strong co-curricular programme, which includes athletics, visual arts and performing arts such as music and drama.
They can be contacted on:
+254 717 574 489 / +254 770 216 410
http://www.agakhanschools.org/Kenya/AKAN/ContactUs/AKANNurserySchool
3. International School of Kenya
With a mission and vision to empower each student to create solutions for tomorrow’s challenges, ISK is another leading International Baccalaureate School in Kenya. It has over 950 students from more than 65 countries. Graduates earn an ISK North American accredited diploma and approximately 70 percent of ISK graduates earn the IB Diploma, enabling them to study at some of the most respected and competitive colleges and universities in the world. ISK students form a supportive, spirited and diverse community, which enables new students to adapt easily to campus life. Interacting in such a welcoming cross-cultural milieu, ISK students celebrate the unique and wonderful differences and similarities of people from around the world.
They can be contacted on:
+254 (0)20 209 1308/9
4. Braeburn School
Honing a mission that actively values and celebrates diversity, nurturing personal growth by providing a friendly and supportive environment, Braeburn Garden Estate school, which is a piece of the Braeburn schools, is also an accredited IB world school, and includes additional learning opportunities that they plan for pupils to enhance, extend and internationalize the curricula. This is done through performing arts, sports, outdoor learning, and social responsibility, adapting the topics taught and an extensive extra-Curricular program for students from over 80 nationalities.
They can be contacted on:
+254 (20) 501 8000 & +254 720 667 622
enquiries.garden@braeburn.ac.ke
Sources:
http://www.stmarys.ac.ke/index.php/international-baccalaureate-ib.html
https://www.isk.ac.ke/about-isk
http://www.agakhanschools.org/Kenya/AKAN/Index
https://gardenestate.braeburn.com/
