A school of dreams,
Combining nature with technology,
African values with current needs of modern times,
Ideology with love,
Art with sports…
Founders
Assalam international school is a school of Assalam Community Foundation, which provides the opportunity of education for children and economic empowerment for women in Africa.
If you wish to learn more about our Foundation and projects, please visit our website: www.vassalam.org
Who is Assalam Community Foundation?
Assalam Community Foundation is a volunteer-based social enterprise, which seeks solutions for the problems of Africa. It shares these solutions with disadvantaged lives through various networks to create a sustainable life for African People.
As an organization founded in Africa and belonging to Africa, Assalam Community Foundation;
- Aims to create an Africa which is self-sufficient independent and dignified on its own.
- Aims to connect the world with Africa while connecting Africa with the World and by doing so it aims to build cooperation based on mutual gain.Tries to create sustainable means of living and employment opportunities for African people.
- Carries out all its projects based on a fair gain and social fellowship.
- Uses all the income from projects for the continuity of the projects.
If you wish to learn more about our Foundation and projects, please visit our website: vassalam.org
Our Philosophy
We believe kids can only bloom in joy and schools should be places of joy.
We believe limiting education to classrooms is like keeping children in cages when they could be flying, so our students are free to enjoy our natural learning environments together with their friends from different ages and nations.
We believe learning is the whole movement of life and all children have their unique value in life. That’s why there is no punishment or reward in our school.
We believe in the imagination of children. They can only learn by discovering meaningful passions on their own and by developing a desire for learning.
We believe in Africa, so our students will be exposed to African cultural values and education will be bilingual: English and Kiswahili.
Read Our Story
Assalam International School opened its doors to students on October 2018 and started operations in January 2019 with only 2 classrooms and 37 students. At the end of the year 2022, we currently have 7 classes and 110 students.
Our aim is to offer an alternative to village schools, which are overcrowded and underfunded, where children can receive a better-quality education and thrive to become the makers of their own future.
Since our aim has always been to empower our students to reach their goals and realize their dreams; to see them become the next generation’s Nelson Mandelas; to become one of the brightest generation of Africa, who will write the lion’s story again, we have always put African values first.
Our Values
Shaping the future of Africa’s children by providing high quality education and motivating them to reshape their Africa by themselves.
Suggestion: Shaping the future of Africa’s children by providing high quality education and inspiring them to reshape their own Africa.
Empowering children through education to become responsible, participating and thriving citizens of Africa.
Assalam Community School’s objective is to offer high quality education, by hiring motivated teachers and by providing teachers and students with the best and latest materials/resources in the education sector, combined with nature and peace. The aim is to build the most appropriate system for African pupils, able to make them into Pan Africanists from Africa and to let our African school system spread all around Africa.
Our School
Classes
We believe in unlimited learning without borders. Although we have 6 classrooms with walls and 6 open classrooms without walls, teachers and children are free to use all around the compound as a classroom. All classrooms are built with big windows and natural wood furniture, according to the educational methodologies we apply.
Library & Playground
Assalam international school is set in a totally natural environment: there is a library on top of a mango tree with a balcony and two rooms and a playground built with natural-recycled materials only. Children are free to build their own games and learn while playing.
Leap Learning Labs
We combine nature with technology! Assalam international school has one literacy and one numeracy leap learning labs where students learn through the use of child-friendly tablets, which have more than 300 applications to ensure kids learn by having fun and in a shorter time!
Sport Fields
Assalam international school has one basketball/volleyball sports field up to international standards, where children attend sports activities during the day and after school.
Permaculture
We believe that children need to learn all surviving skills and be independent from the outside world. That’s why we have our food forest in the backyard of the school, where classes have their own plantations. All the processes of permaculture from seed to fruit are under their responsibility, so they can produce their own food and discover its value. We have our own solar panels, compost areas and water wells with watering systems, so children can learn permaculture from A to Z.
Ocean As a Classroom
Assalam international school is a beach school! We are just a few steps away from the Indian Ocean! Most of our lessons are done in the ocean when its low tide, so children can learn by experiencing. Imagine a school where children are free to swim not only in sports classes but also in their break times!