Braeburn

 Headteacher's Introduction

Welcome to Braeburn Arusha School's website. I hope that you will find it informative and interesting.

We are a dynamic co-educational international day and boarding school, educating over 330 students between the ages of 2 and 18. Our students are drawn from over 40 nations covering 5 continents.

As part of the Braeburn Schools Group founded in 1964 in Kenya, we are a school with a history of providing quality education with strong family values and feel. Our campuses are in the heart of Arusha and on the edge of the Maasai Steppe 14km from Arusha's town centre.

At Braeburn our aim is to provide our students with a positive environment to nurture them to be well-rounded, confident and happy individuals.

They are challenged and encouraged to develop their natural curiosity about life and the world, in order to be increasingly aware of the natural, man-made and human riches to be found and the opportunities they provide.

We teach them to be respectful, tolerant, accepting and interested in others, their beliefs, cultures and opinions. They are assisted and guided to be secure in themselves and their place and role in the school family, their wider community and as global citizens.

Our parents and visitors describe the school as a place where "everyone is a friend", with a "peaceful, open-minded atmosphere". They view it as a place where there is good discipline and behaviour alongside a "freedom" for students "to express themselves" and where they themselves are given "opportunities to be involved in their children's education". The politeness, friendliness, the warm welcome and acceptance our students have of children new to the school are often remarked upon by visitors. On recommending Braeburn Arusha, a parent commented on the "excellent relations between different age groups."

Our students are equipped to be independent, creative thinkers who make well thought-out judgements and decisions and who take responsibility for their actions. A sense of determination, drive and motivation is fostered within them in order for them to endeavour to be the best in all they do.

Like our sister schools, Braeburn Arusha follows the British National Curriculum. This is a broad and balanced curriculum, promoting skills, understanding and knowledge of value and interest alongside an enjoyment of learning. Within this environment, independent and collaborative thinking and problem solving skills relate classroom learning to real life. It is an internationally recognised and respected curriculum.