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Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
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Sandford International School provides pastoral care that supports students' emotional and social development alongside academics. The pastoral care team comprises experienced counselors who offer confidential one-on-one counseling. They also run group counseling to address issues such as stress, anxiety, and peer pressure. The team collaborates with teachers and parents to identify students who may be struggling and to provide timely support. The school runs a peer mentoring program where older students support younger students, helping to foster a caring and inclusive community. Overall, the pastoral care program contributes to the holistic development and well-being of students.
The PSHE program covers topics such as healthy living, relationships, personal safety, financial management, and global citizenship. It is taught by experienced teachers using a variety of teaching methods and is supported by extracurricular activities to reinforce the program. The program aims to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being and to enable students to become responsible, engaged members of the wider community. Wellbeing provisions include confidential one-on-one counseling and group counseling as part of the pastoral care offering. Students are encouraged to speak up and report issues to ensure timely intervention. The school's wellbeing and safeguarding efforts work together to support mental health across the year groups.
Sandford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children; child protection lies at the core of all we do. The safeguarding framework includes a dedicated pastoral care team, site security measures, and formal reporting channels for safeguarding concerns. There are safeguarding and bullying reporting forms available for use by students, staff, and families. The school emphasizes partnerships with families to achieve child safety. Site security measures include uniformed guards, a 24/7 CCTV system, staff sign-in with face recognition, and gate passes for visitors. All community members are expected to uphold equality and reject discrimination.
Sandford International School is an Ethiopian international school serving ages 3 to 18. It offers the British Curriculum, IPC, Cambridge IGCSE, and the IB Diploma Programme. The Primary Curriculum uses English as the language of instruction, with Amharic and French classes, while secondary students study Cambridge IGCSE in Years 10–11 and the IB Diploma in Years 12–13. The school traces its origins to the 1940s, founded to provide an English-speaking option for local and expatriate families; it re-registered in 2001 and began offering the IGCSE Cambridge examinations and the IB for Years 11 and 13. The campus features modern classrooms, a well-stocked library, and facilities designed to support outdoor learning and creativity. Extracurricular activities include Model UN, Taekwondo, culinary and business clubs, and arts and sports programs. Pastoral care, mentoring, and PSHE support wellbeing and development, while language and cultural activities foster citizenship within a co-educational, non-boarding environment.
