Kenya, Nairobi
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The school operates from modern, architecturally designed buildings that create a comfortable and stimulating classroom environment. All classrooms are equipped with a data projector and ICT facilities. There is a dedicated 6th Form area, a well-equipped, age-appropriate library, and a music room with a range of instruments. The campus also contains two computing suites, an art room, three specialist science laboratories, and a Food and Nutrition classroom with internationally sourced teaching and learning resources. Outdoor facilities include an open-air auditorium, playing fields, a 25-metre swimming pool with a dedicated Early Years pool, a large dining facility, a sick bay, a fleet of buses, and secure car parks.
Playing fields provide space for outdoor sport. The campus also includes a 25-metre swimming pool with a dedicated pool for Early Years.
All classrooms are equipped with a data projector and ICT equipment; a dedicated 6th Form area provides private study space; there is a well-equipped, age-appropriate library, and a Music room with a variety of instruments. The campus also houses two computing suites, an art room, three specialist science laboratories, and a Food and Nutrition classroom, with internationally sourced teaching and learning resources.
All students take part in at least two extra-curricular activities per week, extended to four for boarding students. Activities include Bible study; board games; chess; CAS; computer games; dance; debating; EAMUN; martial arts (Taekwondo); maths clinic; president awards (PA); school production; Scouts; story yoga; rollerblading; World Scholars. Sports include athletics, basketball, cross-country, football, rugby, hockey, netball, rounders, swimming, and tennis.
Braeside Thika is a co-educational international school in Thika, Kenya, serving ages 2–18 with boarding. It follows the British National Curriculum, offering Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS Levels, Cambridge A Levels, and BTEC Level 3 qualifications, with Early Years Foundation Stage included. Examinations are Cambridge International; ABRSM music examinations form part of the assessment framework. The curriculum includes Performing Arts, Sports, Active Lifestyles and Outdoor Learning, supported by a Personalised Learning Department to tailor learning for every student. Braeburn Group operates the school, housed in modern buildings with ICT-enabled classrooms, 6th Form area, a library, a music room, two computing suites, science laboratories, and a Food and Nutrition room. The campus features a 25-metre swimming pool, Early Years pool, playing fields, dining facility, sick bay and transport. Distinctives include East Africa Model United Nations (EAMUN) and World Scholars programs, plus arts and sports opportunities, CAS and PA for global citizens.