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Kenya, Nairobi
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Still I Rise International School – Nairobi is located in Mathare and described as an oasis for international education. Ambition Assembly is the main learning facility, renovated in 2020–2021, with five Future Classrooms, four Homerooms, a Library, an Auditorium, and Art, Science, Design and Music labs, plus a Common Room. Ambition Arena is the beating heart of the School. Bravery Building, renovated in 2022, is an auxiliary facility that includes the Cafeteria, a Gymnasium with showers and locker rooms, Basketball and Soccer Courts, the Director's offices, and the original prototype of the Class of the Future. Care Court, built 2023–2024, has 30 beds and can accommodate up to 200 children in case of emergency.
Bravery Building houses a Gymnasium with showers and locker rooms and Basketball Courts and Soccer Courts. The Gymnasium and courts support physical education and team sports on campus. Basketball Courts are available on site. Soccer Courts are available on site.
Ambition Assembly is the main learning facility, renovated 2020–2021, with five Future Classrooms, four Homerooms, a Library, an Auditorium, and Art, Science, Design and Music labs, plus a Common Room and staff collaboration spaces. Ambition Arena is the beating heart of the School. Bravery Building complements the learning spaces with a Cafeteria, a Gymnasium, showers and locker rooms, Basketball and Soccer Courts, and the Director's offices; it also includes the original prototype of the Class of the Future. Care Court, built 2023–2024, has 30 beds and can accommodate up to 200 children in case of emergency.
The campus supports student activities with Art, Science, Design and Music labs, a Library, an Auditorium and a Common Room for collaboration; Ambition Arena hosts events and assemblies; the Gymnasium and Basketball and Soccer Courts support physical education and team sports; the on-site Cafeteria and the overall campus environment foster social interaction and extracurricular engagement.
Still I Rise International School Nairobi is the first international school worldwide to provide the International Baccalaureate framework to refugee and vulnerable children at no charge. Located in Mathare, the campus centers on inclusive learning where English is the language of instruction and Kiswahili and French are compulsory second languages. The school offers the IB Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme, with eight subject groups in the DP and a continuous eight-year IB pathway. From Ambition Assembly to Ambition Arena, Bravery Building and Care Court, facilities support rigorous study, collaboration and wellbeing. Ambition Assembly hosts learning spaces, a library, an auditorium, labs for Art, Science, Design and Music, plus common rooms for student collaboration. Care Court provides residential accommodation during emergencies; the campus operates with a 1:10 teacher–student ratio, meals, NHIF medical cover and a city-wide shuttle. Education Camps—CHANGE, INNOVATE and EXPLORE—foster community impact.
