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Sri Lanka, Colombo
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The Overseas School of Colombo sits on a five-acre, self-contained green campus with six air-conditioned buildings. It has 48 general classrooms, four science labs, and three design labs. Specialist rooms for art, drama and music, plus IT labs, support learning. Two libraries with over 25,000 volumes and spaces for study accompany an auditorium, theatre, gym, pool, fields and a covered playground.
The gym includes a rock-climbing wall and courts for basketball, badminton and volleyball, with a movement room and cardio/weight facilities. A 25-metre pool, a professional outdoor basketball court, a grass football field, and a covered Primary School playground support a wide range of activities.
Four science labs and three design labs support STEM and design learning. Art, drama and music spaces and IT labs enable creative and digital learning. Two libraries with over 25,000 volumes and computer facilities bolster research.
An auditorium and Black Box theatre support performing arts. Gecko Coffee Shop, social spaces around the basketball court, and a covered primary playground supplement co-curricular life. COVID-19 safety measures are in place.
Founded more than 65 years ago, the Overseas School of Colombo is a non-profit, co-educational English-medium day school serving ages 3 to 18. It offers the International Baccalaureate continuum—PYP for Early Years to Grade 5, MYP for Grades 6–10, and the Diploma Programme for Grades 11–12—with self-taught mother-tongue support and online Pamoja options. OSC is the only IB World School in Sri Lanka. The school's motto, Unity in Diversity, guides a holistic, inquiry-based approach; the curriculum emphasizes international-mindedness, learner ownership, and, in the DP, Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS. The five-acre, green campus houses six buildings, four science labs, three design labs, two libraries with over 25,000 volumes, and extensive arts and IT facilities, plus a 25-metre pool, gym, auditorium, and multiple playing fields. A broad after-school program includes AMC Math Club, Linguistic Adventures, COMUN, and SAISA, with service learning through CAS and Week Without Walls.
