Welcome to Avecina
International School
Offering a unique Early Years and Primary school learning experience. Join our exceptionally happy, caring, and creative environment tailored for children from 9 months to 12 years.
Inspiring Young Minds
From 9 Months to 12 Years
Nurturing curiosity, critical thinking, and multilingual fluency in vibrant, child-centred classrooms. Small cohorts ensure each pupil receives personalized mentorship and academic rigor.
Active Athletics
& Heated Swimming Pool
Promoting vitality, resilience, and sportsmanship through weekly coached swimming sessions, competitive football, roller skating, karate martial arts, and equestrian pony riding.
Picasso Art Days
& ICT SmartLab Discovery
Unlocking artistic expression and digital literacy through open-air easel painting, fine crafts, classical ballet, and interactive software exploration in our computer suite.
A Botanical Sanctuary
& Hands-On Nature Care
Set within Karen's lush greenery, our pupils care for gentle rabbits, explore organic agriculture on farm excursions, and engage in sandbox play surrounded by towering trees and clean air.
A Natural Learning Haven
Avecina International School is a hidden gem. Our grounds are a beautiful garden oasis featuring winding pathways, tall trees, and flowers. We provide an environment where children find enticing learning opportunities outdoors.
From mud kitchens, road tracks, and climbing frames to playhouses, sand pits, and caring for our friendly rabbits, the environment perfectly blends indoor and outdoor learning.
School Principal
“At Avecina, we provide every child with a strong foundation that will support their academic and personal growth. As a truly international school, our aim is to equip each child with the skills and knowledge needed for their next step in education. When students leave Avecina, they are fully prepared to join a variety of international education systems with confidence and success.”
Our Vision
“To empower every child discover their potential and become responsible global citizens.”
Our Mission
“Avecina International School is committed to delivering a balanced education that develops academic strength, character, leadership and lifelong learning skills in a nurturing environment.”
The 7 Core Principles of Avecina
Academic Excellence
Rigorous British International curriculum delivery with high instructional benchmarks and personal mentorship.
Character & Integrity
Instilling moral fortitude, empathy, self-discipline, and respectful conduct across all age groups.
Community Spirit
Fostering vibrant partnership between teachers, parents, students, and our wider Karen neighbourhood.
Physical & Spiritual Wellbeing
Balancing active athletics, swimming, and nature exploration with mindfulness, values, and spiritual balance.
Giving Back
Cultivating generosity, environmental stewardship, civic duty, and proactive service to the community.
Creating Rethinkers
Inspiring independent inquiry, critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and intellectual adaptability.
Smart School
Integrating modern ICT, algorithmic thinking, robotics, and interactive technologies safely into daily learning.
Academic Traditions: Good Work Assemblies & Small Cohort Mentorship
Every month, our school community gathers for our signature Good Work Assemblies, where older children present projects and creative work directly to parents and peers — cultivating public speaking poise and celebrating individual accomplishment. Paired with our strict policy of small group classroom sizing, every learner receives attentive personal guidance from our experienced faculty.
Nurturing Young Minds to Excel
Combining the renowned British International curriculum with holistic values, personalized guidance, and vibrant inquiry-based exploration.
At Avecina International School, academic excellence is anchored in intellectual curiosity, character building, and individual attention. Our curriculum blends British educational benchmarks with creative inquiry, ensuring learners transition smoothly from foundational sensory play through Key Stages 1 and 2.
In modern, sunlit classrooms with low student-to-educator ratios, each pupil is known by name, supported in their strengths, and encouraged to ask meaningful questions every day.
Early Years & Preschool
A caring, sensory-rich environment where young learners build foundational confidence through structured play, early phonics, numbers, and outdoor curiosity.
- Play Group, PP1, PP2, and PP3 programmes
- Mud kitchens & sensory motor development
- Low student-to-educator ratios for attentive care
Primary School (Key Stages 1 & 2)
A rigorous yet creative British curriculum emphasizing literacy, mathematics, sciences, computing, languages, and expressive arts with collaborative learning.
- Years 1 through 6 structured core curriculum
- Setting in Mathematics, English & Modern Foreign Languages
- Interactive smart lab & hands-on scientific inquiry
Inclusive Support (EAL & SED)
Every learner thrives at Avecina. We provide differentiated support for pupils with English as an Additional Language and mild educational learning needs.
- Intensive English language acceleration cohorts
- Individualized learning target setting and monitoring
- Dedicated, empathetic educator mentors
World-Class Amenities in a Natural Setting
Purpose-built spaces designed to foster discovery, healthy recreation, and physical vitality across our serene Karen sanctuary.
Heated Swimming Pool & Aquatics
Swimming is an integral part of the Avecina curriculum. All students participate in weekly coached sessions in our full-sized heated pool, developing water safety, stroke technique, and physical endurance in a secure, supervised setting.
Science Discovery Laboratory
Equipped for practical scientific experimentation, biology observation, and chemistry demonstrations where children learn by testing ideas hands-on.
Smart ICT & Computing Suite
A modern digital environment empowering learners with foundational coding, supervised internet research, multimedia presentations, and touch-typing.
Library & Reading Room
A curated sanctuary filled with thousands of age-appropriate titles, encyclopedias, and cozy reading corners.
Adventure Climbing Park
Safety-engineered climbing frames, balance beams, and playhouses strengthening gross motor agility and social play.
Garden Dining Patio
Covered open-air dining nestled among trees, serving fresh, balanced hot lunches and morning break refreshments.
Internal Child Washrooms & Hygiene
En-suite child-height sanitary facilities in every early years classroom with dedicated wash stations promoting independence and health.
Tactile Sensory Sand Field
Dedicated fine-sand tactile play field and shaded sandbox designed for exploratory motor development and sensory discovery.
Dedicated Music & Instrumental Studio
A sound-crafted studio equipped with electronic keyboards, percussion instruments, and ensemble areas for weekly music tuition.
Enriching Activities & Clubs
Cultivating passion, resilience, artistic flair, and teamwork through our diverse after-school and weekend club pathways.
Holistic Development Beyond the Classroom
At Avecina International School, our extra-curricular programme is thoughtfully structured to nurture the physical, creative, intellectual, and spiritual potential of every child. Through diverse pathways—from athletic clubs and performing arts to robotics and languages—pupils build confidence, collaborate with peers, and uncover lifelong passions.
Physical & Athletic Clubs
Football, roller skating, karate martial arts, tennis, gymnastics, and equestrian pony riding fostering fitness, stamina, and resilience.
Creative & Performing Arts
Classical ballet, choral music, piano keyboard instruction, and Rhyme Day theatrical poetry developing poise and expression.
STEM & Mind Strategy
Hands-on robotics, Scratch block coding, and microcontroller circuit kits cultivating logical reasoning and digital literacy.
Spiritual & Cultural Fluency
Tajweed Quran recitation with wooden rehals, Islamic ethics, and Modern Standard Arabic communication skills.
Ballet, Vocal Harmony & Dramatic Recitation
Our performing arts academy offers pupils a joyful, disciplined space to cultivate poise, rhythm, and self-expression. Guided by professional instructors, children learn classical ballet barre fundamentals, choral harmonization, piano keyboard technique, and costumed stage poetry.
Classical Ballet & Movement
Certified instruction focusing on posture, core balance, turnout, and graceful coordination in our mirrored studio.
Choral & Instrumental Music
Ensemble singing, pitch control, and hands-on keyboard exploration introducing music theory in an engaging manner.
Rhyme Day & Theatre
Annual costumed theatrical recitations, dramatic storytelling, and elocution fostering self-confidence on stage.
Athletic Agility, Martial Discipline & Sportsmanship
Physical vitality is central to life at Avecina. Our sports curriculum combines structured coaching, healthy competition, and personal fitness across soccer, roller skating, karate martial arts, tennis, gymnastics, and equestrian riding on our expansive campus grounds.
Soccer Academy
Weekly training in ball mastery, positioning, intra-mural fixtures, and sportsmanship on expansive grass pitches.
Roller Skating Club
Mastering balance, braking techniques, slalom obstacle courses, and speed control on smooth paved pathways.
Karate & Taekwondo
Traditional martial arts training emphasizing respect, mental focus, physical conditioning, and structured grading.
Tennis & Gymnastics
Racket skills, court agility, floor acrobatics, and core motor flexibility under dedicated individual instruction.
Equestrian Pony Riding
Supervised horseback riding sessions teaching saddle posture, gentle reins handling, and outdoor trail riding.
Robotics, Scratch Programming & Algorithmic Thinking
Our Mind Games programme empowers pupils to become active digital creators rather than passive consumers. Using Scratch block-based visual programming and PictoBlox hardware microcontroller kits, students explore algorithmic logic, interactive game design, sensor integration, and hands-on robotics engineering.
Scratch Block Coding
Students design interactive animations, choose sprites, and construct code sequences to understand sequencing and logic.
PictoBlox Hardware Kits
Connecting software commands to physical actuators, motors, and smart sensors to build automated robotics projects.
Computational Thinking
Decomposing complex challenges into manageable steps, debugging errors, and cultivating persistence in problem solving.
Authentic Tajweed, Melodic Recitation & Hifz Guidance
Our dedicated Quran programme provides pupils with personal mentorship in the sacred art of Tilawa. Guided by knowledgeable instructors, children learn correct Makharij (points of articulation), Tajweed rules, daily memorization, and the moral virtues that illuminate compassionate character.
Makharij & Tajweed Precision
Mastering correct phonetic points of articulation, Madd elongation rules, and noon sakinah rules with melodic cadence.
Structured Hifz Circles
Graded memorization pathways calibrated to each learner's pace, reinforced with regular revision and supportive feedback.
Islamic Character & Adab
Instilling timeless virtues of honesty, empathy, respect for elders, and environmental stewardship rooted in Islamic values.
Modern Standard Arabic, Conversational Fluency & Script
Arabic instruction at Avecina is immersive, interactive, and joyful. Designed for native speakers and beginners alike, our curriculum develops communicative competence in Modern Standard Arabic through oral dialogues, stories, vocabulary songs, and beautiful script penmanship.
Conversational Fluency
Everyday situational dialogues, greetings, inquiries, and descriptive speaking exercises building practical speech confidence.
Script & Calligraphy
Systematic introduction to letter connections, short and long vowels, and neat handwriting fundamentals.
Cultural & Global Awareness
Connecting linguistic understanding with rich literature, historical heritage, and multilingual world perspectives.
Picasso Days, Fine Arts & Beadwork
Unlocking personal vision and tactile creativity through open-air canvas painting, traditional Kenyan beadwork, and fine crafts.
Living Nature, Farm Excursions & Animal Care
Connecting children directly with the living world through hands-on animal care, agricultural field trips, and environmental inquiry.
Experience the Avecina Difference in Person
We invite you and your family to tour our tranquil campus, observe classes in session, and meet our passionate leadership and teaching team. Discover why children flourish in our garden sanctuary.