Mission Statement

Luanda International School offers a balanced, academically challenging, English language education to the international community of Luanda, designed to develop individuals who are both independent learners and international citizens.

Explanation of terms:

• Balanced Curriculum – A curriculum designed to have a balance between the search for understanding, the acquisition of essential knowledge and skills, and the development of positive attitudes through engagement in meaningful and relevant experiences in academic, social, physical and artistic domains.

• Academically Challenging – The content is significant, relevant, rigorous and engaging. The methodology allows for students to work and learn at different levels and speeds while maintaining the development of critical and analytical thinking skills.

• Independent Learners – Independent Learners are those who have acquired the essential knowledge, skills and dispositions for the 21st century. Through active engagement with the curriculum, they have achieved enduring intellectual understanding, enabling them to apply their learning flexibly and appropriately in new situations.

• International Citizens – Learners who have explored an international knowledge base from multiple perspectives. They have achieved enduring human understanding, are culturally aware, are open to other people’s perspectives and are empathetic to other people’s situations.