Sir Harry Johnston International School

Dear Parents and Carers

Thank you for considering our school as the one to provide the very best educational opportunities for your child. As a school community, we would be thrilled to welcome you and relish the opportunity to nurture your child through their learning experience with us.

Sir Harry Johnston is a truly international school and at the same time nurtures the future leaders of Malawi. We have approximately 280 students on roll. We offer full education from pre-nursery right through to IGCSE.  We have seven classes in the primary school and five in the secondary.

The school team is made up of children who are determined to be the best they can be and to be role models to those around them; a staff who demonstrate high levels of care and expertise; a board which is committed to continuously move the school forward and a hard-working PTA, who work to raise funds and bring the school community together.

We encourage all parents to involve themselves in the life of the school and engage with their child’s learning. At Sir Harry Johnston there is a deeply embedded desire to enable every child to flourish in all areas; academic achievement, sporting prowess, artistic and musical performance, leadership and social awareness. We work tirelessly to address the individual needs of all children and ensure the highest levels of inclusion.

We aim to provide an exciting and relevant curriculum, supported through dynamic teaching and resourcing, which will enable all pupils to fulfil and extend their potential. In addition to the skills and knowledge taught, we strive to develop independent thinkers, compassionate and active learners, who will work to the benefit of others. Through organising learning forums, school council and house captains we are determined to hear the voice of the children and act upon it as well as develop their leadership capacity, to deal with the global and environmental issues of the time.

Please come and see for yourselves why we are so proud of our school and the children in it.  I would be delighted to show you around, share with you our future plans and offer the opportunity to answer any questions you may have.

If you choose to send your child to Sir Harry Johnston International School they will be warmly welcomed and be able to quickly settle in our school community. We will be unswerving in our desire to offer you and your child the very best that we can.

Yours sincerely

Mr James Elford (Principal)

Vision

To be an international school that instils a life-long love of learning and equips learners with the knowledge and skills to achieve their full potential and become successful future leaders.

Mission

As a school community of children, staff and parents, we are committed to creating a safe, caring and inclusive environment, which respects and values each and every learner as an individual.

Together we are working to develop learners who are:

High achievers by becoming engaged learners, who are prepared to take risks and give every element of learning the best of their efforts; finding enjoyment in what they do, with high aspirations and expectations, for and of themselves.

Engaged thinkers, who can think creatively and critically, seeing ‘the other perspective’ and are able to help find solutions to problems they encounter; maturing into active participants rather than passive recipients.

Community builders, who listen to those around them, work collaboratively for the common good and consistently see the best in others; recognising, accepting and celebrating cultural differences.

Clear communicators, who are literate, numerate and able to utilise modern technologies; able to generate, organise and evaluate their ideas, in order to make themselves understood, whilst allowing the space and time to consider the views of others.

Outward looking, valuing others, contributing as global citizens to the environmental and social issues of the day; developing and sharing their unique, creative talents with others, freely and compassionately.

Our core values include the following:

1) Excellence: we strive to be outstanding in all our endeavours.

2) Integrity: we do the right thing at the right time, always.

3) Inclusiveness: we provide equal access and opportunities to everyone regardless of academic ability, gender, race and socio-economic status.

4) Teamwork: we believe in collaborative effort to achieve a common goal.

5) Respect: we care about people and treating everyone well.

6) Responsiveness: we provide positive timely responses.

7) Openness: we welcome new ideas and opinions.

8) Resilience: we don’t give up in the face of challenge.