School Directory

Overview

Welcome to Kenton College Preparatory School. Located in the leafy suburb of Kileleshwa in Nairobi, pupils at Kenton College Preparatory School enjoy 35 acres of excellent facilities and an outstanding education in a friendly and welcoming international school community. Kenton College aims to provide a purposeful and happy environment, with opportunities for children of all races and cultures between the ages of 6 and 13 years to discover and develop talents and strengths, and so thrive academically, culturally, physically, socially and spiritually. The caring and supportive character of the school enables children to flourish in a community where values of honesty, courage, respect for and consideration of others are nurtured. Our well balanced curriculum ensures that every child leaving Kenton will gain access to a secondary school of their choice, in Kenya or overseas, and move on in the world as a well rounded, self assured individual. Aims: To provide high quality all round education by developing the ‘whole child’ educationally, socially, emotionally, behaviorally and morally. To provide an environment that enables pupils to feel safe, valued and listened to. To enable pupils to be challenged and supported, fulfilling their own potential across the curriculum and beyond. To provide a broad curriculum with many opportunities both inside and outside the classroom that is stimulating, creative, challenging, enjoyable and innovative. To make learning irresistible for all pupils. Ethos: We are a Christian school and reflect Christian values whilst welcoming families of all faiths. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all members of the school community. Our core values of Honesty, Courage and Respect are pillars of our ethos. These are coupled with half termly character strengths used to equip our pupils for life beyond Kenton. Our positive behaviour management strategy encourages the pupils to embody our core values, becoming kind, empathetic, well-mannered, resilient and respectful pupils. We want our pupils to put effort into all that they do and take risks in a supportive and understanding environment. We want them to become lifelong learners who are curious about the world around them and experience a wide range of opportunities both inside and outside the classroom.