Garden Kids International School (formerly GARDEN KIDS SCHOOL) is a privately owned bilingual school. It is currently located in El Batey, Sosúa, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. It was founded in 1998 by Mr. Joel Fajardo and Mrs. Yvis Castillo Fajardo to meet the needs of Dominican and foreign families who reside in the Dominican Republic and who were interested in obtaining quality education in both English and Spanish.
Classes began that same year at our temporary location in Los Charamicos, Sosúa, and in 2002, the school were relocated to our present campus to accommodate a booming enrollment. GKIS offers all levels of education from Nursery (2 years-old) through high school. The institution has the approval of the Dominican Ministry of Education and follows the Spanish language curriculum. The courses studied at the school are valid in all foreign countries in accordance with international treaties to which the Dominican Republic is a party. The English Language program follows the standards in the United States curriculum, enhanced and adapted to meet local requirements.
The school is constantly upgrading its campus’ infrastructure to acquire the best possible technological resources in order to offer a better quality of service and to provide the best possible preparation for our students. During the school year 2003-2004 the Dominican Ministry of Education, for the first time, ranked all Dominican private schools and GKIS was ranked as one of the best schools in the area.
In 2011 Garden Kids International School received its international accreditation by AdvancED, and he is still accredited by this institution. The school follows the common core curriculum and as well follows the Spanish curriculum according to the Ordenanza 4-2000 of the Ministry of Education.
Purposes:
• To create an atmosphere of mutual cooperation, understanding, and respect in which all members of the school community can participate harmoniously together without discrimination.
• To foster a cooperative relationship between home and school, which recognizes the shared responsibility of the student’s education.
• To teach our students to use English and Spanish appropriately and fluently.
• To develop in our students the love of learning and appreciation for arts and sciences as a means of enriching their lives and expanding the boundaries of their experience.
• To create a stimulating environment conducive to inquiry and investigation, using up-to-date methodology, resources and technology.
• To encourage our students to develop self- discipline, to teach them to accept and cope with responsibility.
• To teach our students to be self-critical and to accept criticism as a part of the learning process. To help our students develop into responsible citizens and caring members of their community
What we can offer you:- A supportive team of staff, parents and governors – Caring, well behaved and motivated pupils- Good professional development opportunities.
- An excellent learning environment.
The school is divided into three sections, which include the following:
– Preschool School
– Early elementary School
– Middle School & High School
