Gates and Bridges Academy is a teacher-led, parent-powered Montessori and Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) school. Located in Kileleshwa area in Nairobi, Kenya, Gates and Bridges Academy offers the Montessori academic program in Kindergarten Daycare & Play group (Ages 1.5 to 3 Years), Preschool (Ages 4 to 6 Years), and CBC system of education Grades 1 to 3 (Ages 6 to 8 Years).
Our classes hold a maximum of 14 students with each class having a lead teacher providing instruction across the curriculum as follows:-
Each child is handled individually with great attention to bring out their unique strengths and abilities.
Gates and Bridges was founded by the founders of The Language Center, a reputable institution of excellence that has been in existence in Kenya since 1981 and is led by a team of highly experienced early childhood educators.
Gates and Bridges Academy was incorporated on May 31, 2020, at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Motivated by the crisis and leveraging technology, the founders and leadership came together to combine their skills, expertise, and long experience to successfully set up and run the school to provide high quality, progressive early childhood education that is accessible to all - beyond the bounds of a physical location.
The school started by offering online and homeschooling classes and later set up a physical location, hence pioneering the blended approach to learning that caters to the specific need of each parent.
Beyond Boundaries
Some of our guiding principles include:
We offer a child friendly environment that is clean, safe, and happy thus providing a smooth home-to-school transition for the children.
Our facilities and equipment are of the highest standards, our teachers highly qualified, experienced and our staff well trained and courteous.
Our approach to learning is centered on play,that is hands on, practical and concrete. Children are encouraged to play, interact, and explore hence igniting their imagination, creativity, and holistic development.
We keep up with the times. We are quick to adopt and embrace change in order to adequately meet the changing, unique and diverse needs of our children and their parents.
Each child is handled individually with great attention to bring out their unique strength and abilities.
We are thought leaders in the education sector and exist to provide and make accessible the benefits of high quality progressive learning to children in Africa.
Welcome to our new location in Kileleshwa in Nairobi. In this model you will find small, mixed-age classes that offer the chance for plenty of individual attention; an emphasis on community building, movement, and nature; immersive, hands-on, theme-based learning; field trips that take advantage of both the natural and cultural resources in the Nairobi communities; and, of course, opportunities for parent and family involvement. We truly believe that children learn better when their families are involved and invested in their education, and we see school as both a connection to, and a widening of, the child’s home community and family experience.
Gates and Bridges boasts of an excellently designed classroom environment experience that meets your child anywhere in the world, either due to the parent’s travel for work or if sheltering from a pandemic. We are committed to providing a robust online schooling environment that will enable your child to get the best quality education using the most advanced yet simple to use technology and platforms. Our virtual classes enable your child to have an intimate and real-time interaction with our teachers. . In this category there is private, semi-private (2 students) and group offerings. Groups cannot exceed 10 students.
Your child’s teacher meets you at the convenience of your house in a safe way. We at Gates and Bridges STRICTLY adhere to all the current Government Pandemic Control Guidelines. We therefore require that safety measures be taken in your home which include social distancing, good ventilation, and temperature checks to ensure a safe experience for all. In this category there is private, semi-private (2 students) and group offerings. Groups cannot exceed 4 students.
Please find important resources in the section. Further, you can contact us using the details in the contact us section at the bottom should you not find what you need. We look forward to assisting you further.
You will find small, mixed-age classes that offer the chance for plenty of individual attention; an emphasis on community building, movement, and nature; immersive, hands-on, theme-based learning; field trips that take advantage of both the natural and cultural resources in the Nairobi communities; and, of course, opportunities for parent and family involvement. We truly believe that children learn better when their families are involved and invested in their educations, and we see school as both a connection to, and a widening of, the child’s home community and family experience.
Yes. We wholeheartedly believe that arts, nature, and movement are critical elements to educating the whole child. Arts are integrated holistically into the academic curriculum. Physical education takes place through outdoor play, movement classes, nature walks, or sports classes at the nearby recreation center (including swimming lessons). In addition, our curriculum is supplemented with frequent field trips to museums, theaters, and cultural centers.
We offer:
We believe that many schools put too much emphasis on standardized testing, to the detriment of both the student and the educational experience. To assess progress, Gates and Bridges Academy parents can expect to receive a qualitative progress report at the end of each semester. Parents can also expect an open and communicative relationship with their teacher. We do use adaptive diagnostic tools to help us know where each child has learning challenges and strengths in reading and math.
There are multiple benefits to a mixed-age classroom, which are discussed in detail here. In general, our teacher will teach to the entire class, scaling the actual classwork to the abilities of the individual students. For example, an older child might write a page-long essay about a work of art, whereas a younger child might write a few sentences. Math is the only class where lessons are differentiated by ability and taught in small groups or one-on-one.
Please download our application form in the resources section above and follow the directions. You can also get in touch with us to assist you further.
For any queries or clarifications about our school, you can use any of our contact channels below, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Phone:
+254 719 132 680
Email:
shule.gb@gmail.com
Business Hours:
8.00am - 4.00pm
Postal Address:
47850 - 00100, Nairobi.
Location:
Kangundo Road, Off Oloitoktok Road, Kileleshwa