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Mission and Values

Cosmopolitan School unites children from diverse cultural backgrounds through education, man’s age-long quest for knowledge.

Our mission

“Cosmopolitan School unites children from diverse cultural backgrounds through education, man's age-long quest for knowledge.”

Our motto, Fostering Creativity and Achieving Excellence, is not decoration. It describes what we try to do for every child, every term.

What we promise

We aim to help each child

Feel happy, safe and valued

A warm, loving environment is the precondition for learning, not a reward for it.

Become confident and independent

Unique individuals, with their own voice, their own interests and their own way of solving problems.

Challenge themselves

Take risks in learning, try the harder thing, and be comfortable getting something wrong on the way to getting it right.

Respect others and the environment

Healthy self-esteem grows alongside genuine respect for the people and the world around them.

Build skills and resilience

Everything they need to progress confidently into the next stage of their education.

Think beyond one language

Succeeding in the 21st century will require new ways of thinking, strong language skills and an open mind.

Our values

Five words we are willing to be judged on

Creativity

Different modalities, play, music, movement, art, drama and multimedia, to reach each person in their uniqueness.

Connectedness

A partnership with families, not a transaction. The liaison booklet is the most efficient link between school and home.

Diversity

An independent, secular institution where cultural barriers are broken rather than reinforced.

Excellence

Honest assessment twice each trimester, and the support each child needs to meet high expectations.

Positive values

Reinforcing what has already been learned at home, and adding respect, responsibility and resilience.

Fostering Creativity and Achieving Excellence

Our school motto, and the standard we hold ourselves to.

Admissions open

Come and see a bilingual classroom in action

Book a personal tour and meet the teachers who will look after your child. Visits run Monday to Friday during term time, and we are happy to answer questions in French or English.

A creative bilingual school in the heart of Dakar, educating children aged 2 to 12 in French and English since 2014.

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Amitie, Dakar, Senegal