Our schools are established to provide a quality education, in the English language, for students in the
cities we serve. These students are the children of parents of many nationalities who have come to a
foreign country, usually for a limited stay of a year or more. Some students are permanent residents,
citizens of the host country.
Our schools follow a logical model of education which measures success by the accomplishments and
attitudes of our students. We believe that all of our students can succeed, that their successes
encourage them to continue in a pattern of success, and that it is the schools’ responsibility to provide
the conditions for success. These conditions include:
Developing clear statements in measurable terms of what the student will do to demonstrate
mastery of learning;
Providing the time and resources needed for each student to attain mastery;
Ensuring that students engage in learning at a level which is challenging and yet a level for which
each student has the prerequisite skills necessary for success.
We believe in providing an aesthetically pleasing physical surrounding under the charge of a caring
staff who believe their students will be successful, and who use time with the students as a resource
for learning rather than as a boundary condition to determine when a unit of learning begins and ends.
We believe in providing resources such as books, learning materials, and educational technology. In
the world today, children need to become proficient in the use of computers and related technology as
tools to accomplish a myriad of tasks.
Finally, we believe in working with parents to encourage our students to adopt qualities of living which
lead to success long after formal schooling has ended. These include universally accepted "success
orientations" of trustworthiness, kindness/politeness, responsibility, independent endeavor, concern for
others, group interaction, and aesthetic appreciation.
QSI Mission Statement