Kianda School Details
Kianda School is a private, all-girls day school with a Catholic ethos located in the Westlands area of Nairobi County. The school was opened in 1977 by The Kianda Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to better Kenyan women’s lives through education and Christian values.
The school began with 40 students but has now grown to a student body of about 830 in both its primary and secondary school sections.The school motto is In Opere et Veritate, Latin for “In deed and in truth”
Mission
To provide an all-round education to girls, in collaboration with their parents and staff, focusing on the development of all dimensions of their personality – intellectual, character, spiritual, talents, physical and social. The education is given in accordance with Christian principles and in an atmosphere of freedom, responsibility and trust. The School aims at enabling students to exercise a positive influence in the service of society.
Vision
To produce exemplary and outstanding 21st century students as we contribute to the development of stable families and qualified staff.
Core Values
- Striving for excellence
- sense of commitment
- hard work
- upright moral living
- team spirit
- concern and care for all
- service to other
- respect
- sincerity
- honesty
- freedom and responsibility.
Logo and motto
The school logo consists of a palm tree to symbolize tropical Africa, a deep valley, which is the meaning of the word “Kianda” in several Bantu languages, and a glowing fire to symbolize a hearth, a symbol of the warmth a woman brings to the home and to society.
The school motto is In Opere et Veritate, Latin for “In deed and in truth”. The motto was inspired by the Bible verse 1 John 3:18, which says: ” My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
The Glowing fire on the school logo symbolizes the hearth-a central place in the home from which warmth emanates, spreading to everyone around it. The hearth symbolizes the woman in the home and society-serving and giving a feminine, motherly touch to all honest human activities around her.
In Opere Et Veritate( In deed and in truth) The School motto is inspired by the words of St. Josemaria. The purpose of the school motto is to serve as a permanent challenge to Kianda Students; it helps them to remember to sanctify their work and to make an effort to life.
Kianda School Contacts
School Name: Kianda School
Physical Location: Waiyaki way, Westlands
Address: P.O. Box 48328, Nairobi 00100
City/Town : Nairobi
County: Nairobi
School Category: Private
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Phone Number: 020 8077381, 0721 547572
Email: info@kiandaschool.ac.ke
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Kianda School Facilities
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Kianda School Facilities
The School has a well-stocked library and computer laboratory, established with the aim of cultivating a reading culture and enhance competence in current technology.
The School has well equipped up-to-date laboratories, cookery room and music rooms. Students Audition for the School band annually. The school also offers sports such as racquet games, basketball, field hockey, althetics and Tae-Kwondo.
Notable alumni
- Valerie Kimani, singer and actress; winner of Tusker Project Fame Season 1
- Carol Mandi, journalist; host of the talk show Sebuleni; former editor of True Love East Africa magazine
- Lyra Aoko, singer; Samsung Zikistar ambassador
- Rachael Kiragu, radio presenter at Uptown and Homeboyz F.M.
- Maureen Kunga, singer; member of the band Elani
- Margaret Kenyatta