Ambleside Stawi International School

A very young Christian-leaning international school on Kerarapon Drive between Karen and Ngong, opened in 2024 and built around the Charlotte Mason philosophy with a Cambridge IGCSE pathway from Year 9.

The Ambleside name signals the approach: living books, narration, nature study, and a slower pace than the standard Nairobi British-curriculum playbook. The setting on the edge of the Ngong Hills suits that philosophy, with rural-feeling grounds rather than a city campus.

Signal is genuinely thin given the school is barely a year old. Early parent voice is positive, with families talking about children who are happy at school and a small, attentive community feel. The honest position is that everything beyond the early years is still being built. Families considering it are betting on the philosophy and the founders rather than on a track record. Senior outcomes, IGCSE results, and the depth of specialist teaching at secondary will only become visible over the next few years.