Dear Parent,

At the OSC we are committed to our mission to develop the whole person as a responsible learner striving for personal excellence within a culturally diverse school.

As a well-established IB World School, we place our students at the heart of all that we do through the IB Primary Years Programme, the IB Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme. OSC students learn in a multicultural environment that includes families from more than 40 nationalities.

While academic expectations are high, our students are also encouraged to explore and develop all aspects of themselves through a broad range of activities, sports, the arts and service projects.

While they come to us from a variety of educational systems in many countries, our students are warmly welcomed and quickly settle in. At OSC, we are a supportive community where parents and teachers are partners in the education of children. Working together, we create the kind of environment where children not only learn, but thrive. When they leave OSC, our students return to their national systems or go on to other international schools with ease. Our graduates are accepted into some of the finest universities around the world.

My own family lived in several countries where we raised our two children, and they attended three different international schools before returning to their home country for university studies. I therefore understand completely how important it is for families to find the right school for your child. I believe that international education offers children the unique opportunity to interact with a diverse group of teachers and students and learn to understand and appreciate different perspectives. OSC is such a school, offering a rigorous, holistic learning environment for growing minds.

Please join us!

Areta Williams, Head of School
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Staff

As well as the Head of School and Primary and Secondary Principals, OSC employs three IB Coordinators to serve our students. We also have:

• Three support teachers for students who are learning English
• Two special needs teachers
• Two librarians
• One counsellor (who also serves as our College Admissions Director)
• Specialist teachers in Music, Drama, Visual Arts, Physical Education and Information Technology.

For the 2010-11 school year, the teaching staff at OSC consists of 55 teachers from 11 nationalities, including 38% Sri Lankans, 23% Americans, 14% each of British and Australian nationalities, and 4% Canadians. Other nationalities, which are represented by one teacher each, are French, Dutch, Austrian, Indian, Paraguayan and Peruvian.

In addition to our teaching staff, OSC employs ten assistant teachers, nine administrative staff, and 13 service staff.