One Planet International School is an international school located in
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. At the kindergarten level, it offers Lower Kindergarten (Age 3-4), Upper Kindergarten (Age 4-5), and Preparatory (Age 5-6). At the primary level, grades one through eight are offered. At the secondary level, grades nine through twelve are offered.
Curriculum
Accredited by the
Ethiopian Ministry of Education
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as private school, the school's curriculum uses international standard, research-based curriculum and teaching methods. Instruction is in English and
Amharic
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languages.
There is also a curriculum of virtues based on
The Virtues Project
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