Six decades after independence, Kenya still grapples with educational challenges. The 8-4-4 system centred heavily on examination performance, often sidelining the skills and mindsets learners need to navigate a fast-changing world. The Competency-Based Curriculum replaced it, and the debate about what real reform looks like continues. Sisi Academy exists to answer that gap — high-quality, affordable education built for the world our children are actually walking into.
To cultivate disciplined and motivated individuals who internalise knowledge, apply it meaningfully, think freely, express ideas with clarity, and uphold values of integrity, respect and hard work — all while embracing a global perspective.
To foster the next generation of astute global leaders across diverse industries, equipped to address the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Dr. Albert Kahira
Director, Sisi Academy
When we opened our doors, we made a promise to the first families who trusted us: that we would teach their children as we would teach our own. That promise still governs every decision we make, from the size of a class to the way a difficult morning is handled.
A school is not a building or a set of results. It is the quality of the relationships inside it. Our teachers know each learner by name, know what they find easy and what they dread, and plan accordingly. That is only possible because we have chosen to stay small enough to notice.
We are ambitious for our pupils academically, and unapologetic about it. But we are equally serious about character — about children who greet a stranger properly, who finish what they start, and who are kind when nobody is watching.
If you are considering Sisi Academy for your family, please come and see us on an ordinary working day. Sit at the back of a lesson, walk the grounds, and ask the children what they are learning. They will tell you more than any brochure can.
Karibu Sisi Academy.
Our institution is not just a school; it is a movement. As we prepare learners for a future yet unwritten, our approach is grounded in five foundational pillars.
Education goes beyond textbooks. We build intellectual curiosity, emotional resilience, physical vitality and social competence together, so a child leaves us self-aware and adaptable, not merely examined. Emotional development sits at the core of the curriculum, physical wellness runs through structured sport and activity, and social development comes from communicating, collaborating and meeting perspectives unlike their own.
Our curriculum is deliberately contemporary and future-proof. Critical thinking so learners can question, analyse and solve complex problems. Digital literacy so they create rather than only consume. Entrepreneurial acumen so they see opportunity and act on it. Teamwork across varied backgrounds, because no significant work happens alone.
A sense of cultural identity is essential to personal growth, so our teaching is imbued with local histories, traditions and values. We pair that with a globally informed perspective — global issues, cultural diversity, international relations — producing grounded citizens with the adaptability and empathy an evolving world asks for.
Classrooms become real-world laboratories of empathy and responsibility. Through service projects and work with local organisations, our students apply what they learn to concrete challenges facing their community, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Education is not a one-size-fits-all endeavour. We offer personalised paths tailored to each child’s strengths, interests and learning style, blending traditional teaching, digital platforms and experiential learning — and we refine it continually through feedback from students, parents, educators and the community.
A small team, which is the point. One teacher for every 10 to 15 learners means the adults in this building know your child, not just their class list.
Director
Founded Sisi Academy in 2026 to answer a gap he had watched Kenyan families live with for decades.
Head of Kindergarten
Diploma in Early Childhood Development, registered with the Teachers Service Commission.
Support staff
Support staff
School runs from 8:00am to 3:00pm, with the office open 7:00am to 4:00pm. We are in Uziwa, opposite Uziwa Secondary, Lamu County. Ask us for a visit and we will show you the classrooms as they actually are.
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