With the governmental mechanisms still struggling to place the maximum number of school aged children in the existing poorly-equipped and severely deficient school system, IbnSina recognized the fact that large numbers of educated Afghan families were reluctant to return home from their countries of asylum and participate in nation rebuilding, owing to the lack of satisfactory education facilities for their school aged children. Therefore, in April 2006, IbnSina established its first of a chain of private sector not-for-profit schools, in Kabul.
This school which started with 220 students in grades one through six, now offers grades one through nine for boys and girls, and has a student population of more than 500. Since then, IbnSina has established similar schools in Mazar, Laghman, and Hirat provinces, where they are successfully providing quality Afghan secondary school education to hundreds of students.
The IbnSina chain of schools are uniquely fitting in the context of Afghanistan as they offer affordable quality schooling for boys and girls, in a friendly environment, and follow the national school curriculum strengthened by additional inputs such as instruction in English language and computer skills from primary school level. In addition, a wide range of extra- and co-curricular activities help to develop the character and personality of students, simultaneously with intellect.
This practical approach to schooling aims to prepare Afghan children so that they have a clear competitive edge, both when seeking admission to universities and other higher education institutions in Afghanistan, or if they plan to go abroad for higher education.
