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Greenfield Academy EST. 1996 · KAREN, NAIROBI
About

Twenty-five years of growing curious children

A family-founded school in Karen with a simple belief: children learn best when they feel known.

Our story

From a few classrooms to a campus

Greenfield opened in 1996 with forty children, two teachers and a borrowed field. The founders, a teacher and an engineer, wanted a school where no child could disappear in the crowd.

Today there are around 900 children from 3 to 18, but the idea has not changed. Classes stay small, teachers know every name, and parents are partners rather than visitors.

What we stand for

Our values

Every child known

Small classes and a form tutor who follows your child for the year.

Rigour with kindness

High expectations, with support to meet them.

Open to the world

Cambridge and CBC pathways, and four languages on offer.

Rooted in Karen

A campus that looks after its trees, its water and its neighbours.

Along the way

Our history

  1. 1996

    Greenfield opens with 40 children and two teachers.

  2. 2004

    The first Year 6 class graduates and the primary school doubles.

  3. 2012

    Secondary school and the science laboratories open.

  4. 2018

    Boarding houses, the theatre and the music academy are completed.

  5. 2024

    The first Cambridge A-Level cohort sends graduates to universities in four countries.

Leadership

The people you will meet

Mr Peter Mwaura
Mr Peter MwauraPrincipal

A mathematician and former deputy head with 22 years in Kenyan and British classrooms.

Mrs Grace Achieng
Mrs Grace AchiengHead of Junior School

Early-years specialist who leads the Reggio-inspired programme.

See Greenfield on a school day

Walk the campus, meet the teachers and ask anything. A visit takes about an hour.

Book a campus visit

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