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What began under a tree has blossomed into the nation’s future.
220,000
Square foot campus including
a new sports complex
65
Classrooms, labs
and libraries
1 million+
meals provided per year
2,000+
Students including
900 in boarding
Hope Haven Christian School opened in 2012, with classes held in a tent, a mud house, and under the limbs of an acacia tree.
Today, our students are ranked in the top percentile nationally, with ambitions to become Christian world leaders across Rwanda, Africa and beyond.
Over this time, through the faith of its partners, we have built a state-of-the-art campus with the space and equipment to offer thousands of Rwandan youth an unparalleled, faith-based education across the arts and sciences.
Witness Our Journey
Our school was built entirely by locals – many of whom have children at Hope Haven. Our vision to expand continues today as we lay the groundwork for our Leadership Institute.
Stepping into God’s plan
Students at Hope Haven know who they are in Christ, and guided by faith, are embracing the future God has for them.
Christ-centered education
for every stage.
NURSERY SCHOOL
The Nursery School program at Hope Haven Christian School focuses on developing social, emotional, behavioral and physical skills as well as academic readiness.
Our main goal in teaching young children is to provide them with rich experiences that develop self-awareness, self-confidence and make learning fun.
We have three class levels; Baby (age 3-4), Middle (age 4-5), and Top (age 5-6). Every teacher is certified and provides instruction in both English and Kinyarwanda.
At each level, learning is through play where children learn to think, reason, and develop important skills using puzzles, tablets, toys and books.
Students attend class from 7:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Our Primary School is a vibrant, caring environment where students aged 6-12 are engaged in inquiry, exploration and reflection.
Reading, writing, science and mathematics provide a solid foundation in learning, while additional classes such as languages, music, computer technology, citizenship and entrepreneurship round out the academic program.
With a view to developing young minds into future Christian world leaders, our primary curriculum puts an emphasis on the skills that will set them apart for service, such as critical thinking, public speaking, and relational Bible teaching.
SECONDARY SCHOOL
After six years of Primary School, passing the national exam in Rwanda opens the door to their academic futures in Secondary School, and beyond.
Lower Secondary
For the first three years, students work towards their Ordinary or “O” Levels, equivalent to grades 7–9 in the U.S. In the Sciences, they learn to analyze and explain scientific phenomena relating to real life experience. In Language Arts, they are trained to express themselves fluently and with confidence, in both speaking and writing, using vocabulary and grammar appropriate to their academic level.
Upper Secondary
On passing the O Level, students can proceed to the Advanced or “A” Level, equivalent to grades 10–12. In these crucial, final years of school, students choose three subject A Level combinations from across the Sciences, Humanities and Languages. An academic counselor provides guidance on the choice of subject combinations in line with the student’s career goals.
Following graduation, Hope Haven students will be qualified candidates to pursue higher education at a university or other tertiary institution. At Hope Haven, we’re working to pave a path forward to college through the creation of the Leadership Institute.
Like ambitious students anywhere in the world, Hope Haven’s pupils have their sights set high, on professions in fields as diverse as medicine, engineering, law, journalism, business, and church leadership.
A Day in a Life
Life at Hope Haven Christian School is a rigorous mix of spiritual and academic instruction. Just ask the students.
Senior Five (11th grade), studying
Math, Physics, and Computer Science (MPC).
Mwiza Princess
At 7am, after 1 hour
of study, I attend breakfast and Chapel
We stop for evening worship and prayer at 9:30pm
From 7pm, I do
2 hours of evening preps
At 10pm, it’s lights out
I wake up at 5am
and get ready for morning preps
My morning classes run until 1:20pm
I eat lunch with friends until 2:05pm
Class resumes at 2:10pm
and goes until 5pm
At 5pm, I play sports and games
At 6pm, we have dinner and take care of personal chores
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