CRANLEIGH INTERNATIONAL

Cranleigh International is the term ascribed to Cranleigh’s portfolio of schools located in other countries worldwide. It aims to promote understanding, tolerance, and collaboration, fostering environments for global citizenship to flourish. Those who guide us…

James Dale-Adcock

International Development Director at Cranleigh International

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“Our school motto, ‘Ex Cultu Robur’ (From Culture Comes Strength), remains relevant and central to students’ education in the UK, Abu Dhabi, and China. Whichever Cranleigh School in the world they attend, a Cranleigh pupil will enjoy opportunities to develop their character through diverse cocurricular programmes and learn the value of service, relationships, leadership, and excellence. Connecting students through collaborative projects, competitions, exchanges, and visits between the Cranleigh family of schools is an important vehicle to develop global perspectives on issues that will shape our students’ futures. Staff also benefit from opportunities for professional growth, working together across the schools to further develop progressive educational thinking and share good practices and resources.”

Monica Fisher

Deputy Chair of the Governing body at Cranleigh UK, and Governor at Cranleigh Abu Dhabi other educational establishments set up overseas –Cranleigh Abu Dhabi is a true Cranleigh school, not just a school with the Cranleigh name. The involvement of Cranleigh UK has been pivotal in maintaining the ethos that parents have known for 150 years. But we are also getting a lot back by understanding the curriculum development of different approaches that have been tried and worked well here. And we can all benefit from pupils sharing ideas, joint competitions, and staff exchanges. It has broadened the offer for all four schools because we are now a family of schools.”

Simon Whitehouse

Governor at Cranleigh UK, Chairman of the Overseas Schools Committee and Member of the Education Board at Cranleigh Abu Dhabi.

Whether you attend Cranleigh UK, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi or Cranleigh China, we are all one Cranleigh. By prioritising pupil wellbeing and a creative, innovative curriculum, we share the same principles and approach to developing the whole child through the lens of global awareness.

Our Cranleigh connections allow our pupils to benefit from an infusion of cultures and perspectives that shape and colour our learning, nurturing resilient self-believers who can actively contribute to society.

“The Cranleigh character, spirit and philosophy have migrated well from one continent to another. All four Cranleigh schools have the same approach to education, the same ethos of co-curricular importance, of developing the whole child rather than teaching to the exam. Now we can share experiences between the four schools, the four groups of pupils, the four groups of teachers, and in my case, the four teams of people involved with governance. This approach differs from

“Global citizenship is a powerful concept. It is inspiring. Central to it is engaging in the opportunities and the exciting dynamics of diversity and potential. But what comes with that is challenge and uncertainty. So how do we help our pupils build self-assurance with humility, build skills to collaborate, think independently, grow ideas, and capitalise on opportunity? There is something very special about the Cranleigh philosophy that binds us together across all our schools; whilst core content and skills are important, these are transcended by something more profound: this idea of confidence. Pupils need the right environment and curricula to learn to think independently, to move harmoniously and constructively towards collective goals, be socially aware, be dynamic and evolve. Cranleigh’s philosophy is about building skills for life over and above the academic component.”