Rosslyn Academy
| Rosslyn Academy | |
|---|---|
The school's administration building | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 1°13′29″S 36°48′31″E / 1.224804°S 36.808543°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Mara Hills Academy |
| Type | Private day |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | • 1946 in Tanzania • 1967 in Kenya |
| Grades | Preschool – 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Number of students | 692 |
| Education system | American |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7 hours, not including extracurricular activities |
| Campus size | 40 acres |
| Color(s) | Green, Black, and Silver |
| Sports | Football, basketball, cross country running, tennis, golf, swimming, field hockey, rugby union, volleyball, and water polo |
| Mascot | Eddie the Eagle |
| Nickname | The Eagles |
| Rival | Rift Valley Academy |
| Curriculum | American-based |
| Accreditation | ACSI, MSA |
| Website | rosslynacademy |
Rosslyn Academy is a private Christian school in Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya. It is an international, coed, day school with a North American curriculum and classes from preschool to twelfth grade.
Enrolment is approximately 690, with a graduating senior class of approximately 60 students each year. Approximately 40 percent of the students are North American, and more than 53 nationalities are represented in the school. Teachers at Rosslyn are typically required to be North American certified, but come from a number of different nationalities, with the majority being North American. The average class size at Rosslyn is 20 students, with a teacher to student ratio of 1:9.
It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Nairobi, in Gigiri, on a 40 acre campus close to the United States Embassy and the United Nations Headquarters for Africa. The site was originally part of a coffee plantation.