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HISTORY
Jewels International school of kinshasa started in 1972 by families who wanted English speakers to have a school were they could communicate among them since they are in a french speaking country. it started as a small garage adjacent at Mrs Najma Munshi's house who is among the owners with only five toddlers and started expanding as the student body grew. In September 2002 they built new buildings and it was completed on 2 hectares of land.JISK has now become a double story building with an average of 10-13 student per classes. JISK is located in the commune of ngaliema in the residential area,it offers an american system and supplement material from both British and Indian curriculum. It also has a french section since it is in a french speaking country,JISK is a very diverse school with over 25 different nationalities. Teachers of jewels school are qualified with many years of educational experience,and it consisted of over 60 individuals from different ethnics and nationalities. Its graduating will have to write a S.A.T and TOELFL exams due to the requirements of the Americans and Europeans universities. JISK has become a member of international schools in Africa,and it also has its correspondents and members in few countries such as Australia,India,and the UK. JISK is now a proud school and it aiming to become more than just a schools in the near future.

GOALS and Motto
Good,better,best never let it rest until your good is better and your better is best.

ITS philosophy is
Encouraging,respect and tolerance Improving more values Instilling confidence,cooperation,and team work Forming all rounded global citizens

Mission statement is
to provide a quality program in stimulating,secure,and positive atmosphere that fosters plurality and diversity and to ensure that each student understands each concept and is able to explain using various skills and strategies

EXTRA ACTIVITIES
These change every semester; but include such things as:Hindi,art,homework club,cooking classes,and knitting. JISK has a soccer team that plays friendly games against other schools in Kinshasa.

TAE KWON DO
Music-Guitar,Piano and recorder lessons Dance a professional dance teacher instructs in salsa,and traditional African dance.