Since its opening, Oaktree International School has been striving to create those traditions which are the hallmarks of all good schools: a respect for the integrity and individuality of each student, a faculty and curriculum which inspires a lifelong learning for its own sake and an ethos which promotes personal responsibility. All new schools are faced with advantages and disadvantages. We intend to use the former to minimise the latter. Being new, we are able to choose the most clearly proven and successful models of teaching and pastoral care and to combine these with the most modern educational technologies and principles. We provide only the best for our students. This is reflected in the experienced international faculty who have been appointed, the examples we set and the opportunities we provide in both informal and formal settings. However we also expect the best from our students. They are encouraged to use their learning and their school experiences to grow into thoughtful, tolerant and cosmopolitan young adults, who are able to understand the importance of recognising and making moral choices. Oaktree helps them to do this through its explicit attention to critical thinking, civic values and ethical understanding. Whether you are a parent or student, I hope that you also will want to become part of this timely and unique educational experience.