About Nucleus
Nucleus is growing from one of Addis Ababa’s most trusted homes for early childhood into a school teaching the full international Cambridge curriculum, without ever losing the warmth that built it.
Our Story
Nucleus began as a place parents chose for safety, warmth and genuine care. Today that same foundation carries the full international Cambridge curriculum.
Our Vatican campus is our proof of concept, where we show, every day, that elite academic standards and a nurturing, secure environment belong together. It is the first step in a longer journey, with a second campus planned for Gerji.
Take a Look Around
Classrooms, the science and computer labs, the music room, the library, the pitch and the grounds at Vatican. Filmed on an ordinary school day.
A Message From Our Founders
A husband-and-wife team, a father’s vision and an engineer-mother’s precision, built Nucleus for their own four children first.
Nucleus International School was born out of love, a love for our four children, and a deep belief that every child deserves an education that sees the whole person, not just the student.
Three years ago we opened our Cambridge-certified preschool at Abo Mekanisa. What began there has grown into a full Preschool-to-Grade-8 school teaching the international Cambridge curriculum at our Vatican campus, and we are only just beginning.
To be a mother of four and an engineer is to understand that the strongest structures are built on a foundation of absolute love. Every detail of this campus we perfect is for our children.
When we welcomed our first preschool families, I made a quiet promise: to build a complete, world-class academic sanctuary where their children could grow safely, all the way through their school years. Our Vatican campus is that promise kept.
Our Purpose
To empower a generation of thinkers, creators, and problem solvers as self-aware, innovative leaders who navigate a globalized world with humility, compassion, and a heart for service.
To see a global legacy of innovative thinkers who cross borders with humility and solve problems for a better tomorrow.
Living and speaking with absolute truthfulness to build a community rooted in mutual trust.
Doing what is right, honorable, and ethical in all circumstances, even when no one is watching.
Maintaining open, clear, and visible communication with students, parents, and stakeholders.
Embracing challenges with grit, learning from mistakes, and persisting through obstacles to solve complex problems.
Putting the emotional, social, and physical well-being of every child at the center of all decisions.
Striving for the highest standards in innovation, academic growth, and personal achievement.
The Nucleus Promise
At Nucleus International Schools, we empower every child to be
Confident in learning. Responsible in action. Reflective in growth. Innovative in thinking. Engaged with the world.
Teklebrhan Tesfaye
Cambridge Coordinator, Nucleus International Schools
The five attributes of the Cambridge learner, lived daily at Nucleus.
Nucleus International Schools
Think. Create. Solve.
The People of Nucleus
Leaders, educators and specialists who make Nucleus a place where children truly thrive.
We are always glad to hear from teachers and school staff who take their subject seriously.
The best way to understand Nucleus is to visit our campus and meet the team.