ABAARSO SCHOOL

Abaarso strives to create great people, not simply great students. Our focus on ethical development ("Integrity"), determination ("Tenacity"), and rigorous independent thought ("Reasoning"), equips students with the characteristics they will need to succeed in international environments, and ultimately, as exemplary leaders of the Somali people... Abaarso School's history began with an oddity - an American financier named Jonathan Starr donating a half million dollars and moving to Somaliland with the goal of setting up a great school. Jonathan and his staff of foreigners did not know the local customs, did not speak the language, and had only a few professional educators. As they formed the largest collection of Americans in a country that had become isolated from foreigners, naturally, many local Somalis met them with great suspicion. A handful of others saw the ignorant foreigners as easy prey... Abaarso School of Science and Technology Abaarso School nurtures the academic,..