International Community School of Addis Ababa - Facilities

Facilities

ICS Addis is located on a 15-acre (61,000 m2) tract. The gym, a main admin/classroom block and the elementary portion of the library were all built in 1964-1966. There are elementary classrooms with adjoining play areas, a library building in the center of the campus, an administrative office area, an outdoor amphitheater that seats 500, a basketball court, four clay tennis courts, and soccer and baseball fields. An all-weather 300-meter track, dedicated to Haile Gebrselassie, circles the main soccer pitch. A multipurpose building houses the Abebe Bikila Gymnasium, cafeteria and dining areas, an art room and the nurse's station. The Early Childhood area includes five kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classrooms with outdoor play spaces. In December of 2004 a new middle/high school building was opened that includes science labs and a dozen classrooms.

The library has over 30,000 volumes and is divided into two sections, for elementary and middle/high. An elementary computer lab occupies one corner of the middle/high school library. There is another computer lab for middle/high, desktop and laptop computers in classrooms, and several sets of laptops for checkout. The school now has a 1-to-1 Learning program in the middle/high schools: this program began in 2010. In 2011 four temporary classrooms were added on campus to accommodate growth in the elementary school. In August 2012, a "Secondary Extended Campus" (SEC) was opened near the main gate of the school for the same reason. The SEC is used for all modern languages classes for middle and high school, and other subjects as well. In November 2012, a "Business Office Building" (BOB) was opened near the campus, to move many office functions off-site, allowing more spaces for student/teacher use. In Oct-November, a covered shell was built on the stage of the school's historic open-air amphitheater. New sound, lights and technical equipment will make it a much more functional space for student performances and school assemblies.

The school renewed its title deed for the campus in March 2012, for another 90 years. Now that this critical document is in-hand, construction is expected on one or more permanent buildings on the main campus soon. The first project is likely to be the rebuilding of the school's cafeteria, with an enlarged kitchen and serving area, and a second level which includes a large dining/multipurpose room and a faculty dining room. Up to four new classrooms may also be added at the back of the Gym when the cafeteria is renovated. The second project being prepared is a new 21-classroom block to be built at the bottom of the campus. Construction on one or both projects is expected to begin in the 2012-2013 school year.

• ICS Addis Ababa campus
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  ICS 40-year logo

• Library Lawn and Tukel

• Lockers

• International Day 2007

• MS/HS Library

• Class of 2009

• MS locker area