Creating new schools that cultivate human intelligence

We create schools that nurture confident, creative young adults, ready to thrive in a complex world.

Our purpose is to develop new schools around the world that are wildly ambitious for pupils, helping children to build strong intellectual foundations that will enable them to study and live across cultures, as thinkers, artists, entrepreneurs and leaders of the next century.

Finding the best in East and West

Pupils are prepared to flourish in a world where they will study, work and live across different cultural spheres. Strong foundations in literacy through effective language teaching is central to achieving this aim. Drawing on our expertise leading and growing bilingual schools, our teaching methods empower pupils to find their voice, in and out of the classroom.

However, this is emphatically not an excuse for yet another bland, generic, globalised ‘international school’. Instead, we place a strong emphasis on teaching the historical and cultural heritage of pupils’ city and nation.

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Think small

Intentionally smaller schools allow for every child to be known as an individual, with relationships of trust between pupils, parents and teachers.

In a volatile world, where ‘school’ isn’t always a building, emphasising flashy facilities seems tastelessly out-of-date. We believe that what marks out a genuinely premium education is the quality of human relationships. Our schools’ personal development programmes are designed to give children space and time to enjoy childhood while building confidence for the next stage of education.

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What's past is prologue...

So said William Shakespeare. While tradition is vital, the schools of the future need not be bound to the past.

What makes Ashvale’s philosophy of new school development unique is our truly global viewpoint; we don’t clone one school or one curriculum and expect it to land somewhere else:

Taking ideas from school systems around the world – British, American, Canadian, French, Indian, Singaporean and more. Adding deep research about what works in education. Then thoughtfully adapting the approach around the context, culture and values of the community we are serving.

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Ashvale is a global education company that creates and grows new, premium schools that families want in fast-growing communities around the world.

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We imagine a world where children have the foundations to access the best academic education whilst remaining creative, curious and culturally aware.

You will be empowered, with our expert support, to launch new, premium schools serving fast-growing cities, tailored to the needs of modern, professional families.

Our unique approach offers a global – but not globalised – viewpoint, drawing on the best of educational practice from renowned schools around the world, while thoughtfully adapting the educational approach and brand to the values and culture of the community we are serving.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Ashvale is a British-based school development consultancy that creates and scales new, premium schools in fast-growing communities around the world. Our singular aim: grow schools that cultivate human intelligence.

    We are hands-on school leaders with experience growing schools that educate children with integrity and empathy, in highly competitive markets. We create new schools and education brands, adapted to their communities; we don’t clone existing schools.

    Our capabilities include strategic planning, school branding, academic curriculum design, developing processes to nurture pupils’ personal development, admissions and parent engagement.

  • Ashvale is founded by renowned education expert Adam D’Souza. He has specialist expertise in premium, independent education and bilingual schools.

    He is supported by a team in Great Britain, Europe and the Middle East, including former COBIS, CIS, ISA and IAPS accredited principals/headteachers.

  • Ashvale works with partners to create new, progressive education brands; we don’t copy and paste existing schools.

    Our work centres around global fluency: understanding that no one country or education system has all the answers. Instead, we work to create something new, synthesising the best educational practices from around the world. We think carefully about how to adapt schools to their communities’ needs now and for the next century, so we can develop long-term sustainable institutions that families really want.

  • We avoid the term ‘international schools’ because it has connotations of a particular generic, globalised, consumerist vision of education. Our view is that the best schools should be rooted much more richly in their local culture, while still looking outwards to incorporate evidence-based educational practice from around the world.

  • Ashvale Education partners with long-term, ‘patient capital’ investors and experienced education operators to create new, premium schools that will anchor fast-growing communities and become sustainable institutions.

  • You can contact Ashvale’s founder and CEO, Adam D’Souza, on ads@ashvaleschools.com to arrange a discussion about your ambitions and how we can play a part in enabling them.