School Profile
Rain Forest International School
School Overview
RFIS has a vision to flourish as an international school serving missionaries, expatriates and nationals while maintaining a Christ-centered education and environment that will empower students for global engagement.
We seek to train and produce students who are sincere followers of Christ, maintain healthy priorities and are well-balanced, are educationally qualified, and understand, respect and adjust appropriately to other cultures.
Rain Forest International School is located in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon – a bustling city sprawling out into the beautiful rain forest of Central Africa. RFIS serves mission families from all over the world, students from Cameroon and students from the international business community. RFIS offers an academic, social, athletic, artistic, and spiritual environment that prepares students for their next stage of life.
Rain Forest teachers come from many countries and backgrounds. We are looking for people with a passion to transform lives who possess specific skills and abilities, as well as a desire to partner with a Christian mission organization through which to develop partners to supply your financial needs while your serve. While teachers, like other missionaries raise their own funds to serve at RFIS, we will help you find furnished housing near the school and mission community and support you as you transition into life and ministry in Cameroon.
School History
Our Purpose
To provide a quality Christian international education to the children of national and international Christian ministry workers, as well as the children of other families desiring this type of education.
Our Mission
Students prepared for the next stage of life. Students who are sincere followers of Christ, live a well-balanced life, are educationally qualified and who understand and respect other cultures.
Our Vision
We desire to see RFIS flourish as an international school serving missionaries, expatriates, and nationals while maintaining a Christ-centered education and environment that will empower students for global engagement.
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Planning for the school began at the 1987 conference of the members of SIL in Yaounde, Cameroon. The mission of SIL in Cameroon requires a long-term commitment, which often keeps expatriate families overseas for many years. SIL members determined to establish an international secondary school by September 1991, to help them balance their God given responsibilities to their children and to their linguistic and Bible translation ministry in Cameroon.
In August 2001 the Evangelical Covenant and Reach Global Missions partnered with SIL in governing and developing the school. In January 2005 World Team, North American Baptists and Converge Worldwide joined in the partnership.
In 2004, a 6.5 hectare piece of land (16 acres) was purchased on the outskirts of Yaounde on which to build a new campus with larger, purpose-built classrooms. The school moved to the new campus in June of 2010, and continues to develop the property. Most recently a covered athletic space has been added to allow court-based athletic activities to continue regardless of weather. The school has continued to play a vital role in the missionary work throughout Central Africa, making it possible for missionaries to commit themselves to long-term projects, confident that their children’s secondary educational needs can be met. Since 1991, Rain Forest International School has grown from less than 20 to over 100 students (some years) in grades seven through twelve (Ages 12-18). It has served individuals from 20+ mission agencies and numerous passport countries. In recent years we have served approximately 50% expatriate missionary children with the others coming from the more general Cameroonian or expatriate population
Benefits
Benefits are dependent on the partner mission that a staff member partners with. Most missions provide Medical/Dental/Vision/Retirement. Furloughs (vacation) are based on each individual partner mission and the commitment made by the missionary and partner mission. Terms vary from 2 - 4 years, typically a year long furlough is planned after a term of service is completed.
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