TESOL was founded in 1987.  It is a K-9 school teaching in English, whereas the national language for education in the DRC is French.  In the fall of 2007, a correspondence high school program was added.  TESOL was founded to provide education for the children of missionaries and other persons who preferred to have their children taught in English.  The kinds of families who send their children to TESOL include:

    Missionaries

    Diplomats

    Business people

    NGO workers

For several years, we have leased buildings on the property belonging to the (now closed) French School.  While the French government was planning on selling the property, we have recently been able to renew our agreement to lease the property.