Mission, Vision, and Strategic Plan

Vision Statement

CIS will be a leading international school by embracing innovation, fostering global citizenship, and empowering students in a diverse, supportive, nurturing community.

Strategic Planning

During the 2024–2025 school year, the Cayman International School (CIS) Strategic Planning Committee revisited and refined the school's strategic direction, including its mission, vision, core beliefs, guiding principles, and long-term priorities. This collaborative process included input from students, parents, faculty, staff, and focus groups, ensuring the plan reflected the voice of the CIS community.

Strategic planning remains central to CIS's commitment to continuous improvement and educational excellence. Progress on each strategic priority is monitored by dedicated committees, school leadership, and the CIS Board.

In May 2026, the Strategic Planning Committee reconvened to review progress, assess ongoing priorities, and identify areas for future growth. The updated Strategic Plan Progress Overview highlights initiatives that have been completed and embedded into school operations, those currently underway, and priorities that remain a focus for continued development.

Community Principles

The Kindness Principle
Our kindness is illustrated in all of our interactions. How we can communicate with each other is emblematic of our collective kind and caring spirit. When we have disagreements, we talk with people, not about people.

The Partnership Principle
We are strongest when we work together, when we share ideas and resources, and when we partner with the greater Cayman community. A spirit of collaboration not only makes our community stronger, it makes student learning richer by connecting stakeholders in exciting and innovative ways.

The Sustainability Principle
We take into consideration long-term impacts when making decisions. This applies to decisions about programming as well as to our personal and collective behavior. We live on an island with limited resources and our environmental stewardship is essential in keeping it viable and healthy for generations to come.

The Good Intent Principle
We assume good intent. We trust that members of our community have what is best for one another at heart. We engage diverse perspectives with empathy and open-mindedness. We aim to be our best selves in all that we do.

Learning Principles

Language of Learning
We understand that to make learning happen effectively and collectively we need a shared language that describes what learning is and how we do it.