It is with great pride that we embark on the 50/30 Anniversary year for QSI – 50 years since the foundation of Sanaa International School in Yemen and 30 years since the foundation of Quality Schools International and the opening of the first QSI school in Tirana, Albania. 

QSI would not be here today if it weren’t for all the wonderful people that make up the QSI Family – all the teachers, students, administrators, staff, and the amazing communities. To celebrate this milestone, we had asked you to share your QSI stories, anecdotes, testimonials, photos, videos – your memories and feelings about QSI, which the QSI Marketing department has used to put together the below anniversary memory book, congratulations vides of QSI schools, as well as a timeline of QSI schools. 

Please continue to share your memories so that we can continue to grow our QSI memory book. Please send your documents, pictures, and videos to marketing@qsi.org. Please make sure your files are properly named (your name, the year the photo was taken, what is happening in the photo, etc.).

Share your memories and celebrate 50 Years of Success for All with QSI! 

Here are but a few shared memories. 

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My family and I chose QSI because we believe in the educational philosophy and 3 guiding beliefs of QSI. 1) Every student can learn 2) Success breeds Success and 3) It is the school's responsibility to create opportunities for success! As educators, we believe that and as parents we appreciate that for our kids!Hafida Becker

I never imagined I would work for QSI so long, but I am happy it worked out this way. I have seen things, done things, and met people that I never would have in the USA. I have grown as a teacher and a person because of my time with QSI. They have always been good to me, and I have always tried to do the same for them. Plus I met my wife here at QSI Chisinau, so I got that going for me, which is nice 😊 Heath Melrose

My time at QSI is connected to incredible memories, and has given rise to long-lasting, wonderful friendships and connections, which I cherish to this day. The first years were especially special, when the QSI building was in a local park, which allowed us to interact closely with nature. There were only 13 students and we were all like a close-knit family. I continue to maintain close contact and connections with my friends who I had the pleasure to get to know through QSI.Nino Lortkipanidze

My husband Matt and I started our QSI journey 8 years ago at Kyiv International School. We loved KIS for the 5 years we were there and we cherish the memories and friends that we made. Next, we were blessed to get to work at QSI Dili for a year where we enjoyed the tight-knit community (and beaches!) As we start our second year at Baku International School, we feel incredibly lucky to be a part of the QSI family. We look forward to many more years with QSI. Happy Anniversary QSI!Katherine Holmquist

QSI has been so key to my revitalizing my joy in teaching and I want to thank all Who started me on this journey in 2008. Michael Tewalthomas introduced me to QSI in 2008 after I retired from 30 years of public service in Minnesota as an educational specialist and classroom teacher. At that time i was unsure if these schools started by Jim Gilson and Duane Root were right for me. But now, looking back, I have to say God bless QSI as its core for success for all has kept me alive and well into an old age that seems never ending.Mike Kempenich

My daughter who studied at SIS from the age of 5 to 16, moved to the USA to complete last two years of high school in Pennsylvania at Mercyhurst Preparatory School. Her academic level allowed her to complete the entire high school  program within a year and she started taking university courses when she was in her last year of school. She was offered a scholarship at Mercyhurst University and was very successful in her program there. It says a lot about the quality of education she received at SIS as it was the only school she ever attended before moving to the USA.
Elena Mozhaeva