HBIS founder believes in an English vernacular academic program to English native speakers and to near native speakers of that linguistic code for this complex competitive flat world we live in today. Thus since our present lives and practices are forever changing. The world that we are preparing our young people for is very different to the world that we, as adults, were prepared for by our teachers. Many schools talk about fulfilling potential or blending academic excellence with outstanding extracurricular activities. However, American school is not a school built upon elaborate words meant for publicity, in HBIS we value the meaning of success in its widest sense. Through our wide range of academic and extracurricular activities, we aim to develop in our students the ability to face a global world which moves at a great pace as well as achieving excellent academic standards. Given that our students come from a very wide range of backgrounds and abilities; each of them has something within them that is very special. It is this focus on trying to uncover that special talent and using it to build confidence and self-esteem that makes HBIS much more than a school, but rather a family..