Kistland Secondary School was initially established as 'Kidsland' on 4th February 1997 by Magaret R Diengodh, the first principal of the school. Later, it was changed to ‘Kistland’ in which ‘Kist’ implies a treasure chest and in Nepali refers to it as ‘dhukuti’. The School was established with a vision to educate and serve the people of Nepal by imparting knowledge. Since then the School has evolved and grown into greater heights. Under the leadership of the Mrs. Angelyne Nongpluh, the second Principal and the present Principal Mrs. Susan D. Chen, the school has progressed towards imparting education, character building and nurturing their learning in an environment of creativity and joy.
The vision of Kistland school is founded on “To serve and not to be served” wherein service is implacable part of every workforce in the school. This service to the nation of Nepal is by providing education as way of instructing children to learn, to express ideas, to think freely and most importantly to inculcate moral values in their lives. The Objective of learning is to teach and train children to make them responsible individuals in the society.
Kistland Secondary School is a school with a difference. It values individualism, creativity, and innovation and strives to nurture them in our students. It aims not just to impart knowledge to the students but also to instill in them wisdom, compassion, and a humanitarian spirit and help them to explore their strengths to reach their true potential. The medium of education is English, and this has been one of the strengths of the school to be able to produce highly competent students affluent with the English language.
Networking is also primal goal for the school to progress in a civilized society. Therefore, a strong network with past pupils is maintained to connect with Kirtland Alumni. This enables the school to inculcate value for human relationships, an important learning principle for Kirtland. This network of human relationships is also spread across a wide spectrum of academicians, lawyers, ministers, social workers, businessmen, and others who are like-minded in education and social advocacy.
Kistland School focus also on mentoring students that they may grow up to be independent and responsible individuals. The in-school activities encourages students to think freely, expand their imagination and follow their passion, this can be in the field of sports, social work, business and others. Students have been given leadership roles and assigned tasks that obligate them to make decisions for the welfare of others.