The Shambhala School is a premier environment for international students to develop their language skills within the cultural richness of the Maritimes. The rich experience-based learning, small classrooms, outdoor experiences, the leadership and sustainability curriculum, the personal empowerment of the arts are all part of what we call transformative learning. 

A Shambhala School education goes beyond a high-quality academic program. It is hands-on training in the new emerging economies of sustainable energy and environmental stewardship. Leadership training is a contemplative practice of developing confidence and emotional resilience. The techniques used are mindfulness practices, group training, modern teaching in psychology and sociology, and retreats at various rural facilities like Windhorse Farm, Camp Mockingee and Nova Scotia's beautiful outdoor wilderness at Kejimikujik and Cape Chignecto

The Shambhala School and the International Language Institute have a joint program where high school students can enroll at I.L.I. for an ESL program to achieve english language standing, and then move on to the Shambhala School to practice and deepen that language in a rich cultural context.

 A Shambhala School education is based on the premise that all cultures and races share an unconditional basic goodness at their heart. The school is a model for bringing the diversity of the world under one roof and creating a miniature society where strengths and differences are celebrated as enriching the whole. This is the place where the values of all the world's wisdom traditions can flourish in a contemporary and relevant curriculum training a genuine and heartfelt new generation of leaders.