Inspired by her son's educational journey, Rita founded Luminary International School to meet the unique needs of gifted learners. After exploring schools across Accra, she recognized a need for a learning environment specifically designed to challenge, nurture, and empower gifted children. Today, her vision continues to shape a school where exceptional minds are given the opportunity to thrive and illuminate the future.
To inspire gifted learners through exceptional education, innovative thinking, meaningful experiences, and practical learning that prepares them to become compassionate leaders and lifelong learners. Our vision is to become Africa's leading international school for gifted children, recognized globally for academic excellence, innovation, creativity, leadership, and transformational learning. Our core values include innovation, curiosity, excellence and compassion. At Luminary, we inspire students to create, invent, explore, and solve problems with confidence. We believe that curiosity is the foundation of learning, encouraging students to ask meaningful questions, seek understanding, and think deeply about the world around them. We challenge every learner to pursue their personal best in academics, character, and service, recognizing that true excellence extends beyond the classroom. Above all, we believe that giftedness comes with responsibility, and we encourage our students to use their knowledge, talents, and leadership to make a positive difference in the lives of others and in their communities.