From the southern gateway of the Philippines in General Santos city comes the Stratford International School, a private educational institution. The school was founded in 1999 and started its operation in the school year 2000-2001. To meet the challenges of a fast globalizing world, students here are exposed to different cultures ensuring in the process of a tolerant mind toward differences and diversities as it lies at the centers of the state struggle of people for survival and identity. In generations and centuries theses lands have yielded as stories of interminable conflicts and agonies.

As the school moves toward its vision of creating a balanced learning derived from a combination of homegrown and foreign knowledge, the teaching of global cultures has then become a very important component of holistic education alongside with values, sciences, mathematics, arts, and languages.

The school is committed to bring to the community a type of educational orientation that is anchored in realizing graduates with high academic preparedness; as defender of the filipino nation and protector of the environment. Education in the form of rigid academic training will be the cornerstone of Stratford International School Education.

All hail thee, mighty Stratford!
Together we shall stand.
We'll show our pride and spirit
To all throughout the land.
With hopes to last forever
As many years go by,
We'll be forever faithful,
All hail thee, stratford high!