The International Academy is operated and maintained as a private school for expatriate students in the international community and Guyanese students desiring an American type education. The curriculum is based on the American model and is designed to provide the highest possible standard of education within the scope of the facilities available; to develop the best intellectual and cultural qualities of each student while encouraging useful and helpful skills; to present a challenge to every student to realize his or her potential; to maintain high educational standards and practices based on new developments and discoveries in the various academic disciplines.