The Avanti Way: Reimagining the purpose of education. Our purpose is simple, yet profound: To inspire spiritually compassionate changemakers. The idea for Avanti began in 2003 and our first school was opened in 2008. Our vision was for a family of schools based upon our core principles of educational excellence, character formation, and spiritual insight. We now have close to 5,500 students and 700 members of staff across our family of 12 schools. Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, personal and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.