Al Firdaus berdiri sejak 17 Maret 1997 diawali dengan unit pendidikan di tingkat prasekolah di wilayah Surakarta, Jawa Tengah dan dilanjutkan dengan pendirian sekolah dasar dan sekolah menengah. Al Firdaus mengkombinasikan framework nilai-nilai Islam, Indonesia, dan Internasional dalam pengelolaan lembaga dan kurikulum pendidikan di dalamnya.
Cita-cita Al Firdaus adalah mempersiapkan Islamic Global Citizen yang kuat dalam segi afektif, kognitif, dan psikomotor.
Nilai-nilai internasional yang dibangun di Al Firdaus berdasarkan pada tiga unggulan, yaitu nature, culture, dan language dari kearifan lokal Indonesia.

Al Firdaus was established since March 17th, 1997 starting from the Islamic preschool, based in Surakarta, Central Java. It was continuing the journey by establishing elementary school and high school. This institution has combined the frameworks of Islam, Indonesia, and International for its values in management and curriculum.
Al Firdaus hopes that the output of its education it to prepare the Islamic Global Citizen, who will be strong individual in affective, cognitive, and psychomotor aspects.
The international values in Al Firdaus is built in three excellencies: the nature, culture, and language of the local wisdom of Indonesia.