Lyford Cay International School is an independent, non-denominational day school for Junior PreKindergarten (JPK) through 12th Grade, offering a full

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Programme. It is located on

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island in the

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in the gated community Lyford Cay.

History

Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) was founded in 1962 by Canadian entrepreneur

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, for children of his employees on the island. Initial enrollment was just 9 students - and 2 teachers, Tom Miller and his wife Francis Miller - but by 1981 these figures had grown to 147 and 9 respectively. The years 1994-97 marked a period of rapid development at the school, with the opening of a new Early Learning Centre and expanded Elementary School. Lyford Cay International School then expanded to include a Secondary School in 2003, receiving IB

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accreditation the same year. The school has offered the IB

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since February 2004, the IB

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since 2005 and the IB Career-Related Certificate since 2018. The school's first senior class graduated in 2006. LCIS plans on breaking ground on a new secondary campus in early 2019.

Current

The student body of 350 at Lyford Cay International School is diverse, representing approximately 24 different countries from across the world, whilst retaining a 35% native Bahamian enrollment. Recent improvements to the facility include curriculum enhancements in the music and mathematics programs; installation of a six lane 25-meter competitive swimming pool and radical advancement of the school's ICT infrastructure, including the introduction in October 2006 of a 1:1 laptop initiative for students Grade 7 to 12. The school's most principal sports are swimming and soccer, or football.

Accreditation

Lyford Cay International School is a fully accredited IB World School offering the

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(DP), the

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(MYP), the

IB Primary Years Programme The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) is an educational programme managed by the International Baccalaureate (IB) for students in grades Kindergarten to Fifth grade. While the programme prepares students for the IB Middle Y ...

(PYP) and the IB Career Related Certificate (CP). It is currently one of a very small number of schools in the Caribbean to offer all four programmes. Lyford Cay International School is also accredited by the

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and the

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References

External links

Official School Site
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