Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) is pleased to announce the expansion of its financial aid and scholarship programme.

LCIS Principal Dr Stacey Bobo said, “We are so grateful to have so many supporters who are interested in developing more opportunities for Bahamian students to attend LCIS.

Our growth is happening as we expand our campus and build a new secondary school that creates more spaces for students.

Hand in hand with this, we are also in the midst of a multi-year expansion of our Financial Aid and Scholarships Programme.

Over the next three to four years, there will be even more opportunities than ever for children to attend our school.”

Since the school was founded in 1962, the LCIS community has had a longstanding commitment to making its world-class international education accessible to a wide range of Bahamian families.

The school’s unique three-tier programme provides a combination of support to meet a variety of families’ needs.

The average award is $10,000, but awards range from 10-95% and there are several new full scholarships at the school.

The school has awarded over $2.2 million in funding since the programme begun 10 years ago, and graduates are successful in obtaining additional funding for university abroad. The school seeks to double its annual awards over the next five years.

“We are excited to roll out several new funding opportunities for local youth,” said Mrs Rose-Marie Taylor, Director of Admissions.

“This year, we are specifically recruiting for a new scholarship for students in grades 5-7 who want to join our school.

We have had a lot of interest in this one scholarship, but there are many other options including needs-based financial aid and other scholarships for students who can add to the school community in specific ways.”

This past September, the school awarded two full scholarships to talented high school students.

One of the scholarships was made possible through the generous contributions of participants at the 2017 Swing for Scholarships golf event sponsored by Julius Baer Bank (Bahamas) Limited.

“We were excited to underwrite this scholarship fundraising event, because then all participants donations would go directly to a student,” says Julius Baer Managing Director Federico Riege.

“Now everyone can see the difference that their gift made on that one day.”

Opportunities have also been made available to students outside of New Providence who have family members that they can live with in the area.

“I have never won a bingo game or a grand prize in a raffle before, but when I learned that my daughter received a scholarship to attend Lyford Cay International School, for me it was a prayer that had been answered and a grand prize all in one.

I had a little apprehension as it meant my daughter had to leave Freeport for Nassau, but it has been a wonderful opportunity for her to experience the fine education and excellent environment,” said parent Mrs Sheryl Rahming. Mrs. Rahming’s daughter was the recipient of the Connery Family Scholarship.

For more information about admissions process or the financial aid and scholarship programme, please contact rtaylor@lcis.bs or (242) 362-4774 or go to www.lcis.bs/admissions. Applications for the 2019-20 school year are due December 15.

Founded in 1962, Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) is a fully accredited international day school located in western New Providence offering the International Baccalaureate curriculum to students aged 18 months to 18 years. LCIS students move on to top colleges and universities around the world. Visit: www.lcis.bs for more information or to apply

LCIS students have the benefits of a community-based school with a global focus which provides local and international families with the best preparation for university and the world of work.

LCIS Alumni and Julius Baer (Bahamas) Ltd employees Eronjha McIntosh (left) and Anastacia Bethel (right) hosting the 2017 Julius Baer sponsored 'Swing for Scholarships' event with Principal Dr Stacey Bobo (centre). The Julius Baer sponsored event created a new scholarship opportunity for a high school student to join LCIS this school year.