Guiding and Mission Statements
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Vision
Where minds flourish, futures take root.
Mission
LICS empowers a diverse community of learners to flourish intellectually, socially, and emotionally, preparing them to thrive and contribute meaningfully in a future-focused environment.
LICS Principles
LICS is a co-educational, secular, fee-paying, non-profit school, owned and managed by the parental body through an elected Board of Directors in a Company limited by guarantee.
LICS upholds the following core principles: Culture; Education; Resources and Governance
Culture
- LICS shall develop in its learners the character, virtues, values, competencies, and the ability to develop connections as sentient and caring global citizens.
- LICS shall promote an international and multicultural community in Zambia grounded in proactive en-gagement and preparing learners to thrive in a diverse world, harnessing mutual respect.
- LICS shall actively promote and develop a spirit of proactive engagement in the local community through meaningful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives such as Educational Outreach Programs (EOP).
- LICS shall continually foster a caring, safe, child-centered and family-oriented atmosphere and environment that promotes the holistic well-being of learners and staff by creating a balanced, supportive, and inclusive environment that nurtures mental, emotional, social, and physical health.
- LICS shall actively engage with the wider community and encourage the participation of all its stakeholders.
- LICS shall foster a deep understanding of global issues, while preparing learners to engage thoughtfully and proactively to address challenges of sustainability, equity, justice, equality, and peace.
- LICS shall promote student leadership by encouraging active involvement in student councils, enabling learners to develop responsibility, collaboration, and a voice in school decisions.
Education
- LICS delivers a world-class Cambridge International Education curriculum, continually refined to meet international standards and prepare learners for meaningful lives beyond school.
- LICS shall implement teaching, learning, and assessment practices that cater to diverse abilities and in-terests, upholding best practices and clear accountability for teachers, learners, and parents.
- LICS shall implement appropriate teaching, learning, and assessment methods that adhere to best teaching practices, cater to different learning abilities, skills, and interests, and which include performance and conduct accountability for teachers, students and parents.
- LICS shall embrace a blended learning approach integrating appropriate technologies, including BYOD, emerging tools, and AI, to develop digital literacy, computational thinking, and responsible engagement, while upholding the value of penmanship and personal expression.
- LICS shall provide a broad co-curricular program that nurtures creativity, collaboration, and leadership, connecting African perspectives with global contexts to develop culturally aware and socially responsible.
Resources
- LICS shall employ a diverse team of well-qualified, experienced, and highly motivated staff who uphold high standards of professionalism, ethics, and effective teaching practice.
- LICS shall promote continuous professional development, collaboration, and staff well-being while encouraging innovation and the effective integration of technology and AI in teaching and learning.
- LICS shall foster international-mindedness, cultural competence, and inclusivity by promoting respect for diversity and supporting equitable, student-centered learning for all.
- LICS shall develop and maintain safe, high-quality, and environmentally sustainable facilities that sup-port academic, technological, creative, and physical development.
- LICS shall ensure equitable access to diverse, high-quality, and multicultural learning resources, inte-grating technology and AI to support internationally recognized curricula, multilingual learning, and the development of 21st-century skills.
Governance
- LICS shall establish governance structures that promote prudent financial management and responsible business practices.
- Governance shall provide strategic educational leadership, ensuring all decisions, including financial al-locations, policies, and planning, support student learning outcomes, innovation, and measurable aca-demic progress.
- LICS shall pursue excellence by seeking international accreditation, embedding rigorous self-reflection, and committing to continuous institutional improvement.
- LICS shall ensure financial accountability and ethical stewardship through transparent, integrity-driven governance that supports long-term sustainability.
- LICS shall practice inclusive governance by engaging parents, staff, and learners in decision-making
- LICS shall implement robust IT governance frameworks to ensure secure, accountable, and effective use of technology.
- LICS shall adopt data-informed decision-making by systematically analysing student outcomes and teacher effectiveness to drive improvement and accountability.
- LICS shall uphold ethical leadership beyond academics, integrating student wellbeing, safeguarding, diversity, inclusion, and sustainability into governance.