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LICS provides an advanced teaching and learning environment for all learners to prepare them as best as possible for their next phase of learning, either at LICS, at another school or in tertiary education at a university. It is our goal to become and maintain the position as a technologically leading school in all teaching and learning aspects.
Solar Energy
LICS is the first international school in Lusaka/Zambia to implement and operate a state of-the-art Photovoltaic system to generate min 90% of the required annual energy providing an important and leading contribution to curbing carbon emissions against climate change.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
The BYOD policy has been introduced to enhance interactive learning and provide learners with greater access to digital tools and educational resources. From Year 4 to Year 13, learners are required to bring a personal laptop or iPad to support learning both in and out of the classroom. All devices must be used responsibly and in accordance with the school’s ICT Guidelines to ensure a safe, focused, and productive learning environment for all.
From Primary Year 4 onwards, the school operates a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, where all learners have their personal devices for learning in school and at home. The device has to be bought by parents as specified by the school and standardised software and monitoring tools will be installed by the school on each device to ensure safe and controlled use of the device at the school and at home. Advanced interactive projection and visualisation systems in classrooms in conjunction with AI cameras provide physical and virtual (in the case of home-based learning) the same classroom experience. The technology also allows the best possible integration of BYOD in each classroom.
Robotics
At LICS, we introduce 3-5-year-old learners to programmable toys such as Go-Pets, Lego Express, Cubetto, Coding Critters, Blue-Bot, and Botley, among others. Coding toys often involve arranging physical blocks or tiles in a sequence to program a robot or character to perform a specific task. Even at a basic level, coding toys introduce children to the concept of algorithms – a sequence of steps to solve a problem or perform a task. This lays the foundation for more complex algorithmic thinking in later years. Programmable toys and pre-coding activities foster critical thinking and resilience in the face of challenges. Manipulating physical blocks or tiles to create code sequences helps develop fine motor skills in young learners, which are crucial for tasks like writing and drawing.
BYOD policy has been introduced to support interactive learning and provide learners with greater access to digital resources. Learners are required to bring personal laptops and iPads which must be used responsibly and in line with the school’s ICT guidelines.
Device specifications
School Management Information System (MIS)
The school operates an advanced globally used School Management Information System allowing parents, learners and staff to access online from any device all relevant student data while being at LICS.
Learning Management System (LMS)
Following the completion of a comprehensive evaluation process for a new Learning Management System (LMS), the school is pleased to announce the phased implementation of Toddle.
This new platform will gradually replace the various LMS systems currently in use in the different departments, ensuring a smoother, more unified learning and communication experience for students, teachers, and parents.
Internet Access
Advanced and secure wireless Internet access across the whole school campus for all learners and staff. Internet access is strictly controlled and monitored on each BYOD device to ensure all users safely use the Internet. Parents have visibility to their child’s online activities.