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Growing Green: How LIS Is Teaching Sustainability From The Ground

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS – Lucaya International School is teaching sustainability from pre-K to graduation, with hands-on projects like mangrove planting and ocean conservation. After Hurricane Dorian, students are embracing environmental responsibility as a way of life.

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7 months ago

August 7, 2025

Kendeno Knowles

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS – As summer winds down and students across Grand Bahama prepare to head back to class, Lucaya International School is already planting the seeds of change, quite literally.

At this school, sustainability isn’t just a subject, it’s a mindset. From pre-K through graduation, students are immersed in lessons about caring for their environment.

NIGEL KIRKBY – HEAD OF SECONDARY, LUCAYA INTL. SCHOOL
“We’ve had our Green Flag status for a few years now. It’s something we take seriously, with recycling bins around campus, efforts to cut out single-use plastics, and student-led Eco Clubs in both primary and secondary.”

That Green Flag designation represents years of work, from aluminum can drives to embracing solar energy, but the school’s hands-on approach goes even further.

One standout project: mangrove planting.

NIGEL KIRKBY – HEAD OF SECONDARY, LUCAYA INTL. SCHOOL
“We’ve grown our own mangroves and replanted them alongside partners like Waterkeepers and the Tarpon Trust. After Hurricane Dorian, students understand mangroves aren’t just trees, they’re protectors of our island.”

And the learning doesn’t stop there.

Lucaya recently hosted “Classroom Without Walls”, a two-day program that took students outside the classroom to learn about ocean conservation.

NIGEL KIRKBY – HEAD OF SECONDARY, LUCAYA INTL. SCHOOL
“We focused on ocean sustainability, watched David Attenborough’s Oceans documentary, and dove into project work. The students were fully engaged, they’re really starting to grasp the impact and their role in it.”

For these students, climate education isn’t a distant issue, it’s a personal mission. And at Lucaya International, it’s taking root in both the soil and their hearts.