LOCKERBIE LEARNING
Underpinning life at Lockerbie College are a set of attributes and values, which the school strives to develop in its students. These qualities are firmly embedded in what we call, “Lockerbie Learning”, and are considered core factors within the ‘hidden curriculum’.
Young people are just as likely to learn outside the classroom as in it.
Great learning, however, is a social activity, occurring when students interact positively with peers and especially with dynamic teachers who express interest in what they have to say.
Once students find their voice within a safe space, they freely embrace new ideas that drive personal growth and develop positive habits.
Many of our students secure places at top universities through academic achievement, yet they tell us that it is their transferable skills and how they have developed as people that they credit for having best prepared them for the world after school.
PRIMARY LEVEL
Students in our Junior School, aged between 8 and 11, follow the Barbados National Curriculum and Barbadian nationals are prepared for the Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (BSSEE). However, Lockerbie College matrices aspects of the International Primary Curriculum and the Cambridge International Primary Curriculum so that our students experience a broader world view closer to that of British or North American students.
In 2018, 100% of our Upper 6th Formers were accepted into the university of their first or second choice.
Lockerbie College provides several educational options, including: the Barbados National Curriculum, US and Canadian state school curricula; support for a number of online programmes; the International Baccalaureate (country specific) and Cambridge International Assessment Education. The educational journey for each student is constructed based upon individual needs, proficiency, ability and goals. Lockerbie College provides diverse yet seamless education from the Junior level through to University entry.
PROFICIENCY LEVELS
When students transfer to Lockerbie College, our detailed admissions process looks analytically at each student’s proficiency levels across each subject. It is from those levels that we start building meaningful competency through offering academic support to ensure there are no loopholes remaining Just as houses built on sand will fall, new knowledge placed on patchy understanding or incomplete competencies, will never allow students to be in a position where they can excel. Academic results and a student’s sense of achievement and self-worth are closely intertwined. In raising one, the other follows.
CHALLENGING THE GIFTED AND TALENTED
A Lockerbie learner is confident in working with information and ideas – their own and those of others. Lockerbie learners are resilient, secure in their knowledge, unwilling to take things for granted and ready to take intellectual risks. They are keen to explore and evaluate ideas and arguments in a structured, critical and analytical way. They are able to communicate and defend views and opinions as well as respect those of others.
Responsible for themselves, responsive to and respectful of others, Lockerbie learners take ownership of their learning, set targets and insist on intellectual integrity. They are collaborative and supportive. They understand that their actions have an impact on others and on the environment. They appreciate the importance of culture, context and community.
Reflective as learners, developing their ability to learn, Lockerbie learners understand themselves as learners and are concerned with the processes as well as the products of their learning. They develop awareness and strategies to be lifelong learners.
Innovative and equipped for new and future challenges, Lockerbie learners welcome new challenges and meet them resourcefully, creatively and imaginatively. They are capable of applying their knowledge and understanding how to solve new and unfamiliar problems. They can adapt flexibly to new situations requiring new ways of thinking.
Engaged intellectually and socially, ready to make a difference, Lockerbie learners are alive with curiosity, embody a spirit of enquiry and want to dig more deeply. They are keen to learn new skills and are receptive to new ideas. They work well independently but also with others. They are equipped to participate constructively in society and the economy – locally, nationally and globally.