School Details
- Ages: 2-14
- Student population: 240
- School type: Private
- Curriculum: American
- Religious Affiliation: Baptist, Christian
Good To Know
- Meals: Hot & Cold
- After-school care: Yes
- Learning support: Yes
- Homeschool support: No
- Inspection report grade: Good
- Sibling discount: Yes
About
First Baptist Christian School (FBCS) provides a student-centred American educational programme in a Christian environment.
They offer programmes for preschool, elementary and middle school education up to Grade 8. FBCS is a culturally diverse school with students from around 14 different countries across the world, with approximately 63% of their students being Caymanian. Their school seeks to help students become independent, resilient learners who set goals, monitor their progress and persist in challenging tasks in order to succeed. FBCS uses an American curriculum and follows the Virginia State Standards. Their strengths include their strong relationships, and caring, nurturing environment.
They are a supportive, encouraging, diverse school community, that demonstrates respect for self, others and God so that they can serve their families, school, community, churches and the global community.
"Preparing students in a Christ-centered environment to learn, serve, and lead in innovative and creative ways so that they can make meaningful contributions to the global community."
First Baptist Christian School's OES inspection: First Baptist Christian School - October 2023.
Hours
Monday-Friday 8.15am-2.45pm (children can be dropped from 7.30am)
After-School Programme: 3pm-5.30pm
Highlights
- ACSI Member school
- OES rating 'Good'
- Renaissance Learning partner school
- American curriculum
- 1:1 student-device ratio across the school
- Good range of clubs and activities
- Data driven school
- Broad and balanced curriculum
- Coding & Robotics classes in Technology
2024-25
Note: Application fee of CI$150
Sibling Discount: Sibling's fees CI$10,154 for KG–Grade 5 and CI$11,044 for Grade 6–8 (if paid annually).
Preschool
KDG to Grade 5
Grade 6th-8th
The annual fee includes a 3.5% discount. The termly fee includes a 1.5% discount. Ask about sibling discounts.
After-School Care: CI$190 per month full-time (4-5 days) and CI$150 part-time (1-3 days)
Meals: Hot lunches CI$7 daily through the Jump Start Cafe & Catering programme
Due Dates for Frees:
Annual fee is due September 1st
Termly fee is due September 1st, December 1st and March 1st
Monthly fee is due on or before the 5th of each month
Facilities
Gym, computer lab, 2:1 iPads, 1:1 laptops (Grades 3-8), library, music room, large sports field.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, cooking, drama, reading, soccer, spelling, track, basketball, STEM learning.