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School Calendar

Lighthouse operates on a January-to-December school year, being separated into three 12-week terms. Besides public holidays, school will be closed for 1 day per term for teacher planning.

2011 Calendar
Term 1
Dates: Monday 10 January – Thursday 31 March
Number of Days: 53
Public Holidays And Mid-term Planning Days (School is Closed):
Th 20 Jan - Thaipoosam Cavadee
T 1 Feb – Abolition of Slavery
Th 3 Feb – Chinese Spring Festival
M 21 Feb – Planning Day
W 2 Mar – Maha Shivaratree
Sat 12 Mar – National Day
F 1 Apr – Good Friday

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS – 2 WEEKS – 1 APR TO 17 APR

Term 2
Monday 18 April – Friday 15 July
Number of Days: 64
Sun 24 Apr – Easter
Sun 1 May – Labour Day
M 30 May – Planning Day

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS – 6 WEEKS – 16 JUL TO 28 AUG

Term 3
Dates: Monday 29 August – Friday 18 November
Number of Days: 53
Public Holidays And Mid-term Planning Days (School is Closed):
W 31 Aug – Eid-Ul-Fitr (tentative)
F 2 Sep - Ganesh Chaturthi
M 10 Oct – Planning Day
W 26 Oct - Divali
T 1 Nov – All Saints Day
W 2 Nov – Arrival of Indentured Labourers

Besides public holidays, there is one teacher’s planning day per term when the children do not come to school.

 

Our Typical Day

Children should arrive at the school between 8:00 a.m. and 8:20 a.m., for morning assembly to start at 8:30 a.m.

 

The school day is finished at 2:30 p.m, except on Wednesdays at 12:30.

 

The school day provides a healthy mix of classroom learning, hands-on activity, group and individual work and outside play and discovery. A typical day is as follows:

 

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.	Assembly for all grades. The students will receive a short lesson on the focus character trait the school is emphasising that term.
9:00 - 12:30 pm	After students have had a chance to greet and settle, they will focus on languages (including reading, grammar, writing, and spelling) and maths. A break for outside play and relaxation will happen during this period. On various days we study music (two times per week), physical education and art.
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 pm	Students will study a host of subjects under an integrated theme which may last 4 to 8 weeks: geography, history, sciences, arts, physical education and civics.
2:30pm	Dismissal

 

Directions

Lighthouse Primary School is located on the Coastal Road of Trou aux Biches. Please click here for directions and a map.

 

Admissions

All families are invited to apply to Lighthouse Primary School. After submitting an application form, a family is invited to meet the administration personally before the enrolment is mutually confirmed. The family and the administration decide together the best placement for the child, taking into consideration age, capability, mother tongue and any special needs.

 

Please contact lighthouse@intnet.mu if you are interested in applying.