Mauritius, Mauritius
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LBIS provides socio-emotional support through the Learning Support department in collaboration with school counsellors. The Student Support team includes school counsellors/psychologists and a Careers Guidance Counsellor. The Inclusion Team creates inclusive learning environments and develops ILPs to support students' academic and social development.
LBIS includes an Inclusion Team that supports students with medical challenges and/or learning needs. The team collaborates to create individual learning plans (ILPs) and provide instructional support. The Learning Support department works with these students to access the curriculum. LBIS also provides English as an additional language support within Student Support.
LBIS supports students who have English as an additional language. The Inclusion Team notes that the school supports learners in the early stages of acquiring English as an additional language.
LBIS provides mental wellbeing support through school counsellors/psychologists who are part of the Student Support team. The Learning Support department collaborates with counsellors to support socio-emotional needs. A School Nurse is available on campus. The pastoral care program is integrated with the curriculum to promote health, resilience and wellbeing.
LBIS is committed to providing a safe space for learning. Pastoral care and safeguarding are delivered by a team including the School Counselor, Careers Counselor, SEN and Life Skills Coordinator, the Nurse, the Health and Safety Officer and others. A Child Safety policy is published under School Policies.
Le Bocage International School in Mauritius offers an English-medium international education for learners aged 11 to 18. LBIS delivers an IB continuum, with the IB Middle Years Programme for Forms 1–5, the IB Diploma Programme for Forms 6–7, and the IB Career-related Programme, complemented by the Pearson BTEC curriculum. In Forms 4 and 5, students may also undertake the Cambridge IGCSE. The school, opened in 1990 and operated by PROGOS, serves over 800 students with a 9:1 student‑teacher ratio and an average class size around 20. LBIS is accredited by the Council of International Schools, the Middle States Association, and the Mauritian Ministry of Education. The campus on Mount Ory features more than forty teaching rooms, four science laboratories, computer rooms, art studios, Design & Technology facilities, a home economics lab, and a large library. A 2015 Performing Arts and Language Lab Block supports music, theatre, language learning, and recording.