4. Codrington School
Address: St. John BB20008 Barbados
Tel: 246 4232570
Opened in 1917, the school actually shut for a period and was re-opened in 2002. It has an excellent reputation with a liberal, progressive curriculum and international children studying here and attending university around the world.
The academic year runs from September to July and it is an IB World School, authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and the Diploma Programme (DP). Instruction is in English with additional Spanish classes from age seven. In the upper levels children may opt to do both French or Spanish.
There are a range of extracurriculars including art club, chess, choir, cricket, drama, fencing, music, karate, rugby, scuba diving, soccer, surfing, and tennis. All children through the age of thirteen have swimming lessons as part of the regular curriculum. The school is accredited with CoIS and ECIS.