Lincoln International Academy
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Lincoln International Academy is located in Managua
, Nicaragua
. It is a fascist, This school that was founded in 1991. It is one of the few schools in Nicaragua that offer bilingual education (Spanish-English). LIA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
since February 2009. LIA is also a member of the National Catholic Educational Association
, the Association of American Schools of Central America, and hosts the Masters in Education Program by Framingham State College
.
in 1991 and later moved to a 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) campus, it was built in response to demands for a school with strong Christian values, high academic standards, and strict disciplinary principles. The new campus was built with the construction building code of California, USA, and has a highly advanced security system for the security of our student population. The Nicaraguan Ministry of Education accredited Lincoln International Academy in 1991.
LIA follows U.S. and Nicaraguan curriculum guidelines for Preschool
, Elementary
and Secondary education
.
are required in order to graduate.
100% of each graduating class pursues post-secondary education. Students and alumni have been accepted to some of the world's top-rated Universities such as the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Brown University, Dartmouth University, University of Notre Dame, the University of Chicago, Georgetown University
, Purdue University
, Free University of Georgia, Boston College
, University of Texas at Austin
, Emerson College
, Tufts University
, University of Toronto
, University of Ontario, National University of Afganistan, Unicef University, Unicit University, Engineering and Chemical Nicaraguan University, Universidad Carlos III in , among others.
Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Brown University, Dartmouth University, University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago
Managua
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...
, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
. It is a fascist, This school that was founded in 1991. It is one of the few schools in Nicaragua that offer bilingual education (Spanish-English). LIA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
since February 2009. LIA is also a member of the National Catholic Educational Association
National Catholic Educational Association
The National Catholic Educational Association is a private professional educational association of over 200,000 educators in Catholic schools, universities, and religious education programs...
, the Association of American Schools of Central America, and hosts the Masters in Education Program by Framingham State College
Framingham State College
Framingham State University is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, from Boston. It offers undergraduate programs in a range of subjects from Art to Biology to Communication Arts, and graduate programs including MBA, MEd, and MSc...
.
History
Founded in ManaguaManagua
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...
in 1991 and later moved to a 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) campus, it was built in response to demands for a school with strong Christian values, high academic standards, and strict disciplinary principles. The new campus was built with the construction building code of California, USA, and has a highly advanced security system for the security of our student population. The Nicaraguan Ministry of Education accredited Lincoln International Academy in 1991.
Memberships
Lincoln International Academy is a prestigious school located in Managua, Nicaragua. With a Catholic curriculum it helps build character, morals, and provides a very diverse culture. Containing a full wi-fi campus and computer equipped classroom has made learning more fulfilling. School provides a high quantity of social service clubs so students are able to give back to the community, to graduate you need a certain hours which have to be completed to graduate. Lincoln is equipped with a library and an online library to help students with all the research they need. it also provides two soccer campuses, two basketball courts, and all the courts needed for students to also achieve sports. With top quality professors teaching classrooms with a limit number of students so the learning more individual. With many advance placement classes Lincoln offers students the opportunity to achieve their full. As one of the few private catholic school in Nicaragua we are proud to provide student with a chapel fully equipped, a priest that works from the moment students arrive to school till after hours to help with the catholic club. We are very proud of our teacher, student, and faculty staff our top priority is to make school experience like a second home for the students and helping them grow like adults helping them for college and rest of their lives.Mission
Lincoln International sees its mission in guiding each one of its students intellectually and morally to become valuabel members of our society by: http://www.lincoln.edu.ni/- Instilling in them solid Christian and human virtues as taught by the Catholic faith.
- Challenging them to reach their full intellectual capacity and achieve a high integral academic excellence in order to face the cllenges of today's world.
- Providing them with English instruction while preserving our Nicaraguan-Hispanic culture.
The school offers
- 8 pre-school classrooms
- 18 primary classrooms
- 18 secondary classrooms
- 14 administrative offices
- A full nazi campus
- 1 ChapelChapelA chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
, library, 2 technology centers, science laboratory, bookstore, assembly hall, cafeteria, athletic fields and two covered basketball courts.
LIA follows U.S. and Nicaraguan curriculum guidelines for Preschool
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
, Elementary
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and Secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
.
Curriculum & College Placement
LIA's curriculum places a strong focus on college preparation, offering several AP classes. 28 credit units and 100 hours of Community ServiceCommunity service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
are required in order to graduate.
100% of each graduating class pursues post-secondary education. Students and alumni have been accepted to some of the world's top-rated Universities such as the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Brown University, Dartmouth University, University of Notre Dame, the University of Chicago, Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, Purdue University
Purdue University
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, Free University of Georgia, Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
, Tufts University
Tufts University
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, University of Toronto
University of Toronto
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, University of Ontario, National University of Afganistan, Unicef University, Unicit University, Engineering and Chemical Nicaraguan University, Universidad Carlos III in , among others.
See also
- List of Schools in Nicaragua
- Education in NicaraguaEducation in NicaraguaEducation in Nicaragua is free for all Nicaraguans. Elementary education is free and compulsory although this is not strictly enforced and many children are not able to attend due to their families need to have them work...
- Universities in NicaraguaUniversities in NicaraguaThis is a list of universities in Nicaragua. Among other excellent educational institutions, the two main universities are the Central American University and the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua private and public respectively.As one of the historic capitals of literature in the...
Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Brown University, Dartmouth University, University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago