Dart Realty (Cayman) Ltd. broke ground for the new Cayman International School at the Camana Bay development on Monday.
The school will become just one part of the multi-phase, multi-decade, master planned community that got under way earlier this year.
Mark VanDevelde chief operating officer and a of Dart Realty, said the company has always felt having a top-notch school is central to the success of a community’s development
‘Of the many inspirations for Camana Bay, creating something that will give back to and enhance the Cayman community is a priority,’ he said. ‘We are pleased to partner with the Cayman International School because we wanted to help them create a special place where the young-minds of Cayman will flourish.’
Slated to open in the 2006-07 school year, the new US$20 million-facility will provide approximately 57,000 square feet of floor space spread over a 13.2-acre campus.
The school will have an enrollment capacity of 240 students.
It will have an Elementary, Middle and High School that goes from Nursery to Grade 12, which will enable students to finish out their college-preparatory education without having to leave Grand Cayman.
Dart Realty’s managing director and CEO, Jim Lammers, said the school would offer top-notch facilities.
The school’s state-of-the-art facility will include a gym, tennis courts, a swimming pool, a football field, music rooms, a recording studio, a science lab, computer labs, more than 30 classrooms, and more.
‘We have every confidence that the new facility will allow the Cayman International School to provide an exceptional educational experience to its present and future students,’ Mr. Lammers said.
Greg Hedger, principal of the Cayman International School said the new school would be the best facility in which he had ever worked.
‘I’ve waited for this day to come for a long time,’ he said.
‘We take pride in providing quality educational experiences to students of varying background and in providing differentiated curriculum to meet student needs.
‘In addition, in congruence with our mission statement, CIS students are involved in a variety of service-learning experiences, including the jump-a-thon we did last year to raise funds for Tsunami victims, donations to the Cayman Islands Hurricane Relief Fund, time spent at the Pines Nursing Home, and a variety of other projects.’
Daniel Scinto, president of International School Services and Chairman of the Board at Cayman International School, Mr. Hedger said a school was not merely a building, however, and that it only prospered because of the people inside.
‘We believe we have an excellent Administrative and Teaching staff working toward bringing out the potential in all our students,’ he said. ‘We have a supportive community and a wonderful partnership with the Dart organization.
Cayman International School was founded in 2003, as a private, non-sectarian, coeducational school that replaced Faulkner Academy.
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