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Lincoln Community School is a private school in Accra, Ghana, West Africa established in 1968. It is a non-profit, college-preparatory, international school serving the expatriate population associated with the various embassies, foreign service agencies, non-governmental organizations, United Nations organizations, and international businesses. The school also have a large number of students whose parents are Ghanaian nationals. English is the language of instruction and classes are offered from pre-school through grade 12. The school year is divided into 2 semesters (August - December & January – June) and additionally into quarterly assessment periods. The curriculum is international and multicultural with an emphasis on inquiry and problem solving. It is designed to be appropriately challenging, and to allow a smooth transition into other international schools. The school is authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) to offer the three levels of the International Baccalaureate Programs to guide the curriculum: the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) offered to pre-school to Grade 5, the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) offtered to Grade 6 to Grade 10 and the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) which is a curriculum for Grades 11 to 12. Special classes in art, music, physical education, theater, technology and French are also offered. School facilities include air-conditioned, 63 classrooms including three art rooms, four science labs, three technology labs, two music rooms, a visual and performing arts center, junior and senior school libraries, an early childhood center, a world language center and office space for guidance and administration. Sports facilities include a multipurpose hall, playground, a multipurpose court, a climbing wall, 2 fields and a swimming pool, a large gymnasium, a stage, and dressing room facilities. Playground space includes 2 grassy playing fields with recreational apparatus and a large playground with a multipurpose court. The library has 35,000 volumes plus multi-media equipment while internet is available to all students, as well as to all teaching and administrative staff with 2 mbps upload and download speeds. Lincoln Community School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA), and is a member of both the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA).