The Tribune

By FAY SIMMONS

Tribune Business Reporter

jsimmons@tribunemedia.net

Audrius Barzdukas has been selected as the new head of school at Lyford Cay International School (LCIS). 

Mr Barzdukas most recently served for seven years as the head of school at the Poly Prep Country Day School (Nursery-Grade 12) in Brooklyn, New York. 

Prior to Poly Prep, he spent 13 years at the world-renowned Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California, consistently ranked as one of the top five private schools in the United States and the number one private school in California, where he spent several years as head of the upper school. 

He is known for his commitment to a holistic education, emphasising not only academic achievement but also each student’s artistic and athletic development. 

Mr Barzdukas’ selection follows an extensive and rigorous global principal search led by a search committee alongside Spencer Stuart, a world-leading executive search and advisory firm.

He expressed his excitement about joining the LCIS team and living in The Bahamas and noted that student’s achievements are obtained through a community effort to inspire and empower them.

He said: “I am excited about the opportunity to join the Lyford Cay International School community. If there is one thing I have learned over the course of my career working with Olympic athletes and some of the world’s highest-achieving students, it is that their achievements are made possible by aligned communities that inspire and empower them to fulfil their potential.

“LCIS is just such a community. And, of course, I am also excited about living in one of the most beautiful and welcoming places on Earth: The Bahamas!”