- Ishahayi Beach, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos
Our History
From one woman’s vision at Ishahayi Beach to nearly three decades of shining light.
Since 1997
A Story of Faith, Vision and Light
Every great school begins with a person who refuses to accept that some children deserve less. Ours began with a missionary who looked at the children of a beach village and saw engineers, doctors and leaders waiting to be raised.
1997
The Light Is Lit
Missionary Lady Evangelist Dorcas Salami founds The Light Schools with a single motive: to bring the best education, at an affordable rate, to the underprivileged children of Ishahayi Beach village, Ojo, Lagos and beyond. Classes begin humbly, but the conviction behind them is anything but humble.
2005
A Partnership Across Oceans
Lady Evangelist Salami meets expatriate Mrs. Andrea Barton, who establishes the Ishahayi Beach School Foundation (IBSF) — today operating as the Shining Light School Foundation. Through the foundation, the school finds the support to sail in progress and continuity, and The Light Schools grows into Shining Light Schools.
Today
A Dream Come True
Nearly three decades on, the dream stands tall: 255 students currently enrolled, 3,000+ alumni, 500+ success stories and 80 structures. Our graduates have become engineers, medical practitioners and business people. Our classrooms welcome learners from Ghana, Togo, Benin Republic and the Philippines — living proof that light, once lit, travels far.
“The best education should not be a privilege of the few — it is the right of every child.”
— The founding conviction of Lady Evangelist Dorcas Salami
The Story Continues — With Your Child
Meet the people carrying the vision forward, or become part of the next chapter.