Queen's College, the oldest private school in the Bahamas, operates as a grant-aided institution under the auspices of The Bahamas Conference of the Methodist Church. The school’s history began in 1870, when the Reverend Henry Bleby, Chairman of the Methodist Church of the Bahamas, proposed to the Methodist Missionary Society in London that a Methodist school be established here. On June 21st, 1887 the foundation stone of Victoria Hall, named in celebration of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, was laid on property purchased between Frederick and Charlotte Streets, and on January 13th, 1890, under the name Queen’s College, the school opened its doors. In 2018, we introduced a Reception Class, accepting students from the age of 2 1/2 years into our preschool. In September 2010, Queen's College introduced the '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' and 'The Leader In Me' from the FranklinCovey Company to its curriculum. In April 2019, Queen's College received its designation as a 'Lighthouse' school from the FranklinCovey Company. Queen's College is the first and only 'Lighthouse' school in the entire English speaking Caribbean.