British School of Washington D.C.
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British School of Washington D.C. is an international school located in Washington D.C. teaching the British curriculum in the United States of America.
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[edit] Curriculum
The British School of Washington D.C. functions under the British curriculum in the United States of America. Students are divided into four Key Stages of their education, which last for relatively three to four years. At the end of each stage they are subject to a standardised test taken in conjunction with the United Kingdom. The Key Stage program finishes in tenth grade with the final tests of the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and graduate secondary school within the boundaries of the IB Diploma.
[edit] Teachers
Teachers at The British School of Washington D.C. range between the ages of 25 and 50. All teachers are either British or have been educated within British Universities.
[edit] Classes
Classes are of a relative size between 15 and 20 students with a student to teacher ration of 6:1. The school offers classes in:
- Art and Design
- Design Technology
- English Language and Literature
- French
- Spanish
- Latin
- German
- Drama
- Film
- History
- Geography
- Music
- Physical Education
- Personal Social Health and Sciences
- Physics
- Biology
- Chemistry
[edit] Nationalities
The British School of Washington is host to over fifty different nationalities of students including: American, English, Dutch, Malawian, Australian, and Egyptian.
[edit] Sports
The British School of Washington has very limited sports facilities, though it does play host to a Basketball and Lacrosse team. A senior-student run dance team has been established, which acts as an impromptu cheerleader squad at basketball games.
[edit] The New Building
The British School of Washington has recently finalized the negotiations on a 75,000 sq ft establishment at 2001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW. The school stated that it had "Outgrown" it's current facilities and can no longer support the amount of students that attend the school. The move will commence during January 2008 letting the current class of IB Students graduate.
