British School of Beijing

The British School of Beijing
北京英国学校
BSB Sanlitun in 2022
Address
Map
No. 5 Xiliujie, Sanlitun Road [Sanlitun]
No. 9 An Hua Street [Shunyi]

Beijing
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China
Information
School typeSchool for children of foreign personnel
Established10 September 2004 (2004-21-10)
FounderNord Anglia Education
StatusSanlitun Opened October 2003, Shunyi Opened 2005
PrincipalJohn Brett [Sanlitun], Jayne Needham [Shunyi][1]
Age18 months to 18 yrs
Number of pupilsMaximum Capacity 700[Sanlitun], 1500[Shunyi]
WebsiteThe British School of Beijing

The British School of Beijing (北京英国学校) is a private school for children of foreign personnel in Beijing, China.[2]

The company Nord Anglia Education operates two school campuses in Beijing: one in Shunyi and the other in Sanlitun, Chaoyang. The Shunyi campus took pupils from 18 months through to 18 years of age, and the Sanlitun campus is for students from the ages of 2 to 11.[3][4]

History

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The school was founded in 2003.[5] It was originally intended to open in September 2004, but it actually opened on 29 March 2004.[6]

Originally both Nord Anglia campuses in Beijing, Shunyi and Sanlitun, were operated as a single school, The British School of Beijing. In 2013 they were administratively made into separate institutions.[5]

BSB, as of 2013, sends teachers to rural China to help area Chinese students, and teachers from rural China go to BSB to get assistance. The Chinese central government had selected BSB for this role.[7]

Curriculum

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Students in the primary levels study Mandarin Chinese and may choose to take a second foreign language. Secondary students must study Mandarin and another foreign language.[8]

BSB Shunyi

The school offers a German Primary Programme for German-speaking primary school students in Klasse 1 to 4 to study core subjects in German, following the Thuringia Curriculum, while integrating into the English National Curriculum with non-core subjects and a variety of whole school activities.[9]

Student body

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As of 2011 the whole BSB school had 1,150 students from 50 countries. Many of the parents work for embassies or multinational corporations. The British made up the largest group of students at BSB, about 25% of the total. The mainland European nationalities together totaled 30%, and the third-largest grouping originated from North America.[8]

As of 2016, BSB Shunyi's maximum capacity is 1,500 students and students came from over 60 nationalities, including British, German, American, South Korean and Hong Kong.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mina Yan (18 April 2022). "A Well-Rounded Leader for a Well-Rounded School: BSB Shunyi's Principal Jayne Needham". Beijing Kids.
  2. ^ "教育部公布经批准设立的外籍人员子女学校名单 List of approved schools for children of foreign personnel published by the Ministry of Education". 中华人民共和国教育部教育涉外监管信息网 Foreign Education Supervision Information Web of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Find Us". nordangliaeducation.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Contact". nordangliaeducation.com.
  5. ^ a b "INSPECTION REPORT ON THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF BEIJING, SHUNYI" (Archive). Council of British International Schools (COBIS) Independent Schools Inspectorate. 2014. p. 1 (pdf 6/19). Retrieved on 2 October 2015.
  6. ^ "The pupils' republic." South China Morning Post. Sunday 11 April 2004. Retrieved on 20 October 2015.
  7. ^ Stefonek, Jonathan. "Passion for teaching English-style grows in Beijing suburbs" (Archive). China Daily. 7 October 2012. Retrieved on 2 October 2015.
  8. ^ a b Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to China: schools" (Archive). The Telegraph. 27 April 2011. Retrieved on 1 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Deutsche Schulen in China" (Archive). Vertretungen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in der Volksrepublik China. Retrieved on 1 October 2015.
  10. ^ "2016 School Choice Guide Focus: The British School of Beijing, Shunyi (BSB)". beijingkids. 7 January 2016.

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