British School, Nanjing
The British School of Nanjing (or "BSN" for short) is a British
Curriculum international school serving the expatriate community in
Nanjing for children aged 2 to 11 years (Pre-Nursery to Year 6). The
school has 90 students from 17 nationalities and six continents. From
2009 BSN is expanding to include middle school grade levels.
Located in Jiangning District, the British School of Nanjing is 25
minutes from the Xinjiekou city centre and close to many villa
compounds. Situated on the banks of Baijia Lake, the school is in
a beautiful, safe and tranquil learning environment. BSN is governed by
the British Schools Group, a non-profit organisation that aims to
promote quality British-style education world-wide, and locally, among
its network of schools in Beijing, Guangzhou, Moscow, and Kuala Lumpur.
BSN is a member of The East Asian Association of British International
Schools (EAABIS), and is registered with the Qualifications and
Curriculum Authority in the UK (ISN: 1880018).
CURRICULUM
The British School of Nanjing follows the English National
Curriculum as developed by the British Government. It is a
standardised and internationally recognized programme, allowing
students the opportunity to transfer to most education systems
around the world with ease.
All children are taught with children of the same age in a
differenciated and individual-focused programme allowing students to
work at their ability level, encouraging outstanding performance.
Subjects include all core and non-core subjects in-line with
international UK standards.
STAFF
The school recruits class teachers with outstanding professional
credentials from the UK. On average, BSN teachers have more than 10
years relevant experience delivering the British National
Curriculum.
Each class teacher is supported by a teaching
assistant, and in primary year levels the assistants are all native
English speakers.
The school has a teacher-student ratio of
approximately 1: 4, which insures every student receives individual
attention.
FACILITIES
With lakeside views and a quiet environment, the school is ideally
located for learning. Facilities include library, music room, ICT
(computer) lab, multi-purpose hall, football pitch, basketball
court, neighbouring indoor swimming pool and tennis courts.
Every classroom contains state of the art teaching
equipment including modern interactive whiteboard teaching
technologies.
SCHOOL YEAR AND SCHOOL DAY
The school year runs from August til June with 190 schooling days.
There are 3 terms per year with long breaks over Christmas/New Year,
Chinese New Year, and Summer Holidays. The school day begins at
8.15am and finishes at 3.30 with after school activities running
until 4.30pm twice per week.
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
The school's prime motivation is to provide a nurturing
environment where students can fulfill the full extent of their
abilities. Our students are given access to elite international
institutions, and are provided with every opportunity to develop the
pastoral skills to take their place in society as confident,
thoughtful and responsible citizens.
School Summary:
Founded 2007
95 Students, aged 2 - 12
UK National Curriculum
35 staff (21 expatriate)
The British School of Nanjing
Address:
#9 Jiahu Dong Lu, Jiangning District,
Nanjing, 211100
P.R. China
Tel: (025) 5210 8987
Fax: (025) 5210 2385
Email: info@bsn.org.cn
www.bsn.org.cn
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