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- English education in District
- British School students learn lesson of giving
$6,000 raised by British School of Houston students used to buy gifts for families
- 'Small fry' sizzles as smarty pants ESPN host
British School of Chicago student, Jason Krause is the newest addition to "NFL Countdown."
- Students Get International Experience At British School
Local News Station KPRC visited the British School of Houston and reported on the international experience at BSH.
- Global education gathering already in the works for '08
With about 150 people attending an inaugural international education conference in Charlotte last week, organizers are already planning next year's event because of the interest.
- British School prepares for move
British School of Washington moving to Upper Georgetown
- Private School for Pioneers
British education — with a five-figure tuition — plans a Lincoln Park location. Who's buying?
- Class of KidsPost
The 12 students in Chris Horton's Year 5 class at the British School of Washington are this week's class of KidsPost. (In the British school system, Year 5 is equivalent to fourth grade in the American system.) Here's what these kids told us about themselves
- School celebrates IB program accreditation
When the British School of Houston opens its doors for the fall semester next month, it will offer 11th grade and 12th-grade students an internationally recognized curriculum leading to an International Baccalaureate diploma.
- Bit of Britain key to school's philosophy
At a school tucked behind a strip mall in Ballantyne, 3-year-olds are studying the same reading and art lessons as their counterparts on the other side of the Atlantic.
- British school on 'Big Hill' is quite at home on U.S. turf
It was snack time in the Dancing Ducks room. Around a table, a dozen toddlers were learning to share, say "please" and "thank you," handle a cup of milk and pass the fruit around.
- Extract from World Business Chicago 2005
Michael Horton, the headmaster of the British School of Chicago, was featured in a magazine published by World Business Chicago http://www.worldbusinesschicago.com
- British American School: A new, and old, concept in the Ballantyne area
The British American School of Charlotte opened this fall. Ballantyne Magazine spoke with Headmaster Allan Strange.
- Parents share why they chose the British American School of Charlotte
I met recently with several parents who have children enrolled at BASC, and they were eager to share their experience about the school in the midst of its inaugural year. Immediately it was clear that they are pleased with the choice they made.
- Experiencing education with international flair
I recently saw a bumper sticker with the emblem of the Defense Language Institute, a Defense Department language school for military personnel and other government employees. Across the top was a line written in Arabic script, and below that, in English, "We speak Arabic so you won't have to." These words conjure up interesting images.
- But does the cafeteria serve bangers and mash?
Ben Nuzzo is an ambitious kid. He studies a lot, gets good grades, plays the piano, and even likes science. He is also a huge fan of the British invasion -- not pop music but pedagogy. For four years, Nuzzo has experienced a rare, royal treatment: Many of his friends are British, his teachers are British, and he studies the British National Curriculum.
- Charlotte getting British School
British Schools of America plans to open a campus in south Charlotte next fall. The Houston based private school group has leased the former All Saints Elementary School at 7000 Endhaven Lane - off Elm Lane near Interstate 485 - from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte.
- An English Invasion
They aren't learning to cook up potions just yet, but the students of the British School in Dedham are living one piece of a real-life Harry Potter novel. New this year, the school has divided students into four houses, which must compete for points to win a silver cup, and the prestige, at the end of the year.
- British School donates $7,500 to fund for widows and children
Next Monday, March 11, six months since the tragedies of Sept. 11, children of the British School of Boston, located in Dedham, will honor the victims of the tragedies of that day by donating the $7,500 they have raised to the Widows' and Children's Fund of the Uniformed Firefighter's Association (UFA) of Greater New York.
- British School of Chicago opens in Edgewater
Parents seeking the best education for their children now have a new choice: The British School of Chicago. Located in Edgewater in the building formerly occupied by St. Gregory's Elementary School at 1643 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, the school currently serves children from age 3 through year six (what Americans call Grade five). It opened last month with 25 students.
- British-Style schools come to the colonies
When Neha Rajpal had an assignment to design some money for her school she drew the Union Jack on one side and a replica of a $100 bill on the other. The idea made perfect sense, considering where she goes to classes each day. "It's the British School money, said the 6-year-old native of India.
- Calm and order
There are at least two things at the new British School of Houston that are sometimes hard to find in American schools - quiet and courtesy. There is no hum in the hallways, no buzz in the classrooms.
- The British Invasion
It was with typical British self-assurance and reserve that a little bit of Harrow and Eton come this fall to Boston's western suburbs. About 30 children were issued red, white and blue uniforms and politely took their places in the British School of Boston, founded by a U.K. company to sell a little of the famous "public school system" to expats and Americans.
- Choosy parents buy British
When a British education company opened a school for the children of expatriated in Washington D.C. three years ago, it planned to accommodate no more than about 25 students. Then the Americans found out about it. By the end of the first year, enrolment had almost tripled and half the children were American.
- British School follows on Rashi's Heels
A private school specializing in the British education system is opening here this fall after a sister school experienced rapid growth in Washington D.C.
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