British School of Washington
| British International School of Washington | |
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2001 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20007 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′0.7″N 77°4′3.5″W / 38.916861°N 77.067639°WCoordinates: 38°55′0.7″N 77°4′3.5″W / 38.916861°N 77.067639°W |
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| School type | Private, for-profit |
| Established | 1998 |
| Headteacher | Ian Piper |
| Grades | Nursery to Year 13 |
| Age range | 2.5 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 502 |
| Accreditation | IB, Learning-Focused School |
The British International School of Washington (BISW), formerly known as British School of Washington (BSW), is a non-sectarian, co-educational college preparatory day school located in the Georgetown neighborhood in downtown Washington D.C.. BISW offers education for ages 3 to 18 (UK Nursery to Year 13/US Pre-K to Grade 12). The school was opened in September 1998 by Dr. Lesley Stagg. In 2013, BISW joined Nord Anglia Education, an international education provider with 42 international schools and over 34,000 students.The British International School of Washington relocated in 2008 to its current location in Georgetown. The school shares property with Georgetown University.
The British International School of Washington offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) for students in Years 12 and 13 (Grades 11 and 12), the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) in Years 10 and 11 (Grades 9 and 10) and the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC). The Primary School, which includes Nursery to Year 6 (Pre-K-Grade 5), offers the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), which is a curriculum for 3-12 year olds which is used by schools in more than 90 countries around the world, and adopts best practices from the British National Curriculum (England and Wales).
The British International School of Washington's current enrolment comprises approximately 500 students. There are over sixty nationalities represented at the school. The school serves Nursery School to Year 13 (Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12).
The vast majority of the BISW teachers are British and were educated in the United Kingdom. They all hold mainly UK degrees as well as teaching qualifications. Some teaching staff hold master's degrees. The school actively promotes the professional development of teaching staff through an ongoing program of training called Nord Anglia University carried out in the US, UK, and Europe to promote world-class learning practices through adapting and adopting examples of best educational practice from around the world. While the teaching staff are primarily British educated and teach the English curriculum, courses are designed to reflect a global perspective and the international nature of the student body.
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