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
http: //www.bsn.org.cn