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Music may not give you the qualifications to become a doctor, scientist, or lawyer, but it equips you with the mental agility to succeed in all specialisms.

For students to truly flourish, they must learn how to overcome hurdles put in their path.

It is the time of the year when some programming enthusiasts take part in a 3h long international competition in programming. The Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) is a fun challenge for students with an interest in programming.

The English department mission statement is: Find your Voice, speak your truth, and today we saw what happens when young people find their voice.

It is important to learn to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Year 9 Artists started by examining the face, trying to draw the features in proportion, then studying the shape. Once we had the shape accurate, we tried to build up a full range of tone, this helps the face look more 3D.

Have you heard the term food forest? It is a low maintenance perennial garden that mimics natural forest with a variety of plants growing at different levels.

Nord Anglia’s global ‘Outstanding Teachers Outstanding Schools’ recruitment event goes live

Singing nursery rhymes and songs to young children help develop their language and communication skills.

This week, the Primary section of BISB has been going full-STEAM ahead with the first of our MIT challenges! This year’s challenges, set specifically for Nord Anglia students by experts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, are all about Extreme Weather.

On Friday 5th of November, we held a Clothing Swap at school. A clothing swap is an opportunity for students and staff to clean out their wardrobes, bring in their old clothes and exchange them for something new.

This week we saw the continuation of our CAS clubs. It was amazing to see all of our students working so hard to engage in and learn new skills. We had students outside in the sun playing chess, students trying to make a change in school to improve students’ lives and students learning how to play instruments.

In history Year 11 students have been learning about the control that the USSR had over Eastern Europe.

On Thursday 16th September, the Year 5 and 6 pupils came together in the playground, to take part in this year’s House Captain elections.

CAS Years 7 to 11 kicked off with a start on the 9th of September with students going to their first activity. We had Zumba to biking to history club to drawing and more. Each fortnight we will bring you some information about some of the clubs that we are running.

This week brought very good news for students from Year 7 to Year 11. All of those who passed their French DELF exams last academic year had their results and they all passed with astonishingly good grades. Congratulations to them and all the efforts they put in this!

Our students achieve more than they may have thought possible. We believe there is no limit to what students can achieve socially, personally and academically. This year, our students’ academic results reflect our shared commitment to excellence in this area.