Join us for our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Open House at the British International School of Washington (BISW) in Georgetown on October 14th! Experience our world-class Early Years programs serving students aged 2-5 years and explore our exceptional school in the heart of Georgetown. We warmly invite parents and their children to join us. Read on for event details and registration information.
Please join us for our Open House on Friday, March 16. This is a great opportunity for interested families to learn more about life as a member of the BISW family!
For World Children’s Day on 20 November, students around the world came together to raise their voice on the importance of children’s rights. Find out why Nord Anglia Education schools are empowering students to become global citizens.
Celebrate World Children's Day with British International School of Washington by joining our students to raise awareness and take action to support the rights of the child and the Global Goals.
Deciding what is the right age for your child to begin using technology can vary for every child and family. Craig Brown, Head of Learning Technologies at the British International School, Budapest, gives some advice on what parents should consider before giving their child a tablet.
As parents, we encourage our children to reach high. As a lifelong educator, I help learners reach academic, university, and career goals. Personal and professional experiences show clear advantages when school and home work closely together. In addition, research repeatedly validates the immense benefit of parent involvement, as reported by prominent institutions such as University of Leicester and Harvard.
BISW students have once again achieved strong results in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Our average score of 34.5 is 15% higher than the IB global average, widening the gap between ourselves and other IB schools around the world.
On June 28, at the British Embassy, Ambassador and Lady Darroch presented our secondary students Zahra and Phillip the Branch NE Rowe Educational Scholarship awarded by the Royal Aeronautical Society.
In June, BISW attended a side event at the United Nations Oceans Conference to discuss the role of youth in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Students ages 10-24 focused on Goal #14 to improve the health of marine life and the ocean.
Please find below important and useful information for your travel to the USA. We hope you can have everything you need handy upon your arrival to Washington D.C
Jim Plunkett-Cole will visit BISW as part of his 20,000 mile educational run-challenge adventure across America to tackle sedentary lifestyles and the global obesity epidemic in children and adults.
In an era of fast technological change, education should not only engage students, but also support the development of a number of transferrable skills that are increasingly in demand across many industries.
Following three months of hard work, visiting different hangars, learning about different engines and parts, Build-A-Plane club welcomed their vintage project plane and officially launched on Dec. 14th, 2016.
“Free Hugs Guy” Ken Nwadike Jr. Visits British International School of Washington on Election Day to Inspire Students with Messages of Love, Respect, and Inclusiveness
BISW has joined forces with aeronautical nonprofit Build A Plane to create the after-school activity of the year – assembling an actual, life-size airplane, Cessna 172 – four-seats aircraft. This hands-on project will support BISW’s upcoming collaboration with Massachusetts Institution of Technology (MIT), aiming to enhance learning in science, technology, engineering, visual arts and mathematics (STEAM),