Performing arts are so much more than what is seen on stage. They encourage self-expression and self-awareness, as well the development of empathy, confidence and cultural exploration. Our collaboration with Juilliard, the world-renowned performing arts school, combined with our outstanding dance, drama, and music programmes, inspires our students’ creativity, team-work and resilience.
The Juilliard School is recognised around the world as a leader in the performing arts; our exclusive collaboration with them harnesses their expertise and experience to create an arts programme that both inspires our students and sparks their passion to pursue their talents and interests.
From Reception/Pre-K through High School, BISB students participate in a wide range of age-appropriate clubs, enrichment activities, and competitions that motivate them to explore new areas, while also deepening their interests.
Although our after-school enrichment activities vary each term by age group, here’s a sampling.
While all BISB clubs allow students to explore their interests, by High School, these interests take on an even more essential role in guiding our students’ futures — equipping them with many useful experiences that can inform aspects of their university or future career decisions.
Through our High School Newspaper Club, for example, students enhance their skills not only in journalism but also in project management, marketing, research, and publishing.
For our youngest learners in our Early Childhood program (Nursery/Preschool and Reception/Pre-Kindergarten), our "Forest School" adventures are thrilling experiences centered around playful explorations of our campus’ beautiful, green woodland. Through many hands-on, outdoor activities that extend what students learn and do in class, your child will not only love playing in nature — they’ll also build confidence, creativity, and communication skills, laying a strong foundation for their future.
At British International School of Boston, we guide your child through experiences that enrich their understanding of their place in the world. Our online platform, Global Campus, plays a significant role. On Global Campus, your child can virtually connect with over 70,000 of their peers in the Nord Anglia family. Whether it’s virtually climbing Mount Kilimanjaro or creating intriguing work for creative writing, music, and visual arts competitions, our students exchange with others’ experiences.
Global Campus also hosts our Social Impact Program, focused on teaching the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This program equips BISB students with important frameworks for understanding how their local efforts connect to a larger understanding of an issue.
From Lower School, your child will discover how they can positively contribute to the communities around them. Woven throughout global aspects of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), we build your child’s character as a global citizen by expanding their knowledge and awareness of the world. Our youngest students begin to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through small habits, for example, such as using refillable water bottles. And by Middle School, our students participate in clubs like Model UN and Model G20, debating social issues on local and international scales.
Our other clubs contribute service through direct action. “Allies for Action” — our Middle and High Schoolers' social justice initiative — focuses on equity, diversity, and acceptance while contributing to a variety of service organizations. Meanwhile, students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme initiate, lead, or participate in “Creativity, Activity, Service” (CAS) projects.
On our campus of green surroundings, BISB students connect with their peers and teachers to create meaningful relationships. With this kind of supportive community, they build the confidence to go beyond what they know, pursuing more than they ever imagined possible.
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CULTIVATING PERSONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS
We teach students how to care for their well-being beginning in Lower School at BISB. Students take Personal and Social Education classes and increase their awareness around a variety of issues in local and global contexts. By Middle School, and continued throughout High School, our students have mentor teachers who they check-in with every morning, among a small group. Mentors provide guidance and support socially, emotionally, and personally, and they also lead activities that help students build their relationships, trust, independence, and confidence.
Additionally, BISB High Schoolers can build their leadership by acting as peer counselors to our Middle Schoolers, helping them to navigate the changes of adolescence. With the support of their mentors, our Middle Schoolers get more experienced at connecting with others and resolving conflicts peacefully; in turn, our High Schoolers build their empathy.