The British International School of Charlotte, formerly known as the "British American School" is a non-sectarian, co-educational college preparatory day school located in the Ballantyne neighborhood in south Charlotte, North Carolina. BISC offers education for ages 18 months to 18 years old. The school opened in September 2004 and was the fifth school opened in the United States by the British Schools of America. In 2013, BISC joined Nord Anglia Education, an international education provider with 66 international schools and over 50,000 students.
Curriculum
International Primary Curriculum (IPC)
The British International School of Charlotte offers Primary School from Nursery to Grade 5 under the International Primary Curriculum. The International Primary Curriculum is a thematic curriculum.
International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC)
BISC offers the International Middle-Years Curriculum which addresses the needs of Middle Years students in Grades 6 - 10. The IMYC is a curriculum for students covering science, literacy, geography, history, art, PE, technology and Information and communications technology. It is organized into thematic units of work, each lasting for six weeks. Each unit is structured into discrete subjects.
The International General Certificate of Secondary EducationIGCSE is an English language curriculum offered to BISC students to prepare them for the International Baccalaureate and A Level. The IGCSE was developed by University of Cambridge International Examinations. Students begin IGCSE studies at the beginning of Grade 10 Year 11 and take the test at the end of Grade 12 Year 13. The IGCSE is an international alternative to many popular national curricula. However, unlike many school-leaving qualifications in some countries, the IGCSE is not a group award or "certificate of education". It is a qualification based on individual subjects of study, which means that one receives an "IGCSE" qualification for each subject one takes. The IGCSE is predominantly exam-based, similar to Advanced Placement exams and SAT Subject Tests. The IGCSE prepares students for further academic study, progression to A Level, Cambridge Pre-U or the IB Diploma Programme by providing a study program covering subjects from a variety of areas, including Languages, Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Creative, Technical and Vocational. Age Range: 16-19 DP Core
The British International School of Charlotte is part of a group of more than 60 schools worldwide through Nord Anglia Education. The schools are located in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, India and China. As part of Nord Anglia Education, the British International School of Charlotte's students are eligible to participate in its collaborations with the Juilliard School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Teachers
The majority of the BISC staff are British and educated in the United Kingdom. They all hold UK degrees as well as teaching qualifications. Some teaching staff hold master's degrees.
Parent Company
British International School of Charlotte is owned by Nord Anglia Education.
Accreditations
The British International School of Charlotte is accredited by the International Primary Curriculum and is a member of the Council of British International Schools. It is in its second year as an International Baccalaureate Candidate School.
