The British International School of Washington (BISW) is a

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, nonsectarian, co-educational British school located in the Georgetown neighborhood near the border of the Georgetown and

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neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. BISW educates pupils between the ages of 2 and 18 (UK Pre-Nursery – Year 13 , US Pre-K2 – Grade 12). BISW was originally founded in September 1998 by Dr. Lesley Stagg. In 2013, BISW joined

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, an international education provider owned by the

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. As of 2019, Nord Anglia operated 66 international schools in 30 countries with over 61,000 students. BISW leases property from Georgetown University, yet GU's Green Building (the physical BISW school building) was purchased in 2009 by the entity that is now HUB Properties Trust.

Curriculum

The Primary School, which includes pre-nursery to year 6 (pre-K-grade 5), offers the

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(IPC), a curriculum for 2-12 year olds from the British

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(England and Wales). The British International School of Washington offers the

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(IBDP) for students in years 12 and 13 (US grades 11 and 12), the

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(IGCSE) in Years 10 and 11 (US Grades 9 and 10) and the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC). IGCSE and IB students take external examinations at the end of years 11 and 13.

Affiliation and associations

The British School claims accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on International Education (CIE). BISW is also accredited to offer the

(IDBP) and accredited by Fieldwork Education as a Learning-Focused School. The school is a member of the

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(NAIS), the

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(ECIS), the

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(COBIS), the Council for International Schools in the Americas (CISTA), and the British American Business Association (BABA).

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Nord Anglia Education

Curriculum

Affiliation and associations

See also

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