British International School of Chicago Lincoln Park

Last updated

British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park
British International School of Chicago Lincoln Park logo.png
Location
British International School of Chicago Lincoln Park
814 & 821 W. Eastman Street

Chicago
,
Illinois
60642

United States
Coordinates 41°54′27″N87°38′55″W / 41.9076°N 87.6487°W / 41.9076; -87.6487
Information
School typePreschool and Primary School
Established2001
PrincipalMike Henderson
GradesPre-Nursery to Year 6 (5th Grade)
Age range15 months to 11 years
Campus typeUrban
Houses4 (Blackhawk, Dayton, Eastman, Halsted)
AccreditationIPC, IEYC, IB, CIS
Website http://www.bischicagolp.org

The British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park (BISC Lincoln Park) is a private international school in Chicago, Illinois, serving students aged 15 months to 11 years (pre-nursery through Year 6). It is located in the Clybourn Corridor. [1] In September 2001, BISC Lincoln Park was the fourth school to be opened in the United States by the British Schools of America and the first campus to open in the Midwest. [2] The school is organized into three stages: Early Years Foundation Stage (ages 15 months to 5 years), [3] Key Stage 1 (ages 5 to 7), [4] [5] and Key Stage 2 (ages 7 to 11). [6]

Contents

History

Originally called the British School of Chicago, the school opened in 2001 in the Edgewater Community Area, near the Manor House in Bryn Mawr Historic District, intending to offer parents an alternative to the public school model. [7] In 2008, the school relocated to a newly constructed building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. In 2006, the school was acquired by Nord Anglia Education. [8]

Campus

The five-story, 75,000 square foot British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park campus BISC Lincoln Park Campus Exterior.png
The five-story, 75,000 square foot British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park campus

The 75,000 square foot, five-story campus [9] was designed for an enrollment of up to 650 students and a 70-person staff. [10] The campus features an architectural framework of columns and beams, a curving exterior, prominently placed bay windows, and a high-ceiling gym on the upper floors. The building features more than 40 learning spaces, including an indoor and outdoor physical development space, robotics and science labs, a maker space, dance studio, a library and a STEM corridor meant to bridge different areas of learning. [11]

Curriculum

The British International School of Chicago bases its global education learning goals on the International Primary Curriculum, [12] as well as the National Curriculum. The school teaches art, entrepreneurship and innovation, information and computing technology, literacy, math, foreign languages, music, physical education, health, and science. [13] In particular, the school emphasizes the benefits of a STEAM program, [14] including a program centred on the subjects developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [15] the program is part of the Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Program, and operates its own music school, and participates in the Nord Anglia Education global campus program.

Global initiatives & Collaborations

Juilliard Nord-Anglia Performing Arts Program

BISC Lincoln Park student participating in the Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Program. BISC Lincoln Park Juilliard 1.jpg
BISC Lincoln Park student participating in the Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Program.

In February 2015, Nord Anglia Education and The Juilliard School selected British International School of Chicago as one of ten Nord Anglia schools to pilot the launch of the Juilliard Nord Anglia-Performing Arts Program. [16] The campus officially implemented the program in the fall term of 2015. Since then, BISC Lincoln Park students have received visits and performed for Juilliard President Dr. Joseph W. Polisi and Grammy-award winning artist Itzhak Perlman. [17] The learning-model program is built around the key works of music, dance, and drama, with special visits and workshops led by Juilliard alumni.

The 2016 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards festival showcased a Silver Dolphin-winning short film featuring Juilliard alumni, Peter and Will Anderson, workshopping and performing with students at BISC Lincoln Park's campus. [18]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology collaboration

British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park collaborates with Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT News article.png
British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park collaborates with Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In early summer of 2016, British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park announced it would become one of the 13 inaugural Nord Anglia Education schools to collaborate with MIT to enhance science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) teaching and learning for K-12 students. [19] Launched in September 2016, the program includes developing a series of in-school challenges for students that focus on the juncture between the five STEAM disciplines. [20]

Awards & accreditation

Awards

In 2006, the school won the British Consul General Award from the British American Business Council for advancing relations between the U.K. and the U.S. as well as increasing the company's international exposure. [21]

Accreditation

The school is accredited by the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS). [22] [ obsolete source ] In 2010, the private school was the fourth only in the world to achieve the "mastering" level in all areas in delivering the IPC.

References

  1. ↑ "Private schools are popping up around town". Crain's Chicago Business. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Private School Chicago | British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park". www.nordangliaeducation.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Early Years Curriculum | BISC Lincoln Park". www.nordangliaeducation.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Curriculum - Globeducate British International Schools". www.britishinternationalschool.com. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. ↑ AmericaEducators (9 January 2023). "School of Chicago Lincoln Park, Admission, Boarding schools in Chi" . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  6. ↑ AmericaEducators (9 January 2023). "School of Chicago Lincoln Park, Admission, Boarding schools in Chi" . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Top Private Schools in Chicago and the Suburbs". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Keeling, Anne (29 June 2015). "Nord Anglia Education finalises the acquisition of six more schools". Relocate Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Epstein". www.epsteinglobal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "British School of Chicago Traffic Impact Studies - KLOA, Inc. | Kenig, Lindgren, O'Hara, Aboona, Inc". www.kloainc.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park Exhibits New 'STEMs' at the Midwest's Premier Flower Show". www.ktvn.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  12. ↑ Ltd, Fieldwork Education. "Home | The International Primary Curriculum". www.greatlearning.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Gazette Chicago » Local communities offer excellent schools, educational choices". www.gazettechicago.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  14. ↑ Maeda, John. "STEM to STEAM: Art in K-12 Is Key to Building a Strong Economy". Edutopia. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park Collaborates With MIT". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "The Juilliard School and Nord Anglia Education Announce Global Collaboration | The Juilliard School". www.juilliard.edu. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Itzhak Perlman Will Lead the Juilliard Orchestra at their Harris Theater Debut". www.newson6.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  18. ↑ "Cannes Awards Selects British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park Video as 2016 Festival Winner" (Press release).
  19. ↑ "British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park Collaborates With MIT". Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  20. ↑ Park, British International School of Chicago, Lincoln. "British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park Collaborates With MIT". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 8 July 2016.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ↑ "News – British American Business Council Chicago". www.babcc.org. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  22. ↑ "Home | The International Primary Curriculum". 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.