British International School of Chicago Lincoln Park

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British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park
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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 located in the Lincoln Park neighbourhood of Chicago, Illinois. Established in 2001, the school serves students from pre-nursery through Year 6 (5th grade). [1] [2] [3] [4] It offers a curriculum based on the International Primary Curriculum and the National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). [5] The school has been operated by Nord Anglia Education since 2006.

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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. [6] It 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. [7] In 2006, the school was acquired by Nord Anglia Education. [8] In 2008, the school relocated to a newly constructed building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Curriculum

The British International School of Chicago bases its global education learning goals on the International Primary Curriculum, [5] 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. [9] In particular, the school emphasizes the benefits of a STEAM program, [10] including a program centered on the subjects developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [11] The school participates in Nord Anglia Education’s global programs, including the Juilliard–Nord Anglia Performing Arts Program.

References

  1. ↑ "Early Years Curriculum | BISC Lincoln Park". www.nordangliaeducation.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Curriculum - Globeducate British International Schools". www.britishinternationalschool.com. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. ↑ AmericaEducators (9 January 2023). "School of Chicago Lincoln Park, Admission, Boarding schools in Chi" . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. ↑ AmericaEducators (9 January 2023). "School of Chicago Lincoln Park, Admission, Boarding schools in Chi" . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Ltd, Fieldwork Education. "Home | The International Primary Curriculum". www.greatlearning.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Top Private Schools in Chicago and the Suburbs". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Private School Chicago | British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park". www.nordangliaeducation.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  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. ↑ "Gazette Chicago » Local communities offer excellent schools, educational choices". www.gazettechicago.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Maeda, John. "STEM to STEAM: Art in K-12 Is Key to Building a Strong Economy". Edutopia. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park Collaborates With MIT". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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