residential visit studying the Nation's Capitol. The grade level makes
the annual residential trip to see the highlights of Washington, D.C.,
and further their government studies about the United States. The
students, along with Head Teacher Adam Stevens and teacher Andrea
Kelly, visited The Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the
Vietnam War Wall, the Holocaust Museum as well as the Crime and
Punishment Museum. A trip to learn about spying and detective work,
NCIS-style was also included in the trip—and proved to be a favorite
visit.
The British American School of Charlotte opened in September, 2004 as
the fifth BSA school. The school is located in the Ballantyne
community of south Charlotte and welcomes students of both
international and American backgrounds from ages 3 to 14. Teachers at
the schools are recruited directly from the UK and are trained in the
delivery of the National Curriculum, the International Primary
Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
British Schools of America (BSA) is a rapidly growing operator of
five, private schools in the US. Headquartered in Washington, DC, BSA
operates schools inBoston, Charlotte, Chicago, Houston and DC. BSA
opened its first school in Washington, DC in 1998, following with
Boston and Houston opening in 2000,Chicago in 2001 and Charlotte in
2004. BSA's curriculum is based on a unique combination of the
International Primary Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate
Diploma Programme – the most internationally renowned college
preparatory curriculum. Please visit our Web site at www.britishschool.orgto
learn more about our schools.
