| British School of Houston4211 Watonga Boulevard, Houston, TX 77092, USA Tel: (+1) 713 290 9025 Fax: (+1) 713 290 9014 Email: admissionsbsh@britishschool. org Web site: www.britishschool. org ADMINISTRATION: Headteacher - Stephen Foxwell Admissions Director - Melissa Dobey Admissions Director - Tami Riggs Head's PA - Pat Toombs IB Coordinator - Simon Porter Office Manager/PA to Head - Heather Denzin CEO - Marcel Van Miert FACULTY: Full time: 13 men, 43 women Part time: 0 men, 10 women Nationalities: 6 CURRICULUM AND EXAMS: Curriculum: UK, IB Exams: GCSE, IGCSE, SAT, IB Enrolment : Age Range: 3-18 Total Enrolment : 488 Nationalities: 31 268 boys, 220 girls Foundation: 29 Key Stage 1: 79 Key Stage 2: 148 Key Stage 3: 121 Key Stages 4/5: 111 FEES: Day only: US$ 10360-US$ 23070 Other Fees: Registration US$150; Refundable deposit US$1,000; Development levy US$2,000 The British School of Houston, located in North West Houston, is in close proximity to Highway 290 and I-610. It opened in September 2000. The school is a private co-educational day school currently catering for children aged 3 to 18. It follows the English National Curriculum at Foundation Stage, and Key Stages 1–4, offering IGCSE in Years 10 and 11. At Key Stage 5 it offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma, with the first graduating class in July 2007. French is taught to children from Nursery, with Spanish taken as a second foreign language from Year 5. The British School of Houston is a sister school to the British Schools of Chicago, Boston, Washington and Charlotte. The school is housed in a large building on a 14-acre campus, and includes extensive academic and sporting facilities. Classes run from early September to early July from 8. 30am (Secondary) and 8. 40am (Primary) to 3. 15pm and 3. 20pm respectively. The school follows a UK vacation pattern. Teachers run extra-curricular activities three nights per week and care is available from 08: 00. Classroom teachers are UK trained and experienced in delivery of the National Curriculum and IB. The school tests at the end of Key Stages using the UK Statutory Assessment Tests, which are sent to UK exam boards for marking. Children from Year 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 take the Optional SATs papers each year so parents can make comparisons of their child’s potential and achievement against UK national norms. School inspections are conducted using qualified inspectors from the UK. There is a mandatory school uniform for pupils in Nursery through Year 11. IB students have a dress code of smart, business attire. The day-to-day operation of the school is managed by the Head Teacher, in consultation with the British Schools of America Management Team and the School Consultative Group (drawn from the local, international parental community). The school has an open admissions programme with year-round enrolment, subject to availability of places, and is non-selective, but requires reports from previous schools and an evaluation process. There is some special needs provision which caters for mild learning difficulties. | |||||||||||||||||
