| The British School, Kathmandu | |
| Medium Of Language: | English |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Other Name: | TBS |
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| Religious Affiliation: | None |
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| Principal: | Caroline Drumm |
| Years: | Year One - Year Thirteen |
| Age Range: | 3-18 + (Later if held back at least 1 year) |
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The British School is a private international school in Sanepa, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal. It was established in 1966 to serve the British community[1] but is an inclusive school which has over 40 different nationalities and over 500 students as of 2020. The British school offers education from foundation up to Year 13.
The British School does many events over the course of the year. Some of these events are Sports Day, International Day, Productions, and many more.
It delivers the English National Curriculum with full-time UK recruited staff.
The school has its own artificial turf pitches, two multi-purpose sports areas, science laboratories, and two libraries, one for primary and one for secondary. It also has many small gardens, a duck pond, and parking for staff and students, including bike stands.
The British School Started in 1966 as a school for British and Commonwealth parents who wanted British style education for their children. The school originally contained Primary Education. On the 7th of July 1967, the Government of Nepal gave official recognition to The British School and has since been supported by the British Embassy
In 1997, the school expanded its curriculum to include Key Stage 3 students and they moved their campus to Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur.
In February 1998, the Prince of Wales opened the new campus.
In August 2004, the school expanded its curriculum to include A-Levels
In Foundation 1, Students are taught with a play-based curriculum.[2] It is aimed to develop Communication, Maths, Literacy as well as early versions of History, Geography, ICT, Art, Music and Drama. Students also engage in Outdoor Learning, where they go outside and explore the outdoors. In Foundation 2 students are prepared to enter Year 1.
Year One and Two teaches Key Stage 1 Maths and Phase 2 Phonics, as well as IPC.[3] '. Students also get Exercise books from the school. In Year 2, there are more advanced topics in Subjects like Stage 3 and 5 phonics[4] and students are prepared to enter Key Stage 2.[5]
In Year Three, students have subjects such as English, Maths, IPC, World Languages (formerly Modern Foreign Languages), Nepali, as well as having 30 minute assembly.[6] Students also get access to After School Clubs.[7] In each year the topics in IPC are different.[8] In Year 6, students are also prepared to enter Key Stage 3.
In Year 7 & 8 Students have the subjects Maths, English, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), History, Geography, Art, Drama, Music, Performing Arts Workshop (PAWs), Physical Education (PE), ICT/Computer Science, Design and Technology (DT) and Information Literacy.[9] Students also have to pick 2 languages from French, Spanish, Mandarin and Nepali. Students also have an extra period at the beginning of the day called mentor time, where Notices are shared and students participate in Well-being activities. Students are required to either bring a Tablet or Laptop, or borrow one from the School however phones aren't allowed in class. Students will now have to source their own equipment such as Stationary and Calculators.
Year 9 is very similar to year 8, however students get more opportunities for leadership roles and are prepared to enter Key Stage 4, with a day that resembles Year 10 and IGSCE option evenings.
In Year 10 and 11, students are prepared for IGCSE exams. In Year 10, students can choose to study up to 9 subjects and are required to complete English Literature, English Language, Science and Maths. Other Subjects offered are Art, Business Studies, Drama, Physical Education (PE), Design and Technology (DT), History, Computer Science, Geography, Music and Psychology. Students are also required to select one language, French, Spanish or Mandarin. In Year 11, Students take their IGCSE exams, take a two week break, then come back for "Bridging Week", where they get to take part in small lessons for the subjects they have chosen to take for Years 12 and 13.
In Year 12 and 13, students study for four A-Levels. The British School, Kathmandu offers Art, Economics, Geography, French, Maths, Media Studies, Biology, Computer Science, History, Music, Chemistry, Design and Technology, Literature, Physics, Psychology and Sociology. Students can pick up to 4 A-Levels.
Dragon Days was a play performed by Key Stage 2
High School Musical Jr. was a musical performed by Secondary that was based on a Disney Channel Movie called High School Musical[10]
Porridge was a cancelled play meant to be performed by Key Stage 2
The Shakespeare festival is a Drama Festival where Years 3-9 Perform Shakespeare Plays.
A competition where each Year Group between Year 3 and Year 11 played different sport games every week to earn points for their house