Life in Key Stage 3
All our pupils enjoy a wide variety of lunchtime and after-school activities. The programme varies from term to term but typically involves drama, music and sports clubs and groups of all kinds.
Pupils are encouraged to take positions of responsibility within their peer groups and may represent a Tutor Group at Student Council.
An interest in the world around us leads to participation in many activities to raise money for charities and we are currently participating in the Eco-Schools programme run internationally by the Foundation for Environmental Education.
Team building activities for each year group such as bowling, discos and competitions are very important and help newcomers to settle in quickly.
After their examinations in the summer term, normal lessons are suspended for a week and each year group travels to a different location in order to benefit from an exciting outdoor education programme taught by resident experts. Activities build upon the skills acquired in sports lessons and include rock climbing, orienteering, sailing and mountain biking.
We organise activities and visits to enhance learning throughout the year. History, Geography, French, Maths, Art, Science, Technology, Music, English and Drama, PE…nearly every area of the curriculum will extend beyond the walls of the classroom to put learning into the context of the world at large.
Life in Key Stage 4
Life at the British School of Paris in Key Stage 4, is not just about academic opportunity and success.
All our pupils enjoy a wide variety of lunchtime and afterschool activities. The programme varies from term to term but typically involves drama, music and sports clubs and groups of all kinds.
Pupils are encouraged to take positions of responsibility within their peer groups and may represent a Tutor Group at Student Council or be part of the Young Managers Scheme, paving the way for future positions of responsibility in the school and society as a whole.
Charity work is an important part of our contribution to help those less fortunate than ourselves and pupils are encouraged to participate in organising various activities for fund-raising. And it is at KS4 that you first have the opportunity to join the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, the world’s leading achievement award for young people.
We also organise activities and visits to enhance learning throughout the year. Many of the courses will include experiences outside the classroom. Visits are a compulsory part of some GCSE courses: Drama, Geography and Art all need pupils to use first-hand experience from sources outside school. Other subject areas find it desirable too and will organise trips to complement the curriculum.
Completing the GCSE programme at the BSP means far more than just good examination passes – Key Stage 4 offers rigorous and rewarding experiences well-suited to the challenges of moving into university education and beyond.
Life in Sixth Form
The Sixth Form is a vital, essential and exciting component of the British School of Paris. It is perfectly suited for students from all previous academic backgrounds who are committed, self-motivated, have a sense of purpose and a determination to succeed.
The Sixth Form offers students the opportunity to maximise their potential academically, in co-curricular activities, socially and personally, encouraged to be self disciplined and to take responsibility for their own learning, while being fully supported in this important transition between school and university.
On joining the Sixth Form learners move from being a pupil to becoming a student: being treated as a young adult with more freedom and responsibilities.