British School of Brussels
Encyclopedia
The British School of Brussels (BSB), an English-language day school providing a British education for international students in Belgium
, was founded in 1970 and occupies a site of about 15 acres (60,702.9 m²) surrounded by woodland near the Royal Museum of Central Africa in the town of Tervuren
, east of Brussels
. There are 1,230+ students within the age range of 1 to 18+ from over 65 nationalities currently enrolled.
in Brussels. On 9 December of that year, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh
officially opened the first building on the campus, then called Building 1. In 2006 all the buildings were re-named after famous Belgians or Belgian characters.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, was founded in 1970 and occupies a site of about 15 acres (60,702.9 m²) surrounded by woodland near the Royal Museum of Central Africa in the town of Tervuren
Tervuren
Tervuren is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Duisburg, Tervuren, Vossem and Moorsel. On January 1, 2006, Tervuren had a total population of 20,636...
, east of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. There are 1,230+ students within the age range of 1 to 18+ from over 65 nationalities currently enrolled.
History
The British School of Brussels was founded in 1970, just as the United Kingdom was preparing to join the European Union, by a group of businessmen led by Sir Dick Pantlin CBE. Its first headmaster was Alan Humphries. For its first few months it occupied temporary premises in Rue de la Loi/WetstraatWetstraat
Rue de la Loi or Wetstraat is a principal road running through central and eastern Brussels which is famous due to the presence of several notable governmental buildings...
in Brussels. On 9 December of that year, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh is a British royal title, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has been conferred upon members of the British royal family only four times times since its creation in 1726...
officially opened the first building on the campus, then called Building 1. In 2006 all the buildings were re-named after famous Belgians or Belgian characters.
Structure
The BSB is divided into two schools:- Primary
- Lower Primary, which includes Kindercrib (a crèche) for ages 1-3
- Upper Primary, which includes lessons for ages 4-11
- Secondary, which includes a Senior section for ages 16-18