Private School in Chicago, Illinois

British School of Chicago:
British School of Chicago (BSA) is located in the popular Lincoln Park area in Chicago City in Cook County, Illinois, with easy access from I-90/94 and the CTA Red Line. We offer nursery to year 12 programs consisting of a style of learning that's New World innovative and Old World refined. We approach every student's needs in a way that's as unique as they are. The student is at the centre of everything we do, and we help them build on their strengths, grow their talents and explore all the possibilities. The unique and international style of the school has proven popular and attractive to a wide variety of American, British and international families in the Chicago metro area. Today, our enrolment comprises of approximately 485 students.

British School of Chicago is accredited by the National Independent Private Schools Association (NIPSA). 

About Us:
British School of Chicago is part of the British Schools of America, a division of the WCL Group, a British company which also operates Fieldwork Education and Compass International Schools. The British Schools of America also operates sister schools in Washington, D.C., Charlotte, Houston and Boston.

The British School of Chicago aims to provide a broadly based and tailored British style education for students from Nursery to Year 12. Delivered by youthful, energetic teachers and staff, BSC's curriculum represents the very best of current practice in the United Kingdom with an international perspective appropriate to its American home. The diversity of the student body is not merely respected but cherished and celebrated.

The British School of Chicago's mission is to inspire world class learning. The British School of Chicago aims to achieve this by inspiring:

* The best possible learning for the children in school
* Each and every child to develop their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills
* In all children, an appreciation of literature through books and poetry
* The exploration and development of mathematical and scientific understanding
* Each child to gain a greater awareness of the world in which they live and how it has evolved from the past
* An enjoyment and development of skills in music, art and craft
* Children to enjoy all aspects of design technology and information technology
* Children to enjoy or enhance their physical abilities
* Children to develop a respect for religious and moral values
* Parents/guardians to develop a partnership with the school in order to establish world class standards of learning

The British School of Chicago provides a broad, balanced education for all the pupils in its school community. The school aims to create a happy, caring and stimulating learning environment in which all the pupils can grow academically, develop self-esteem and fulfil their potential as human beings. In striving for excellence in education, the British School of Chicago aims to enable pupils to reach their full potential in all aspects of the school's curriculum providing them with an education appropriate to the world in which they live.

The school provides pupils with an opportunity to develop a love of learning and a desire to expand their knowledge and skills throughout life. The British School of Chicago fosters an atmosphere of mutual respect wherein pupils learn to live together in a community and recognize other's strengths while also encouraging pupils to become responsible, independent people with a sense of moral responsibility and self-discipline.

- Early Years program
- Primary School program
- Middle School program
- High School program

The British Schools of America prepares students to meet the growing challenges of a rapidly changing world. We aim to equip every student with the essential skills for lifelong learning and meet individual learning needs. The BSA academic programme is based on:

* The International Primary Curriculum (IPC)
* The UK National Curriculum
* The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP)

High Quality Education:
The British School of Chicago provides high quality education in a structured, positive and caring environment, which meets the individual needs of pupils. The school community draws strength from its British identity and its American home. All nationalities are welcome, engendering respect for all cultures and a sense of discipline is naturally achieved.

The school offers a challenging, broad curriculum based on the National Curriculum (England), the International Primary Curriculum, the IGCSE curriculum and as an application school to the International Baccalaureate Organisation.