British School of Brussels
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The British School of Brussels (commonly abbreviated to BSB), is an international school in Belgium. It occupies a site of about 8 ha (19 acres) surrounded by woodland near the Royal Museum of Central Africa in the town of Tervuren, Flemish Brabant, east of Brussels. It has over 1350 students aged 1–18 years from approximately 70 nationalities. BSB consists of two schools: Primary (age 1–11) and Secondary (age 11–18).
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The British School of Brussels | |
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Location | |
Tervuren, Belgium | |
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Type | British School and International School, Early Years, Primary School and Secondary School |
Established | 1970 |
Principal | Melanie Warnes |
Campus size | 8ha (19ac) |
Athletics | Leagues: ISST, GISGA, IAPS |
Website | www |
BSB follows an English elementary school curriculum, and offers a bilingual English/French programme. Teachers are recruited among English and French native speakers. It offers programmes for pupils aged 4–14 in a 50/50 timetable covering both languages.
In 2016, BSB opened the Jacques Rogge Sports Centre on campus.[1] The new Sports Centre includes: a 25m swimming pool, gymnastics arena, dance studio, fitness suite and multi-purpose sports hall.