ran 1996 when The British School of Vila Real (BSV) It opened its doors for the first timesurrounded by orange orchards in the vicinity of what is now La Plana Hospital. At that time it was the only British school in the county Its students come from local families who are committed to teaching English as an investment in their children’s future. The first class to graduate from the school had 5 students.
Currently, In the schoolyard the smell of orange blossom is still lingering since then, but you can see Spanish, English, Australian, Russian, American, Korean, Chinese and Kuwaiti children playing together…BSV It has become an international school where students from 27 different nationalities live together. This year, 40 students from the thirteenth class of the school will finish their baccalaureate studies to pursue their careers at Spanish and foreign universities. During its 25 years of history, more than 1,000 BSV students have gone through and are today bilingual professionals working in different fields and countries.
The key to her professional development was Language skills, academic level and education in values They obtained it during the years of study at BSV. The current curriculum is based on English as a composite language and adds two more languages to choose from between French, German and Chinese.. Students graduate with a bilingual level in English-Spanish, an advanced level in another language, and an intermediate level in a fourth language.
consequences
Excellent academic resultsWith 100% pass rate last year in the British Baccalaureate (known as A Levels) and in the Spanish subjects needed to obtain validation of their studies (Selectividad) and the British-Spanish Dual Certificate. The British Baccalaureate has the huge advantage of providing direct access to universities around the world, without the need for validation. The validation of the Spanish system is also still guaranteed despite the changes it has brought about Britain’s exit from the European Union. And therefore, Students who have graduated from BSV have a wide range of possibilities to make a decision about their academic future.
Many BSV students have been awarded scholarships to pursue an undergraduate degree in Spain and abroad thanks to their academic record and level of English. There are currently scholarship students in Spain (IE University), the United Kingdom (Imperial College London), and the United States (University of Illinois, University of Maine, University of Central Arkansas, New York University, University of Pennsylvania).
There is, too Celebrity alumni who stand out in their specialties, such as Elena Thomas Port, Researcher in pancreatic cancer at Barts Cancer Institute, UK. or like Elisa Madroneraan engineer from UJI and a headrest designer for neurological patients.
Most of these students started their BSV training at a young age, many from childhood to maximize the impact of language immersion. In fact, a study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) on 670,000 people in 2018 concluded that up to 10 years is the optimal age for learning a second language at the native level.
the students From The British School of Villa Real like that They can spend a semester or an entire year in one of the 56 schools of the international group of which BSV is a part: the International Schools Partnership (ISP). Belonging to a global educational group of more than 50,000 students is an advantage. BSV students can connect with other ISP students to learn first-hand about their personal experiences at universities around the world.
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