British School of Paris
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The British School of Paris (BSP) is a British school in the Ile-de-France, France.
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[edit] History
The school was founded by its first headmistress, Mary J. Cosyn, in 1954 and, under her ownership and management, was known as The English School of Paris until her retirement in 1980.
In 1981, with the encouragement of the British Embassy, it was acquired by the non-profit making Association for English Education in Paris and renamed The "British School of Paris".
The BSP celebrated its 50th anniversary as a school in 2004.
[edit] Campuses
The BSP is comprised of three separate campuses; two junior schools and one senior school.
[edit] Management and Structure
A head Principal oversees all three school campuses, along with the respective Heads of the Senior and Junior Schools, the Deputy Heads and the Administrative Officer on each campus.
[edit] Junior Schools
The original Junior school is located in Bougival. The second Junior school is located in Croissy-Sur-Seine.
The Junior schools both run from primary to year six. Both school campuses are located on spacious terrain. The Bougival campus has an especially expansive campus located in the hills off of the 'Chemin du Mur Parc'.
[edit] Senior School
The Senior school is located in Croissy-Sur-Seine.
The senior school runs from years 7 to 13, and provides GCSE's throughout years 10 and 11. It also provides A levels and offers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities, such as sports (girls & boys), art clubs, creative writing clubs, drama clubs, and choir. The Head of the school is Richard Woodall.
[edit] Associations and Memberships
The BSP is an overseas member of the Head Masters' Conference (HMC), the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS), the European Council of International Schools (ECIS), the Council of British International Schools in the European Community (COBISEC) and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).
