Welcome to the British International School of Barranquilla
A community that understands the importance of embracing individuality and preparing global leaders.
Our learning culture rests on academic rigour, a global mindset, character, leadership, values and teamwork. Students are at the centre of everything that we do and encourage our teachers to lead by example.
Santiago José Castro Agudelo, Executive Head
About Us
The British International School, founded in 1981, is a private, co-educational school that provides an excellent, high-quality, bilingual curriculum in Preschool, Primary, and Secondary, as well as an optimal learning environment. We promote innovation, creativity, an international mindset, and independent critical thinking, encouraging students to explore and learn beyond the classroom. We treat all students with absolute respect, and our well-balanced curriculum is based on our house system, fostering healthy competition and a strong sense of belonging from day one.
Our well-balanced and demanding curriculum is built upon our house system, which fosters healthy competition and a strong sense of belonging. From day one, all students become members of one of four houses: Wellington, Darwin, Shakespeare, and Churchill.
To offer a comprehensive bilingual Colombian-British education of the highest quality, grounded in research, technology, and the continuous improvement of national and international curricula. BIS is committed to instilling democratic, moral, and religious values, social etiquette, and leadership skills with a global perspective. We aim to meet the wellbeing needs of our staff, promote environmental conservation, and ensure the stability and growth of our institution. By excelling as an educational enterprise in Barranquilla, we strive to meet the expectations of our students, their parents, and society as a whole.
To be recognised by the national and international educational community as a bilingual institution of the highest standard with a Colombian-British orientation, demonstrating leadership in pedagogy, research, science, technology, culture, and holistic education. BIS aims to foster in its students the knowledge, human values, potential, and competencies that enable them to excel as distinguished professionals and influential contributors to Colombia’s progress and the global community.
Student Profile
The British International School seeks to provide a comprehensive education to students who can meet the demands of a globalized world and be leaders with a local perspective, who know their region but also have the ability to understand the complexity of the modern world. To this end, the school offers a curriculum that provides them with an education that enables them to be competitive at both national and international levels.
Our Symbols
Anthem
These are the days / Spent in the Sun / These are the days / Full of life, full of fun / We sing for you / Mary our Mother / All of us here / Are sisters and brothers / A school of many nations / Led by God above / Working, playing / All with love / Onward and Upward / We will fly / Higher and higher / In the sky / For you we try our best / For you we laugh and sing / Help us to follow you / And give you everything / Be with us now / In school and in rest / Watch over us Lord / And please bless BIS
Shield
The emblem features a royal crown, a symbol of excellence and distinction, superimposed on the flags of Colombia and the United Kingdom. The distinctive towers represent the façade of the BIS (International Baccalaureate School). One tower symbolizes the academic aspects, and the other the formative aspects of the school in a process of holistic development. In this new crest, the doors are open, in line with the philosophy of the International Baccalaureate and our own approach to learning. The font (or typeface) is custom-designed specifically for our school.
The Towers
The physical appearance of the British International School's facilities is no coincidence. It is built in the English style but with an international dimension. Its three distinctive features—the International Baccalaureate, Civic Education (Social Behavior), and bilingual education—are symbolically present at the school's entrance. The first two are represented by the two towers: an academic pillar and a social behavior pillar, and the third is represented by the English arch of the bridge connecting the two towers.
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