We collaborate with STEAM4KIDS.BE in order to develop critical thinking skills in children along with specific subjects in science, mathematics, technology, engineering and arts.
Please contact us through email or call us for more information on the steam4kids.be site.
Enrolment usually takes place in the month of February for the school year beginning from September the same year.
We do not have any restrictions on the enrolment period. However, we also offer rolling admissions.
This allows children to join a classroom at any point during the year if space is available.
B.I.S. is currently the ONLY international school in Brussels fully authorized to provide all three International Baccalaureate’s (IB) programmes.
B.I.S. was authorized by the IB in 2015 to offer the Middle Years Programme for Grades 7 to 10.
The following year, BIS was authorized by the IB to offer the Diploma Programme for grades 11 and 12.
In the year 2019, B.I.S. was authorized by the IB to offer the Primary Years Programme for Grades Pre-primary up till 6.
Yes. We are proud of our diverse community and value and celebrate this diversity.
In addition to our own curriculum, where we teach about many countries and their culture, we invite our families to share their unique customs and introduce their language with their child’s classroom community, fostering an appreciation for traditions spanning across the globe.
At BIS many of our students arriving are not fluent with English language but our skilled teachers and our existing students support them in every way possible to make them feel at ease.
We also have an English Language Acquisition Programme for students from a non-English speaking background where special focus is given to these students in order to ensure a smooth and effective transition.
Early Year Program (EYP)
08:20 – 15:50 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 08:20 – 12:30 (Wednesday)
Primary Year Program (PYP)
08:20 – 15:50 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 08:20 – 12:30 (Wednesday)
Middle Year Program (MYP)
08:20 – 15:50 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday, Friday)
Diploma Program (DP)
08:20 – 15:50 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday, Friday)
Our BIS community consists of diverse families and parents are encouraged to actively get involved.
At BIS? we have an active Parent Teacher Association (PTA) who regularly meets to organize different events and fundraisers in school. Parents actively volunteer for the school for events, field trips, picnics etc.
We also have parents from various backgrounds who volunteer to educate our children about their culture and introduce them to their language thus helping children to learn and respect all cultures.
In today’s digital era, we believe it is essential for every child to be adept at technology. In order to facilitate the right and ethical use of technology.
Using technology at the school level not only enables our students to develop vital technical skills demanded by employers today, but also enriches their overall learning experience.
Hence, from the PYP level they are introduced to computers, tablets, laptops etc. to support their learning requirements. But we are also particularly conscious that too much screen time should not be a cause of distraction for our children and hence, we maintain a good balance between books and software based learning.
We at BIS are aware that food allergies and sensitivities can be life-threatening.
Hence, during the admission process we strongly encourage families of students with both food allergies and sensitivities or any particular medical conditions to mention it in the admission form and inform the school’s office and child’s teachers as well, so that we can ensure proper safety protocol is followed.
At the time of admissions, we require 2 years of student reports from their previous schools if any and for children with special needs we require a special needs report before the enrolment.
We also have a test for children at the beginning of the school year to assess them on their language proficiency which will help us understand their level and provide appropriate support if required.
Teachers communicate with parents on a daily basis at drop-off and pick-up.
Parent- teacher meetings are scheduled on a regular basis during which we review and discuss our children’s progress.
Communication with parents is an important part of our program. We also connect with our parents through Managebac, a paperless solution for enhancing student and parent communications.
Managebac is an online planning, assessment and reporting platform where parents can track their children’s reports. The access to Managebac is given to parents at the time of enrolment.
We encourage and support academic excellence and exceptional talents.
Hence, for such specially gifted students we do offer a limited number of scholarships through our scholarship programme for new students entering our Primary Years Programme.
These scholarships are offered especially for students whose families are experiencing clearly-demonstrated financial need in order to give them a chance at quality international education.
The students record and the family income are carefully reviewed by our scholarship committee and these scholarships offered are between 10% to a maximum of 20% of the annual tuition fee may be granted.
The scholarship may be renewed in subsequent school years, provided that the income and merit requirements are met. It can also be revoked at any time if changes in these requirements occur. The decision made by the scholarship committee would be the final decision.
Yes. Most of our children have working parents and hence, we realize an after-school care in the school would substantially help such families.
In order to facilitate their needs, we provide after school care for our EYP and PYP children until 17:30 pm on all school days.
This facility is also open to the MYP children if need be.
