British School of Brussels
| Established | 1970 |
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| School type | British School and International School |
| Principal | Sue Woodroofe |
| Location | Tervuren, Belgium |
| Campus | 15 acres (61,000 m2) |
| Athletic Leagues | ISST, GISGA, IAPS |
| Website | britishschool.be |
The British School of Brussels (BSB), an English-language day school providing a British education for international students in Belgium, was founded in 1970 and occupies a site of about 15 acres (61,000 m2) surrounded by woodland near the Royal Museum of Central Africa in the town of Tervuren, east of Brussels. There are 1,230+ students within the age range of 1 to 18+ from over 65 nationalities currently enrolled.
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[edit] History
The British School of Brussels was founded in 1970, just as the United Kingdom was preparing to join the European Union, by a group of businessmen led by Sir Dick Pantlin CBE. Its first headmaster was Alan Humphries. For its first few months it occupied temporary premises in Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat in Brussels. On 9 December of that year, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh officially opened the first building on the campus, then called Building 1. In 2006 all the buildings were re-named after famous Belgians or Belgian characters.
[edit] Structure
The BSB is divided into two schools:
- Primary
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- Lower Primary, which includes Kindercrib (a crèche) for ages 1-3
- Upper Primary, which includes lessons for ages 4-11
- Secondary, which includes a Senior section for ages 16-18
[edit] Sports
The British School of Brussels provides a wide range of sports facilities, all on campus. The Gym and the Barn contain basketball and netball courts, also used for other sports. The school has four outdoor astro-turf tennis pitches, two squash courts, two hockey pitches and a football/rugby pitch, which is also used for cricket.
