Welcome from the Executive Principal of The British School of Barcelona

🌍 Geography beyond the classroom

📚 At BSB, geography is more than just a subject in a textbook. Our Secondary students explore the world through hands-on learning, both inside and outside the classroom, using a wide range of resources to better understand the environments around them.

🏙️ Last week, our Year 10 students took their learning into the streets of Barcelona during an exciting field trip focused on urban geography.

📊 By collecting real data and observing how environments change across the city, students investigated urban patterns first-hand, turning Barcelona itself into their classroom.

✨ We feel privileged to have our campuses in such vibrant cities—rich in history, culture, art, and nature—where our students can fully benefit from these inspiring surroundings.

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🎶 Music is a universal language that every child can enjoy and understand. In Early Years, music plays an important role in supporting children’s development while making learning joyful and engaging.

🎵 Through singing, movement, and rhythm, children develop:
🌟 Language and communication skills
🌟 Memory and pattern recognition
🌟 Coordination and motor skills
🌟 Confidence and emotional expression

🥁 Music also helps create routines in the classroom, encourages creativity, and gives children a way to express themselves — even before they have the words.

🌍 Throughout the year we also share songs linked to different celebrations and traditions around the world, helping children develop cultural awareness while discovering the joy of music.

📸 Reception Class | BSB City

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🌍 BSB: A Year of Recognition and Excellence

📚 We are proud to share that BSB has once again been recognised among the top international schools in Spain by several leading national rankings.

🏫 This year, BSB has been featured by El Mundo, Forbes, El Español, MiCole and ABC, each highlighting our commitment to academic excellence, innovation, student wellbeing, students’ outstanding performance and positive learning experiences.

⭐ From being listed among the Best International Schools in Spain to appearing in the Top 100 Schools nationwide, these recognitions reflect the strength of our educational model and the dedication of our entire community. Some key highlights include:
🔹 Named one of the Best International Schools in Spain by El Mundo, with only four schools in Catalonia included.
🔹 Recognised among the Top 100 Schools in Spain by Forbes, highlighting our international academic approach.
🔹 Listed among the Top International Schools in Spain by El Español for the tenth consecutive year.
🔹 BSB City Campus recognised independently for the first time in MiCole’s 2026 rankings, placing among the top schools in Barcelona Province and the city.

👏 A heartfelt thank you to our students, staff and families for making achievements like this possible. Together, we continue shaping a future of excellence in international education.

🔗 Read more details about what made BSB stand out in the School News section on our website (link in bio).

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⚽ A brilliant month of sport across our BSB campuses, with secondary students competing, developing skills and representing the school with pride with other BISA Schools.

🏀 BSB City students attended a girls’ basketball development event, taking part in a skills clinic before competing in games across year groups. This was a fantastic opportunity to build confidence, teamwork and participation in the sport.

🏃‍♀️ BSB Castelldefels & BSB Nexus students competed in the BISA Cross Country championships, racing against local schools on a challenging trail course. Our runners showed incredible resilience and performance across all age groups, finishing as the most successful school on the day. The results were 11 medals overall: 🥇 2 Gold | 🥈 5 Silver | 🥉 4 Bronze

👏 Massive well done to all players, coaches, supporters and student leaders who made these events possible.

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🎤 Debatent en català a la UAB

💬 Four BSB Nexus students recently took part in the Catalan Debate League hosted by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (@comunitatuab) debating entirely in Catalan against more than 20 schools from across Catalonia.

💡 Despite being new to the competition format, the team won one of their debates and achieved an outstanding recognition: the maximum score of 5 points for “mastery of the theme” from one of the judges — a score no other team received, including the overall winners.

📝 Preparing for the debate meant researching deeply, building strong arguments, and anticipating counterarguments while working closely as a team. You can read more about how the debate went in our School News website (link in bio!)

🗣️ Experiences like this reflect the purpose of our ‘BSB Speaks’ Oracy Programme, where students develop their confidence, critical thinking and communication skills to express ideas clearly and engage meaningfully with the world around them.

📌 To learn more about the ‘BSB Speaks’ programme, check the Hub in Cognita Connect for the full booklet on how we teach Oracy across all key stages. Not part of BSB yet? Get in touch with our Admissions Team to discover more about a BSB education.

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✨ On 13th June, our BSB Castelldefels campus will host the Spanish edition of Festival of Education, welcoming educators from across the world for two inspiring days of ideas, collaboration and professional dialogue.

We’re especially proud that four BSB educators will be sharing their expertise, leading sessions rooted in the initiatives and values that shape our school every day:

🌱 Neil Tetley with Clare Garey (Founder of @sustainabilityatschool) — Driving Whole-School Sustainability Through Strategic Action

🗣 James Petrie — Helping Your Pupils Find Their Voice: A Whole-School Approach to Oracy, closely linked to our ‘BSB Speaks’ Programme, launched this year to empower student voice.

🌿 Marija Kovac with Kyra Kellawan (Head of Engagement, MSB) — Wellbeing, Belonging & Coaching Cultures: The Soil Beneath Learning in Living School Systems

🧠 Margarita Sardá Frouchtman — Emotional Intelligence for Life: 7 Steps for Living Together with Respect, a programme deeply rooted in the BSB community.

🌟We can’t wait to welcome educators from across Europe to learn, share and grow together at our coastal campus just outside Barcelona.

👉 Check our Festival of Education Highlight in our Instagram profile for regular updates and behind-the-scenes glimpses as the event approaches.

🔗 Learn more and get your tickets via the link in bio

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