School News
The whole of Year 6 from both BSB Sitges and Castelldefels campuses came together to complete team games on Castelldefels beach in preparation for their moving up to Year 7 in September.
A group of students from BSB participate in a Music Workshop with other BISA (Barcelona International Schools Association) schools.
For the third year in a row, BSB held its annual UK and European University Fair on 18th April at BSB Nexus, the new Pre-University campus in Castelldefels.
Amazing presentation of language assistants Anna G, Anna de A and Matthew about their participation in the “Sharing to Learn” project at Castelldefels radio station (98.0 FM).
On Sunday, 18th March, pupils from both Castelldefels and Sitges campuses took part in Education First Football Cup in Barcelona. The children were rewarded with their efforts picking up the fair play trophy at the tournament
200 Primary students from BSB Sitges and BSB Castelldefels were invited to perform in a celebration of music at 2018 KS2 Recitals
52 eager literary buffs across Key Stage 3 share and celebrate their love of reading and literature at Fourth BISA (Unofficial) Children’s Lit Quiz at the Castelldefels campus. One of the BSB teams comes joint runner-up!
On 9th March 2018, the whole of Year 6 Kusama and Warhol took part in a Traditional Games Event organised by the Sitges Council with five other Sitges Primary schools, an activity which will only support their transition to Secondary school in September.
We are thrilled to report that BSB students attended the Harvard Model Congress Europe (HMCE) which took place in Madrid from 9th to 12th March.
On 1st and 2nd March, over 60 of our U14, U16 and U18 boys and girls football teams took to the field for the annual BISA Football Tournament
A lovely day for the 11th BSB Sponsored Walk/Run organised by CAS students at the Olympic Canal to raise money for Save the Children
The BSB has once again been named as one of the top 30 Best International Schools in Spain by the national “El Mundo” newspaper.
52 students from seven member schools of the Barcelona International Schools Association (BISA) will take part. The aim of the competition is to encourage wide reading for pleasure and a love for books amongst young people
3rd March, 10am, at the Olympic Canal in Castelldefels - BSB fundraising event to support Save the Children´s programmes against child malnutrition
The inspiring experience of some members of the BSB and Cognita Spain at the British Educational Training and Technology show (BETT 2018).
No less than 70 Students at the BSB have registered for practical instrument exams with ABRSM in the May/June exam period!
First stage of the recent collaboration between BSB students and Malayaka House Orphanage in Entebbe, Uganda. Students presented the funds raised so far.
BSB Castelldefels hosts ninth Spanish University Fair with 25 leading universities to inform students of undergraduate courses and entrance requirements.
Luisa Tristán, Managing Director of Cognita Spain, examines the need to transform the current educational model into a system which meets the requirements of a future that is presently yet unknown to us. (La Vanguardia newspaper)
Paul Cookson, celebrated poet and performer, visits BSB and inspires everyone with his absolutely outstanding poetry performances
Impressive sportsmanship and respect, and considerable improvement in the performances of BSB students in handball meeting.
Mrs Heather Bell, Head of the Sitges Campus of The British School of Barcelona, received the 2017 Outstanding Achievement Award at the Cognita's Global Education Conference 2017,
For the eighth year in a row, the BSB English Department held the much-anticipated ‘Spelling Bee Competition’. Twelve students who made it to the final!
Last Friday, 15th December, the Mayor of Sitges, Miquel Forns i Fusté, and the Alderman of Education, Sports and Youth, Eduard Terrado i Pablo, paid a coutersy visit to the Sitges campus of The British School of Barcelona.
On 9th November 83 Year 12 students and 8 BSB teachers took the winding road to Cardona for a two-day residential packed with activities designed around team building and getting to know one another. Mr Richardson; Director of Pre-U, tells us all about this fantastic new experience.
The week commencing 13th November saw the children experience an activity that is somewhat unusual for Primary school PE. All children in Years 3 to 6 at the BSB Sitges took part in fencing sessions delivered expertly by Club d´Esgrima Garraf.
On Saturday, 18th November, eight BSB students from Year 4 & 5 participated in a Basketball tournament of the Castelldefels Jocs Escolars programme. Proud Mr McLachlan, EYFS & Primary PE and Sport Specialist at BSB Sitges, tells us all about the experience:
During Building BSB Values Week, the children created a whole museum in the BSB Theatre. Watch the impressive gallery!
Juan and Paola shortlisted at BioArtAttacks Competition. Their works were chosen out of 70 high quality and exciting entries.
Now that our students and teaching staff are enjoying a well-deserved break, it’s time to reflect on the first half of this busy term at BSB.
On 24th October, our Year 13 A-Level Geography students went on a fieldtrip to Sitges to get a deeper understanding of coastal land forms, the hazards they produce and how different areas manage these hazards, three key aspects of their advanced curriculum.
Leading girl’s Bromley High School, in South London, visited the BSB during their regular music tour around Europe and beyond.
Trick or Treat? It’s only 25th October but Halloween is already lurking in our Primary school. The time has come for good-luck witches, friendly ghosts, jack-o-lanterns and black cats to show up!
On Saturday, 21st October, we welcomed the start of the ‘Jocs Escolars’ season of sporting events in Castelldefels with the 1st Cross Country run, historically the first event in the sports calendar, with many more exciting opportunities coming up!
On Tuesday, 26th September, the BSB held the first formal ABRSM and Rockschool Music Awards Ceremony. Mr Hebden (Director of Learning – Arts) and Mr Petrie (Head of Secondary and Pre-U) presented our students with their Music certificates in a very emotive session which will now become an annual event.
Iñaki Zubizarreta Tellería, former professional basketball player, came to visit us this week to talk about bullying to our Year 12 students. Iñaki is a current collaborator of a Spanish anti-bullying organisation called “No al Acoso Escolar”, since he was a victim of bullying himself during school days.
