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Maths, science, geography, technology and PE run in both languages, English and Italian. Italian itself, religion and theatre are taught in Italian, and a third language, Spanish or German, completes the week.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"sp-check rv d2\">\n          <li>The full Italian school programme, the same one every school in the country teaches<\/li>\n          <li>In Italy this stage is called <span class=\"sb-hl\">scuola secondaria di primo grado<\/span>, or scuola media for short<\/li>\n          <li>It closes with a national exam, the <span class=\"sb-hl\">Esame di Stato<\/span>, which every student in the country takes<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        <p class=\"lead rv d2\" style=\"margin-top:1.3rem;font-size:.95rem\">BBS was founded in Bergamo in 2011 by Patrizia Canzoneri. It is state-recognised by the Italian Ministry of Education, a status known in Italy as <span class=\"sb-hl\">paritaria<\/span>: that recognition is what lets your child take the national exam and leave with the national qualification.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <!-- FOTO 2 \u00b7 3:4 vertical: una clase de media en curso, en ingl\u00e9s. Profesor y alumnos\n             visibles, pizarra o material en ingl\u00e9s si es posible.\n             Asignada: BBS-189 (profesor con alumnas, conversacion de trabajo). Reserva: 197. -->\n        <img class=\"sp-photo sp-photo-v\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbschool.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/189.jpg\" alt=\"A Middle School lesson taught in English at BBS\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:1.8rem\" class=\"rv d3\"><a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"btn btn-ghost\">Enquire Now<\/a><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a72 \u00b7 CURR\u00cdCULO \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec sec-off\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">Two curricula, one timetable<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">Everything an Italian school teaches, and Maths, Science and English <em>twice over<\/em>.<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"lead rv d1\">Those three subjects are taught to the Italian programme and to the English curriculum at the same time. The English one is written in England by Cambridge, and it approaches the same material with different methods and a different vocabulary, so your child covers more ground and goes deeper than either programme asks on its own.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"ms-curr rv d2\">\n      <div class=\"ms-curr-col\">\n        <div class=\"ms-curr-tag\">Taught to both curricula &#183; in English<\/div>\n        <div class=\"ms-curr-t\">The Italian programme and Cambridge, together<\/div>\n        <ul>\n          <li>English <small>as a first language for students coming up from <a href=\"\/en\/primary-school\/\" style=\"color:var(--teal);font-weight:700\">BBS Primary<\/a>, or as a second language for students who join at 11<\/small><\/li>\n          <li>Mathematics<\/li>\n          <li>Science<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ms-curr-col\">\n        <div class=\"ms-curr-tag\">Taught to the Italian curriculum &#183; in English, Italian or both<\/div>\n        <div class=\"ms-curr-t\">The rest of the week<\/div>\n        <ul>\n          <li>Italian<\/li>\n          <li>History and Geography <small>history in English, geography in both languages<\/small><\/li>\n          <li>A second foreign language <small>Spanish or German, the student&rsquo;s own choice<\/small><\/li>\n          <li>Art <small>in English<\/small><\/li>\n          <li>Technology <small>in both languages<\/small><\/li>\n          <li>Music <small>in English<\/small><\/li>\n          <li>Physical Education <small>in both languages<\/small><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"sp-en-callout rv d3\">\n      <div class=\"sp-en-num\">3<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"sp-en-t\">English, Italian, and a third language your child picks: Spanish or German<\/div>\n        <div class=\"sp-en-d\">English and Italian run through every week of the three years. The third one is your child&rsquo;s own choice, taught within the Italian programme.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a73 \u00b7 RESULTADOS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">Results in the national exams<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">In Italy&rsquo;s official school exams, <em>every BBS student<\/em> cleared the English target the Ministry sets.<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"lead rv d1\">Once a year the Italian Ministry sets the same tests, the INVALSI tests, for every school in the country, so results can be compared between them. A2 is the English level the Ministry expects by the end of this stage. These are our Middle School results, from 2021\/22.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"sp-res rv d2\">\n      <div class=\"sp-res-tile\"><div class=\"sp-res-num\">100%<\/div><div class=\"sp-res-lbl\">of our students reached the expected English level in reading<\/div><div class=\"sp-res-vs\">across Italy: 75.9%<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-res-tile\"><div class=\"sp-res-num\">100%<\/div><div class=\"sp-res-lbl\">of our students reached the expected English level in listening<\/div><div class=\"sp-res-vs\">across Italy: 59.1%<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-res-tile\"><div class=\"sp-res-num\">63.6%<\/div><div class=\"sp-res-lbl\">of our students scored in the top band in maths<\/div><div class=\"sp-res-vs\">across Italy: 13.5%<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"sp-res-cap rv d3\">Source: our published results &#183; <a href=\"\/en\/academic-results\/\">See the full set<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a74 \u00b7 C\u00d3MO SE APRENDE \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec sec-off\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">How the learning works<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">Students learn to argue a case out loud, <em>in formal debates<\/em>.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"sp-split rv d1\">\n      <div>\n        <p class=\"lead\">Debating is a fixture of British and American schools and it is a fixture here. A student has to research a position, organise it and hold it in front of the class, which is how critical thinking gets practised.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"lead rv d2\" style=\"margin-top:.9rem\">The rest of the teaching works the same way: a topic arrives as a problem to explore, and the student takes an active part in working it out.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"sp-chips rv d2\">\n          <span class=\"sp-chip\">Active learning<\/span>\n          <span class=\"sp-chip\">Flipped classroom<\/span>\n          <span class=\"sp-chip\">Cooperative learning<\/span>\n          <span class=\"sp-chip\">Team working<\/span>\n          <span class=\"sp-chip\">Hands-on lab work<\/span>\n          <span class=\"sp-chip\">E-learning platforms alongside printed texts<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"lead rv d3\" style=\"margin-top:1.2rem;font-size:.95rem\">The approach was designed by a team of pedagogy specialists and rests on two pillars, the humanities and the science and maths subjects.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <!-- FOTO 3 \u00b7 4:3: alumnos trabajando en grupo o en un debate; mesas juntas,\n             alguien de pie hablando si existe esa foto.\n             Asignada: BBS-149 (grupo multicultural al portatil). Reserva: 145. -->\n        <img class=\"sp-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbschool.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/149.jpg\" alt=\"BBS Middle School students working as a team in class\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a75 \u00b7 QUI\u00c9N ACOMPA\u00d1A \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">Who your child turns to<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">One tutor sees the same small group of children, <em>every day<\/em>.<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"lead rv d1\">At eleven a child goes from one class teacher who knows everything about them to a different teacher for each subject. The tutor is the person who stays.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"sp-two rv d2\">\n      <div class=\"sp-card\">\n        <span class=\"sp-card-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-home\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n        <div class=\"sp-card-t\">The tutor<\/div>\n        <ul>\n          <li>Follows a small group day to day<\/li>\n          <li>Their point of reference in the school, for schoolwork and for everything else that happens between eleven and fourteen<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-card\">\n        <span class=\"sp-card-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-mind\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n        <div class=\"sp-card-t\">The counsellor<\/div>\n        <ul>\n          <li>A specialist who works with students, with staff and with parents<\/li>\n          <li>Personal, social and emotional development is taught as a curriculum of its own, tied into the academic ones<\/li>\n          <li>Parents can ask for one-to-one support in working out what to expect of their child<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-card\">\n        <span class=\"sp-card-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-globe\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n        <div class=\"sp-card-t\">The teachers<\/div>\n        <ul>\n          <li>Subjects in English taught by native English speakers<\/li>\n          <li>Working with their Italian colleagues, so a topic covered in one language connects with the other<\/li>\n          <li>Specialists in what they teach, kept current through workshops and open debates across the year<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"sp-hours rv d3\">Homework is <strong>deliberately kept limited<\/strong> &#183; free time is part of how learning settles<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a76 \u00b7 ORIENTACI\u00d3N \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec sec-off\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"sp-split sp-split-rev\">\n      <div class=\"rv d2\">\n        <!-- FOTO 4 \u00b7 4:3: orientaci\u00f3n o ciencia aplicada; una alumna con un modelo molecular,\n             una charla con un profesional, o una tutor\u00eda individual.\n             Asignada: BBS-201 (alumna presentando con modelos moleculares; la 200 va en Home e IntlHS). -->\n        <img class=\"sp-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbschool.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/201.jpg\" alt=\"A BBS student presenting her work with molecular models\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">Guidance<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">The choice of secondary school is prepared <em>three years before it happens<\/em>.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead rv d1\">At the end of this stage every family in Italy chooses a secondary route. At BBS the work towards that choice starts in the first year, on three levels:<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"sp-check rv d2\">\n          <li><strong>Teachers<\/strong>, who see what a child is drawn to while teaching them, and start mapping a path from there<\/li>\n          <li><strong>School and family counsellors<\/strong>, who work with your child and with you on strengths, expectations and worries<\/li>\n          <li><strong>People who do the jobs<\/strong>, invited in to explain what their work involves, from long established professions to ones only now appearing, through projects with Confindustria and Confcommercio, Italy&rsquo;s national associations for industry and for commerce<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        <div style=\"margin-top:1.4rem\" class=\"rv d2\"><a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"btn btn-ghost\">Enquire Now<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a78 \u00b7 VIDA ESCOLAR \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">Between the lessons<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">Students meet every week to make the school greener, <em>and the school listens<\/em>.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"sp-subj-grid rv d2\">\n      <div class=\"sp-subj\"><span class=\"sp-subj-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-leaf\"\/><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"sp-subj-t\">Eco Council<\/div><div class=\"sp-subj-d\">One student per class volunteers, meeting weekly with a lead teacher. Projects have run from reusable table mats that cut paper use in the canteen to research into an all-electric school bus fleet.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-subj\"><span class=\"sp-subj-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-users\"\/><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"sp-subj-t\">Pupil Council<\/div><div class=\"sp-subj-d\">Every class elects a representative and a deputy. The council meets the Headmistress and Deputy Headmistress once a month to put forward what classmates have raised.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-subj\"><span class=\"sp-subj-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-mic\"\/><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"sp-subj-t\">Weekly assemblies<\/div><div class=\"sp-subj-d\">The whole Middle School together, sometimes for a project, sometimes for BBSchool&rsquo;s Got Talent or a Quiz &amp; Competition.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-subj\"><span class=\"sp-subj-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-diploma\"\/><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"sp-subj-t\">Diploma &amp; prom<\/div><div class=\"sp-subj-d\">The year closes with the third-year students receiving their diploma, and the school prom, held in the school theatre and organised with the families.<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a79 \u00b7 ARTES \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec sec-off\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"sp-split\">\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">Music and the arts<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">The violin from age eight, and a Christmas show that <em>sells out in two hours<\/em>.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead rv d1\">Children coming up from BBS Primary have played the violin since they were eight, and the instrument changes as they move through the school. The Christmas show fills the theatre within two hours of tickets opening, with an audience that reaches well beyond the school community.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"lead rv d2\" style=\"margin-top:.9rem\">In Middle School the arts change shape to suit the age. What the school is after is creative thinking and the habit of thinking outside the box: former students name it as one of the things they came to value after leaving.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rv d2\">\n        <!-- FOTO 7 \u00b7 3:4 vertical: BBS-106 (viol\u00edn, serie de Primary: ilustra \"the violin from age eight\"). -->\n        <img class=\"sp-photo sp-photo-v\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbschool.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BBS-106.webp\" alt=\"A BBS pupil playing the violin\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a710 \u00b7 CAMPUS + PR\u00c1CTICO \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">Where they spend the day<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">Eleven classrooms, three labs, a theatre and a recording studio, <em>in Bergamo<\/em>.<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"lead rv d1\">The Middle and High School building stands at via Angelo Goisis. Large windows and open space connect it to the courtyards outside, and classrooms, common areas and quiet study spaces run into one another.<\/p>\n    <!-- PENDIENTE (no publicado): pizarra interactiva y rinc\u00f3n de lectura por aula, y el cat\u00e1logo\n         de la biblioteca elegido por los alumnos, vienen de Life on Campus (Scanzorosciate).\n         Confirmar con BBS que aplican al edificio de B\u00e9rgamo antes de a\u00f1adirlos aqu\u00ed. -->\n    <div class=\"sp-facil rv d2\">\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">11 indoor &amp; outdoor classrooms<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">Auditorium<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">Theatre<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">Gym<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">Italian\/English library<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">Science lab<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">IT lab<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">Art &amp; Design lab<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">Music &amp; Sound Recording Studio<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sp-chip\">Bar &amp; canteen<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"sp-photorow rv d2\">\n      <!-- FOTO 8 \u00b7 3:2: la biblioteca biling\u00fce -->\n      <figure><img class=\"sp-photo sp-photo-32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbschool.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/148.jpg\" alt=\"A BBS Middle School student in the library of the Bergamo campus\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption class=\"sp-caption\">The Italian\/English library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n      <!-- FOTO 9 \u00b7 3:2: un laboratorio en uso -->\n      <figure><img class=\"sp-photo sp-photo-32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbschool.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/181.jpg\" alt=\"Design work in the technology lab at BBS\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption class=\"sp-caption\">The technology lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n      <!-- FOTO 10 \u00b7 3:2: espacios comunes o patio -->\n      <figure><img class=\"sp-photo sp-photo-32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbschool.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/129.jpg\" alt=\"A BBS student working in the lounge at the Bergamo campus\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption class=\"sp-caption\">Between lessons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"sp-two rv d3\">\n      <div class=\"sp-card\">\n        <span class=\"sp-card-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-bus\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n        <div class=\"sp-card-t\">Getting here<\/div>\n        <ul>\n          <li>School buses serve the Bergamo, Brescia and Milan areas<\/li>\n          <li>The campus is at via Angelo Goisis 96b, in Bergamo<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-card\">\n        <span class=\"sp-card-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-food\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n        <div class=\"sp-card-t\">The day to day<\/div>\n        <ul>\n          <li>The canteen cooks with organic and locally sourced ingredients<\/li>\n          <li>Dietary needs covered on medical certification<\/li>\n          <li>Students wear the school uniform<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-card\">\n        <span class=\"sp-card-ico\"><svg class=\"sp-ico sp-ico-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-note\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n        <div class=\"sp-card-t\">Beyond lessons<\/div>\n        <ul>\n          <li>After-school clubs: dance, piano, violin, guitar, theatre and judo<\/li>\n          <li>A summer camp entirely in English, with mother-tongue teachers, grouped by age and level<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a711 \u00b7 SEGURIDAD \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec sec-off\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">Peace of mind<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">A transfer to any Italian school stays open, <em>at any time<\/em>.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"ms-secure rv d2\">\n      <p>Because BBS is <strong>paritaria<\/strong>, the ministerial objectives are covered in full. If your family moves city or your plans change, your child can transfer to any Italian school, state or private, at any point in the three years, and arrive having covered exactly what that school expects. Choosing BBS at eleven keeps every option open.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"ms-secure-link\">Verify it yourself: <a href=\"https:\/\/unica.istruzione.gov.it\/cercalatuascuola\/istituti\/BG1MH45000\/scuola-sec-di-i-grado-paritaria-bilingual-british-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBS on the Ministry of Education register (Scuola in Chiaro)<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a712 \u00b7 A D\u00d3NDE VAN \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec sec-dark\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow eyebrow-w rv\">What comes next<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"h2 h2-w rv d1\">At the end of Middle School your child moves up to High School and chooses between <em>our Sports and International routes<\/em>.<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"lead lead-w rv d1\">At the end of the third year students take the Esame di Stato and receive the diploma di licenza media, the national certificate that closes this stage of school in Italy. Then they carry on with us, and choose.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"sp-routes rv d2\">\n      <div class=\"sp-route\">\n        <div class=\"sp-route-tag\"><svg class=\"sp-ico\" style=\"width:14px;height:14px;vertical-align:-2px;margin-right:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-run\"\/><\/svg>Route one &#183; Liceo Sportivo Internazionale<\/div>\n        <div class=\"sp-route-t\"><a href=\"\/en\/sport-high-school\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(237,185,198,.5);text-underline-offset:4px\">Our Sports High School<\/a><\/div>\n        <ul class=\"sp-route-list\">\n          <li>Five years of Liceo Scientifico, the science-focused Italian secondary route, with a sports specialism<\/li>\n          <li>Ends in the Maturit&#224;, Italy&rsquo;s secondary school leaving qualification<\/li>\n          <li>An IB Diploma option after the first three years<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"sp-route\">\n        <div class=\"sp-route-tag\"><svg class=\"sp-ico\" style=\"width:14px;height:14px;vertical-align:-2px;margin-right:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#msi-plane\"\/><\/svg>Route two &#183; International<\/div>\n        <!-- Enlace al hub de High School; cambiar por la URL de la landing International cuando exista -->\n        <div class=\"sp-route-t\"><a href=\"\/en\/steam-high-school\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(237,185,198,.5);text-underline-offset:4px\">Our International High School<\/a><\/div>\n        <ul class=\"sp-route-list\">\n          <li>Four years: two years of IGCSE exams, then the two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma<\/li>\n          <li>An international qualification, read directly by universities worldwide<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 \u00a713 \u00b7 ADMISI\u00d3N \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"w\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow rv\">Joining BBS Middle School<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"h2 rv d1\">It starts with a conversation with <em>our admissions team<\/em>.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"ms-steps rv d2\">\n      <div class=\"ms-step\"><div class=\"ms-step-t\">The admissions team meets you and your child<\/div><div class=\"ms-step-d\">A conversation about your family and what you are looking for. Nothing is signed at this stage.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ms-step\"><div class=\"ms-step-t\">The school reads your child&rsquo;s current school reports<\/div><div class=\"ms-step-d\">To understand where your child is and what support, if any, would help.<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ms-secure rv d2\" style=\"margin-top:1.4rem\">\n      <p><strong>Coming from a school that teaches in Italian?<\/strong> A good level of English is expected on entry, and students arriving from an Italian-language school are brought up to it: a reinforcement course before the school year begins, then English lessons with a specialist teacher and a bilingual Italian and English tutor for Maths and Science through the first year.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:1.8rem\" class=\"rv d3\">\n      <a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"btn btn-gold\">Enquire Now<\/a>\n      <p class=\"sp-coachline\" style=\"margin-top:1rem\">The first step is a conversation about your child. 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BBS is <strong>paritaria<\/strong>, which means state-recognised: it covers the programme set by the Italian Ministry of Education in full, and its students take the same national exam as every student in the country.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"lp-faq-item\" onclick=\"lpFaqT(this)\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q-text\">Is this the same as an Italian scuola media?<\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-toggle\">+<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-a\">Yes. BBS Middle School is a <strong>scuola secondaria di primo grado<\/strong>, the stage most families call scuola media. It covers ages 11 to 14 and follows the Italian ministerial programme, with 75% of the week taught in English.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"lp-faq-item\" onclick=\"lpFaqT(this)\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q-text\">What do students leave with at the end?<\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-toggle\">+<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-a\">They take the <strong>Esame di Stato<\/strong>, the national exam every student in Italy sits at the end of this stage, and leave with the <strong>diploma di licenza media<\/strong>, the national certificate.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"lp-faq-item\" onclick=\"lpFaqT(this)\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q-text\">Can my child move to an Italian state school later?<\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-toggle\">+<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-a\">Yes, at any point in the three years. Because the ministerial objectives are covered in full, a student transferring out arrives having covered <strong>exactly what that school expects<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"lp-faq-item\" onclick=\"lpFaqT(this)\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q-text\">Does my child need to speak English already?<\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-toggle\">+<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-a\">A good level is expected on entry. Students arriving from an Italian-language school take a <strong>reinforcement course<\/strong> before the year starts, and during the first year they have English lessons with a specialist teacher plus a <strong>bilingual tutor for Maths and Science<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"lp-faq-item\" onclick=\"lpFaqT(this)\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q-text\">How much of the week is taught in English?<\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-toggle\">+<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-a\"><strong>75%<\/strong>. The remaining 25% is taught in Italian. The subjects taught in English are taught by native English speakers.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"lp-faq-item\" onclick=\"lpFaqT(this)\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q-text\">Which languages will my child study?<\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-toggle\">+<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-a\">English and Italian throughout the three years, plus a third language chosen between <strong>Spanish and German<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"lp-faq-item\" onclick=\"lpFaqT(this)\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q-text\">What is the Cambridge curriculum and which subjects follow it?<\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-toggle\">+<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-a\">It is the English curriculum, written in England by Cambridge. At BBS it is taught alongside the Italian programme in <strong>English, Mathematics and Science<\/strong>, so those subjects are covered by both.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"lp-faq-item\" onclick=\"lpFaqT(this)\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q-text\">Who looks after my child day to day?<\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-toggle\">+<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-a\">A <strong>tutor<\/strong>, who follows the same small group every day and is their point of reference in the school. There is also a <strong>counsellor<\/strong> who works with students, staff and parents.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"lp-faq-item\" onclick=\"lpFaqT(this)\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q\"><div class=\"lp-faq-q-text\">How much homework is there?<\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-toggle\">+<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lp-faq-a\">Homework is <strong>deliberately kept limited<\/strong>. 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