{"id":566479,"date":"2023-01-09T13:25:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T13:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/schools\/byron-college-the-british-international-school\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:13:29","slug":"byron-college-the-british-international-school","status":"publish","type":"schools","link":"https:\/\/world-schools.com\/nl\/schools\/byron-college-the-british-international-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron College \u2013 De Britse Internationale School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Over Byron College<\/strong>Byron College is de British International School in Athene, geaccrediteerd door de BSO (British Schools Overseas) en formeel geregistreerd bij het Department for Education in het Verenigd Koninkrijk met DfE referentienummer 6337. Het is een vooraanstaande school in Athene, gebaseerd op de Britse traditie van academische excellentie, terwijl het een wereldwijd perspectief omarmt. De school biedt sinds de oprichting in 1986 een verrijkt Brits nationaal curriculum aan haar leerlingen van 3 tot 18 jaar. Byron is een egalitaire en inclusieve school die consequent academische excellentie nastreeft en tegelijkertijd de hoogste normen van zelfdiscipline, deelname aan de gemeenschap en ethos handhaaft. Het is altijd echt internationaal geweest, met een gemeenschap van leerlingen uit meer dan 45 verschillende landen. Op Byron College zijn leerlingen gelukkige, zelfverzekerde leerlingen. Ze ontwikkelen kritisch denkvermogen, worden aangemoedigd om onafhankelijke leerlingen te worden, om hun tijd te beheren en om zelfvertrouwen, doorzettingsvermogen en vastberadenheid te ontwikkelen; alle vaardigheden die essentieel zijn voor hun toekomstig succes. Ze leren ook actieve burgers te zijn die empathie, respect en tolerantie kunnen tonen en die iets kunnen betekenen voor de school, de lokale en internationale gemeenschap. De sterke leiderschapsstructuur van de leerlingen binnen de school versterkt het verantwoordelijkheidsgevoel en de verantwoordelijkheid voor de schoolgemeenschap.<br \/>\n<strong>Visie<br \/>\n<\/strong>Byron College streeft er voortdurend naar de talenten van elk kind te ontdekken, creativiteit te stimuleren en individualiteit te stimuleren. De hooggekwalificeerde medewerkers zetten zich in om het zelfvertrouwen van leerlingen te vergroten door hun vele prestaties te vieren en hen te helpen hun potentieel te maximaliseren. De leerlingen van Byron, zowel oud als nieuw, zijn een levend bewijs van de successen van het college; individuen die een positieve bijdrage leveren aan hun gemeenschap, de maatschappij en de wereld van morgen. Byron College is een levendig onderdeel van de gemeenschap; de leerlingen fungeren als ambassadeurs die de altru\u00efstische filosofie en de betrokkenheid bij het milieu hooghouden en promoten, en tegelijkertijd bruggen bouwen en onderhouden tussen diverse culturen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Onderwijs<br \/>\n<\/strong>Byron College hanteert een schoolbreed beleid dat deel uitmaakt van het unieke karakter van de school, waar kinderen van alle leeftijden veilig met elkaar omgaan en vaak deelnemen aan gezamenlijke activiteiten. Op deze manier kunnen oudere leerlingen een verantwoordelijkheidsgevoel ontwikkelen ten opzichte van de jongere leerlingen, naast hun plicht om gemeenschapsleiders en positieve, gezonde rolmodellen te zijn. Het schoolhuissysteem versterkt deze filosofie. Tijdens hun tijd op Byron College worden leerlingen van de kleuterschool tot en met groep 9 uitgebreid met het Britse nationale curriculum, aangevuld met drama en muziek, evenals filosofie voor kinderen (groep 3-5) en debat (groep 6). In groep 10 beginnen leerlingen met hun tweejarige IGCSE-cursussen, gevolgd door de tweejarige Sixth Form AS- en A-level-studie die leidt tot toelating tot toonaangevende universiteiten. Deze kwalificaties worden toegekend door de volgende examencommissies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EdExcel London Examinations BoardUniversity of Cambridge<\/li>\n<li>Internationale Examencommissie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Daarnaast kunnen leerlingen van Byron ook deelnemen aan de examens die worden afgenomen door ECDL (European Computer License) en door het Griekse ministerie Ellinomathia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academische excellentie<br \/>\n<\/strong>Byron College is trots op de prestaties van haar leerlingen. 100% van de leerlingen wordt toegelaten tot de universiteiten van hun keuze, wereldwijd, waaronder het Verenigd Koninkrijk en andere Europese landen, de VS, Canada en Australi\u00eb. De A-level-kwalificatie wordt beschouwd als de \"gouden standaard\" aan deze universiteiten, maar ook aan McGill University, MIT UCL, etc. <strong>Russell Group Universiteiten<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leerlingen van Byron College zijn toegelaten tot en afgestudeerd aan de volgende topuniversiteiten in het Verenigd Koninkrijk.<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Birmingham*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Bristol*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Cambridge*<\/li>\n<li>Cardiff Universiteit*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Durham*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Edinburgh*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Exeter*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Glasgow*<\/li>\n<li>Imperial College Londen*<\/li>\n<li>King's College London*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Leeds*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Liverpool*<\/li>\n<li>London School of Economics - Politieke Wetenschappen*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Manchester*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Newcastle*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Nottingham*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Oxford*<\/li>\n<li>Koningin Mary, Universiteit van Londen*<\/li>\n<li>Queen's University Belfast<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Sheffield*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Southampton*<\/li>\n<li>University College Londen*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van Warwick*<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit van York*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Slagingspercentages voor examens en plaatsingsresultaten op de universiteit zijn goede indicatoren voor het behalen van academisch succes door te streven naar excellentie, maar de school hanteert ook andere maatstaven. Academische excellentie betekent ook:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>in staat zijn om consistente en aanhoudende vooruitgang te boeken<\/li>\n<li>dat leerlingen van Byron niet alleen naar topuniversiteiten over de hele wereld gaan, maar ook slagen als bachelorstudenten en later als masterstudenten<\/li>\n<li>Leerlingen van Byron worden goed voorbereid op hun eerste keus universiteit<\/li>\n<li>Zorgen dat er daadwerkelijke 'toegevoegde waarde' wordt gerealiseerd voor alle leerlingen van Byron, d.w.z. door de werkelijke resultaten van leerlingen positief te vergelijken met de voorspellingen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Byron College waarborgt bovendien de uitstekende kwaliteit van het onderwijs door het volgende toe te passen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Het werven van goed gekwalificeerde en ervaren docenten<\/li>\n<li>Het cre\u00ebren van de omstandigheden waaronder deze leraren en leerlingen kunnen lesgeven en leren, terwijl die omgeving voortdurend wordt verbeterd door investeringen in lesmateriaal en investeringen in de professionele ontwikkeling van het personeel.<\/li>\n<li>Door de hoogste normen van academisch gedrag en discipline te stellen en door voortdurend hoge verwachtingen van leerlingen te hebben, terwijl we hen ambitieuze maar haalbare doelen stellen.<\/li>\n<li>Het voortdurend beoordelen van de effectiviteit van het onderwijs en het aanmoedigen van het delen van goede praktijken<\/li>\n<li>De voortgang van leerlingen nauwlettend in de gaten houden, zodat tijdig kan worden ingegrepen<\/li>\n<li>Rapporteren aan ouders en feedback geven aan leerlingen<\/li>\n<li>Het bieden van doordacht en passend onderwijs en ondersteuning aan EAL-leerlingen en aan kinderen met specifieke behoeften<\/li>\n<li>Wij bieden leerlingen uitzonderlijke ondersteuning voorafgaand aan examenperiodes met goed georganiseerde herhalingen, zorgen ervoor dat de lestijd optimaal wordt benut en dat er indien nodig wordt ingegrepen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Andere onderwijsmogelijkheden van Byron College 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