Box Hill School

At Box Hill School, girls and boys from 11 to 18 years old study in a pleasant and friendly atmosphere. Box Hill functions both as a regular day school and as a boarding school.

The school is located in a beautiful corner of the green county of Surrey, in a convenient proximity to major highways, railways and airports, just forty minutes from central London.

The school firmly believes in the comprehensive development of students and takes care of their needs both in the educational process and outside the classroom. In addition to the comprehensive school curriculum, students are involved in numerous extracurricular activities, clubs, sporting events, trips to nearby places and long-distance expeditions. The school discovers abilities and talents that students were not even aware of. The school reveals their inner potential.

The school is proud that, as a not-so-large school, it has experience and the ability to create an environment that allows you to pay maximum attention to each student during class. The school is also well known for its exceptionally attentive approach to caring for the physical and spiritual health of students.

Of the 425 students, 60% are those who attend school and live at home. 40% of our students live in a boarding school. 25% of students represent more than 25 countries.

The international aspect of the school is important in terms of the approach to education, which distinguishes Box Hill from other schools. Parents of students recognize the benefits of communication between children from different cultures. Such coeducation allows students to get to know the world better.

DIRECTOR (stand 2023)

Cory Loudy, Master of Education. Has a certificate with the right to teach in primary and secondary schools.

KEY FACTORS

• A small number of students in classes.
• The school considers each student as a person whose progress is constantly and carefully observed.
• The school offers a wide range of subjects for study, including the International Baccalaureate program - IB Diploma.
• Student well-being in the spotlight. The school is trying to create an environment for its students in which there are the most favourable opportunities for their study, communication and emotional development.
• Graduates of Box Hill School become in the learning process comprehensively educated and tolerant people, well prepared for both the university and life in general.
• In IB exams, more than half of the students received higher marks than the global average.

EQUIPMENT

Each House has a common room where students can spend time together, as well as a kitchen where they can prepare a snack or a light dinner and share food with friends. Schoolchildren love their home. They actively participate in concerts, quizzes, contests, sports. The school focuses on developing positive relationships, strong friendships and mutual respect.

PROGRAM

International Training Centre

The staff of the International Centre for Education (IOC) of Box Hill School is doing everything possible to ensure that every child has a painless transition from living at home to living in a boarding school in the UK.

The IUEC is a kind of bridge that establishes for your child a link between the education system in his home country and the independent education system in the UK. With its help, favourable conditions are created for the adaptation of foreign students to life in a boarding school and to the educational system in England.

The school offers its students admission to the full program at the level most suitable for their knowledge of English. Students study in small groups either in the English program or in the IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education - MOSSSO) until they are ready to move to general classes.

• English program for younger students (Junior English program)
• Pre-IB Preparatory Program
• Biennial IGCSE Program
• Pre-Sixth Form Course

Pupils involved in the IUEC live in a boarding school with children from the UK and other countries. They participate in school life and are therefore fully integrated. The International Learning Centre is a separate, but at the same time integral part of the school.

GCSE

Classical British secondary education. English, math, and science are required on the GCSE exams.

A-level

A pre-university two-year program aimed at preparing and passing exams in a number of disciplines and obtaining a certificate of "advanced" level Advanced Level General Certificate of Education.

IB (International Baccalaureate)

Advanced secondary education. A program in which students choose 6 subjects and 3 of them study at a standard level and 3 at a higher level. And they also fulfil the 3 mandatory blocks of IB (the course of the theory of knowledge, writing essays and the course "Creativity, activity, mutual assistance).

ACCOMMODATION

Upon arrival at Box Hill, students are accommodated in one of the boarding houses. A characteristic feature of each House is that it is based on the idea of ​​a family, where there is a Chapter directing the life of its inhabitants. He is assisted by an assistant, nurses, teachers and other staff members of the school, always ready to provide support.

Each student has a personal tutor. This is a teacher who helps him in educational matters and monitors his overall development. The groups led by mentors have different ages, and this helps to establish friendships, provide mutual support, and develop a sense of responsibility.

The school has created a special site for parents to help them keep abreast of how their children are doing. It is called `` In contact with parents. '' It provides the latest news at home, blogs, comments on homework, information about exams and their results. The site also gives parents the opportunity to discuss with the Head of the House and teachers any questions and problems that interest them.

Choosing a future school for the child is probably one of the most important and difficult decisions facing parents. It is doubly difficult if the child will study abroad.

Most students live in double rooms. The hostels are same-sex and are designed for 30-35 people. Each dormitory has a kitchen and a common relaxation room.

Qualified medical staff live on the school grounds. Meals in the common dining room. Allowed 2 days off with a compulsory departure from school once a trimester plus in-house vacations. Visits to the nearby city are allowed.

SPORT

The wide range of sports offered includes: athletics, badminton, basketball, rock climbing (trips to rocks and a climbing wall at school), cricket, cross-country running, soccer, hockey, karate, lacrosse, netball, horse riding, rugby, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball.

At the GCSE, you can pass the physical education exam. At local and county-level competitions, school students perform in disciplines such as athletics, taekwondo, cricket, swimming, equestrian sports, etc. In addition to sports, students are optionally invited to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award program (community service, sports, expeditions). Also, at the school there are various clubs, clubs and sports sections.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

The dormitories in the school are small with a friendly atmosphere, which is based on various competitions held between the dormitories. The school has elders and prefects, as well as heads of dormitories. The school has a school council.

The school organizes trips and expeditions, foreign trips to South America, India and South Africa. Student exchanges are held with France, Germany, Spain and Japan, trips for language development and adventure tours.

COST, 2023-2024

£11,715 - £14,290 per semester.
International Learning Centre - £14,880 per semester.
There are 3 semesters in the school year.

Included in cost

• Teaching
• Accommodation and meals

Extra paid

• Flights
• Transfers to / from the airport
• Visa
• Services of the company "Paradise"
• Guardianship (as required by British law)

SERVICES OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMPANY INCLUDE

• Selection of 5-6 schools that best meet the individual characteristics of the child, further goals, talents, with the desired environment. Help in the correct interpretation of school ratings, an explanation of why the school occupies one place or another. Help in obtaining reliable information about schools that are not included in the ratings, with an explanation of the reasons for non-participation in it.
• Admission to 1-3 schools, selected from the proposed. Which includes the preparation of the necessary documents, school reports, characteristics, recommendations. Selection and submission of tests to prepare the student for exam testing, assistance in preparing essays. Preparation for an interview with the teacher / principal, registration for the exam. The necessary list of recommendations when attending school for passing entrance examinations. Correspondence with the school (far from all schools enter into correspondence with foreign parents, they are cautious, trust only a trusted agent).
• Assistance in paying registration fees, deposits, bills. Clarification of school rules, including disciplinary and legal aspects.
• Filling out the required medical forms.
• Selection of guardians required by UK law.

Student supervision during the first month of training is provided as a gift: assistance in resolving issues related to resettlement, billing, informing parents about the child’s health status, assistance with understanding of academic programs, organization of ext. classes for the child in a particular subject, help in choosing the program most suitable for the child, transfer to another class, etc.