School Bulletin 3 – 11th of February 2022
Week 3:
Week three at The British School saw us move to the next stage with the implementation of our new Chromebook Programme. As part of our strategic plan objective of ‘Promoting Technology’, all students in Years 3 to 5 were issued with a Chromebook this week. This provision, coupled with the fact that over 85% of our teaching faculty are now certified Google Educators, means that technology is increasingly being effectively integrated into teaching and learning in all curriculum areas.
Elsewhere, this week also saw the restoration of lockers into our Secondary School to assist students with managing their belongings as they move around campus during the day.
Change of Exits at 3.00 p.m.
As part of our mission to maintain the school as safe a place as possible for our students, we have decided to change the exit point for those students in Years 5 up to 12 who possess a Gate Pass and leave the premises unaccompanied at the end of the school day.
As from next Monday the 14th of February, these students will be required to depart via the small gate at the East end of the Early Years (Kinder) area after showing their Gate Pass to the person supervising that exit. They will be expected to leave the school premises immediately via the East Gate. Such students (possessing a Gate Pass) will not be permitted to leave the School grounds via the West Gate.
We would remind parents that, in order for their child to be granted a Gate Pass, they must sign a standard letter, which releases the school from all responsibility once the child has left the School premises.
Upcoming Dates:
We would like to remind parents that the BSCR Community will be celebrating Friendship Day on Monday the 14th of February with a number of different activities. Students from all levels may come to school dressed in either red, pink or white on this day.
On Friday the 25th of February, there will be no classes for students in all year levels because that day is a dedicated professional development day for staff members.
Student Electoral Tribunal
We are delighted to announce that the following students have been appointed to the BSCR’s Student Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Electoral Estudiantil – TEE) for 2022.
Thomas Gray (Year 6B) Mariana Pérez (Year 8B)
Leonardo Jiménez (Year 9C) Lien Tzu Wo (Year 11IB)
Maripaula Herrero (Year 11NB)
Campus Infrastructure Report:
One of the objectives of our new strategic plan is to ensure that we maximise the utility of our infrastructure. Part of this objective is to ensure that our Community is kept up-to-date on changes that we have made to our existing infrastructure as well as our ongoing plans for our new campus. We are currently working on creating a dedicated website for this purpose so that any member of our community can access the latest information about our current and new campus. However, while this is being constructed we are pleased to share with you our first Campus Infrastructure report of the year. This report, which will be issued on a quarterly basis moving forward, can be accessed by clicking on the following hyperlink – Campus Infrastructure Report: No. 1
After-school Tutorials and Music Clubs – Secondary
Please click on the following link to access a list of tutorials and music clubs that will be offered free of charge to Secondary students throughout the first semester. Students should contact the relevant teacher in advance if they want to take advantage of these tutorials. Hyperlink – Secondary Tutorials
Instrumental Ensemble
If any parent plays an instrument and would be interested in forming an instrumental ensemble, please contact the Head of Music at aborrington@bscr.ed.cr.
Course Overviews
2022 Course Overviews for all year levels and all subject areas can be accessed by any member of our community by clicking on the following hyperlink: Course Overviews
