BHS
Located in the center of Barcelona, BHS was created for students to be fully prepared to attend universities throughout the world, including in the UK and Europe, and especially in USA, specifically on academic and athletic scholarships.
BHS educates students in a small and socially fun classroom to improve study habits, independent learning skills, time management, and mastery of course material, along with providing additional Montessori learning outside in nature and through group activities.
Leadership
Akida Mashaka
Founder & School Director
Akida Mashaka is co-founder of BCN Life, the leading relocation expert services agency for expats moving to Barcelona. Akida is an American from Los Angeles, California who lives in Barcelona with his wife Lia and two children. Akida created BHS because he understands the importance of small class size, a fun social learning environment, innovative online learning tools, and university entrance exam prep in order to attend the best universities In the world. Akida is a graduate of Harvard Law School and attended university in USA on a tennis scholarship. Akida's 14 year old son plays competitive tennis and currently attends BHS.
Jaclyn Caruana
University Admissions Director
Jaclyn Caruana is the founder of Exam Preparation International Center of Barcelona, where Jaclyn has been Barcelona's leading university entrance exam prep tutor and international university placement advisor since 2003. Jaclyn has extensive experience helping students and parents with university exam coordination and preparation, and providing university advisement services. Jaclyn is very passionate about helping students obtain their dreams to attend university.
Over the last 7 years, Jaclyn's students in Barcelona have been accepted into the following universities:
UK
Oxford
Imperial College London
King's College London
London School of Business
USA
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
Columbia
Dartmouth
Cornell
University of Chicago
Duke
NYU
Northwestern
University of Michigan
UC Berkeley
UCLA
USC
Georgetown
Carnegie Mellon
John Hopkins University
Harvey Mudd College
Babson University
Boston University
Purdue University
American University
George Washington University
Syracuse
Northeastern
Pepperdine University
University of Miami