Why BHS?
Our mission is to help students reach their full academic potential to attend the best university they can in USA.
And most importantly, we care!
About Us
Barcelona High School (BHS) is an American school prep academy for 7th to 12th grade, located in the center of Barcelona Spain.
BHS was created for students who want to attend university in USA, especially the best universities in USA, specifically on athletic (Division I) or academic scholarships.
BHS provides US accredited classes (including NCAA approved, honors, and AP) and an official American high school diploma.
BHS is also the only American school in Barcelona that focuses extensively on American university entrance exams (PSAT, SAT, ACT, TOEFL, GRE and GMAT for graduate school) and admissions.
Accordingly, BHS has the following programs:
1) American School
This is a virtual learning program that uses US accredited interactive online curriculum with 1-on-1 in-person tutoring and instruction, along with teacher assignment management.
This program has a flexible schedule which allows for students to fully pursue their extra curricular passions while obtaining a great education.
2) USA University Entrance
SAT Prep Courses:
This program includes providing university entrance exam courses and scheduling and coordination of the official exams.
USA University Admission:
This program helps students with the university application and admissions process in order to attend the best universities in USA on academic and athletic scholarships.
The Team
Jaclyn Caruana
Executive Director
Jaclyn Caruana, an American, has been Barcelona's leading academic tutor and American university exam prep and 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 in USA.
Over the last 7 years, Jaclyn's students in Barcelona have been admitted to the following universities in 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
Akida Mashaka
Founder
Akida Mashaka is co-founder of BCN Life, the leading relocation expert services agency for 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 learning, university exam prep and admissions assistance to help students attend the best universities in USA. Akida is a graduate of Harvard Law School and attended university in USA on a tennis scholarship. Akida's 13 year old son plays competitive tennis and will attend BHS in September 2020.
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