About BHS
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How did BHS start?
BHS started in September 2020 during Covid-19 pandemic with only 5 students in the basement of a co-working space and 5 years later has an enrollment of 500 students between two campuses.
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Why is BHS the best American school in Barcelona?
In this upcoming school year (2025-2026), BHS is opening both a new BHS elementary and preschool campus, in addition to moving into a new BHS middle and high school campus, to serve as the best international American school in Barcelona for global citizens to accomplish its goal of transforming education as we know it.
What makes BHS so special?
BHS is a welcoming and dynamic new-age school that focuses on student-centered learning through a revolutionary education approach called the BHS Method™, rather than using the old-fashioned "one-size-fits-all" traditional teaching methodology that unbelievably still exists today in schools.
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Flexible US Curriculum
This is why BHS uses the flexible US curriculum system that offers a variety of optional Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams instead of the "one-size-fits-all" conventional International Baccalaureate (IB) system used by traditional American IB schools in Barcelona.
How is BHS revolutionizing education?
BHS is revolutionizing education by teaching students that the path to success is by finding their true strengths and continually learning from failure to find solutions to problems. Unlike traditional schools that still believe in the out-dated teaching model designed for children in the industrial age over 200 years ago that defines success simply by how well students can memorize answers to tests versus trial and error and continual iteration to be successful in the modern world.
What is the BHS original Mission?
To accomplish this vision, BHS lives by the promise and original mission, as a Social Wellness School™, to help students excel not only academically, but socially and psychologically as well in equal measure. Accordingly, besides academics (including AP courses for students who wish to enter elite universities), other areas such as student social life and mental health and emotional confidence are eqally important to the school. BHS also provides leadership and empowerment skills, international speakers, and career and life counseling. Naturally, students increase their emotional intelligence while expanding their opportunities and finding their life passions.
Why is BHS the fastest growing American school in Barcelona?
Delivering on its promise and mission to make children not just like school, but absolutely love school, and its culture is why BHS is the fastest growing American school in Barcelona. Indeed, in only its 2nd year, BHS had already been considered as both the best international school in Spain and most prestigious school in Spain. And in 2024, the most innovative school in Spain.
For these reasons, BHS also the best American school in Spain.​​ BHS is the school for the global village where the Barcelona international community unites and has perfect access with all modes of public transportation to attend school.
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Where are the two campuses?
The two BHS campuses are centrally located in Barcelona unlike the other international and American schools which are located outside the city, therefore, lacking a real life Barcelona cultural experience. The new BHS Elementary & Preschool Campus is located in the Gracia district and the new BHS Middle & High School Campus is located in the startup and innovative area of Barcelona known as District 22@. Both campuses have perfect access with all modes of public transportation to attend school.
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Why is BHS the best international school in Barcelona?
While BHS uses the American school education system for its curriculum, BHS is the international school in Barcelona for the global community. BHS is one of the most international schools in Europe, as no nationality is larger than 25% of the student body. Learn more to know why BHS in the best international school in Barcelona.
English Language Learning (ELL) and Spanish Courses
Indeed, BHS is the only school in Barcelona that has Intensive English immersion and English Foundation Year programs for non-native English speakers. BHS Elementary School is also the only American school in Barcelona with a full Spanish and English immersion program, while aslo offering intensive Spanish courses for non-Spanish speakers to develop cultural integration within Spain in the middle and high school grades.
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Why are BHS students so happy?
BHS is a fun, engaging, caring and diverse environment (across multiple grade levels, religions, cultures and nationalities) where students come together as one big family learning through flexible, innovative and dynamic teaching methods. Asking questions, engaging in dialogue, and speaking in class are welcomed and rewarded.
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Does BHS have extracurriculars and a flexible schedule for athletes?
To further create its unique family bond among students, BHS offers extracurricular activities and athletics, as well as creative elective options for students.
Moreover, for middle and high school, BHS has a modern digital school platform for academic monitoring and progress transparency, flexibility for athletes, and learning independence.
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What is the growth rate of BHS?
As stated above, BHS started with only 5 students in the basement of a co-working space in its first year (2020-2021) and then grew to over 30 students in its 2nd year (2021-2022). In its 3rd school year (2022-2023), BHS had already grown to 100 students. In its 4th school year (2023-2024), BHS had grown to 200 students. In its 5th year (2024-2025), BHS had an enrollment of over 300 students to serve as the global school for Barcelona, the best city to live in Spain.
Now in its 6th year (2025-2026), BHS has enrollment of over 500 students split between its 2 campuses serving students from ages to 3 to 18.
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Therefore, the growth rate of BHS is 1000%.