United States, Charlotte
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Our spacious facilities support social and emotional wellness alongside academic growth. A Maker Space enables STEAM discovery with worktables, 3D printers, virtual reality sets, drones, Spheros, and programmable robots. The IB Suite for Years 12–13 provides private cubicles, meeting spaces, and a reference area to study and collaborate. Arts facilities include a bright dance studio with a professional floor, ballet barres, and floor-to-ceiling mirrors, plus a Black Box Drama Studio for IB Film. Sports and wellness spaces include a spacious gym, tennis courts, basketball courts, and an athletics field with goals for soccer, football, and rugby, available year-round.
There is a spacious gym for physical education and fitness. Tennis courts and basketball courts are on site for year-round play. An athletics field is equipped with goals for soccer, football, and rugby. Facilities are available year-round to support students' fitness and wellness goals.
A Maker Space is designed to encourage STEAM discovery. It is equipped with worktables for construction projects, 3D printers, virtual reality sets, drones, Spheros, and programmable robots. The IB Suite provides private cubicles, meeting spaces, and a reference area for IB Years 12–13. Flexible spaces allow students to move between quiet study, assignments, and collaboration with teachers.
Performing arts facilities support creativity and expression through dance, drama, and film. The dance studio has a professional-grade floor, ballet barres, and floor-to-ceiling mirrors. Dance is integrated into Early Years through Primary and offered as an elective in Upper Secondary. The Black Box Drama Studio supports IB Film productions with lighting and a green screen. MIT STEAM activities are part of the extracurricular program.
The British International School of Charlotte (BIS Charlotte) on the Ballantyne campus serves students from 18 months to 18 years and is part of Nord Anglia Education. It uses a blended curriculum: Primary follows the English National Curriculum with IPC; Lower Secondary combines EN with IMYC; Upper Secondary offers the IB Diploma. In Years 12–13, students take six IB subjects (three Higher Level and three Standard Level), including a literature-based language course, a second language, social science, science, mathematics, and an elective. Classes are small—about ten students per teacher and taught by UK-trained staff. Facilities include a Maker Space with 3D printers, VR, drones, Spheros, and programmable robots; the IB Suite for Years 12–13; a dance studio and a Black Box Drama Studio; a gym, tennis and basketball courts, and an athletics field. MIT STEAM activities and performing arts enrich the extracurricular program. Nord Anglia programs with Juilliard, MIT, and UNICEF provide opportunities.