BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Address
1290 Parkmoor Avenue

Silicon Valley

San Jose
,
California
95126

United States
Coordinates37°18′58″N 121°54′44″W / 37.3161403°N 121.912286°W / 37.3161403; -121.912286
Information
School typePrivate
MottoEducatio Scientia Victoria
(Education Knowledge Success)
Established2014
StatusOpen
PrincipalSara Kolb
Grades5-12
Colour(s)Red and Black
MascotBobcats
Websitesiliconvalley.basisindependent.com

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley (BISV) is a private school operated by Spring Education Group in San Jose, California. The School is a TK-Grade 12 liberal arts, STEM-focused curriculum educating students to the highest international standards.

History

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley was founded in 2014 inside a former IBM office in San Jose. Based on the success of BASIS charter schools opened in Arizona, Texas, and Washington D.C., BASIS.ed decided to implement its educational model into a private school, opening two new private schools in San Jose and Brooklyn. Today, Spring Education Group has taken over the ownership and management of the seven private schools.[1] The mission of BASIS Independent Schools is to raise the standards of students' learning to the highest international levels.[2] At BISV, each student takes at least four AP courses before their senior year, where they do independent research and take capstone classes.[1] Also, the school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities including a competitive speech and debate club, volunteering clubs, and active sports teams. The school is well known for their academic rigor and small class sizes.

In fall of 2022, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley opened a lower school campus in Sunnyvale, CA. The lower school serves Transitional Kindergarten (TK) - Grade 5.

References

  1. 1 2 "Parents Voice Concern Over Sale of Basis Independent Schools". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. ↑ "BASIS Adding Private Schools". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 23, 2015.


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