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Yubin Chang’s experiences at The British School Yangon (BSY) have taken her far. She’s visited Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for a BSY Student Leader Conference, trekked 25 kilometres in Kanchanaburi, Thailand for a Duke of Edinburgh trip, and participated in the Nord Anglia Education-UNICEF Summit in New York.
Chang loves these trips and expeditions. They inspire and motivate the Year 12 student. Previously reserved, Chang is now confident to step beyond her comfort zone and engage with people from communities near and far. “You get to meet diverse people from all around the world with different backgrounds and interests, and you come together to share ideas and perspectives,” says Chang. “All of this was possible because BSY gives us the chance to explore diverse fields to help us find something that fits our own interests.”
Giving students real opportunities and experiences beyond the classroom is something that the school is proud of.
As part of the Nord Anglia Education (NAE) family, BSY takes a holistic approach to education. Academic rigour is matched by extraordinary learning experiences, and students are supported by personalised learning, exceptional teaching, and state-of-the-art facilities.
BSY’s faculty members use their qualifications and expertise to bring the best in international education to their students. They continually enhance their professional development and abilities, allowing them to help students of all levels in ways few other schools can replicate. This enhanced knowledge and skillset is greatly beneficial, especially when teaching in small class sizes with a 7:1 student-to-teacher ratio.
Eight out of 10 IGCSE students achieved A+ or B grades while seven out of 10 students of the first graduating class earned A+ or A grades at A Level. Source: The British School Yangon
For Chang, who joined BSY in Year 8, the staff and students played a big role in helping her settle into the new environment and curriculum. She had moved from Cambodia to Myanmar and was transitioning from an International Baccalaureate curriculum to the English National Curriculum. All of this was not lost on BSY. The school provided several layers of support and care for Chang to feel at ease and able to thrive.
“I really enjoyed going to school every day because everyone was welcoming,” says Chang. “I found it easy and comfortable to approach teachers with questions, and that’s because everyone is open-minded about helping each other. There’s no challenge or obstacle to communicating, and I can safely say this applies from Year 1 to Year 13.”
Factors like these make BSY stand out from other schools. The results show it too – 80% of BSY’s IGCSE students achieved A+ or B grades, well above the UK average, while 70% of the first graduating class earned A+ or A grades at A Level, more than double the UK average. As many as 42% of graduates earned three or more A-levels at grade A or above and were recognised with Pearson Excellence Awards.
There’s a wide range of facilities for creative and athletic pursuits at BSY. Source: The British School Yangon
Beyond academics, the campus’s well-equipped facilities are perfect for exploring different interests. Advanced science labs, libraries, purpose-built early years learning spaces, Myanmar’s only 500-seat theatre, two gyms, a rock-climbing wall, a 25-metre pool, and Yangon’s largest outdoor sports pitch give students all they need to make friends and forge their unique identity. Parents have a space here too – BSY Bakehouse is the campus’s parent cafe, an ideal spot to catch up with other parents or staff.
It doesn’t take a village to raise a child anymore – it just takes the BSY community. Students of different years often work together, whether in leadership roles or within their assigned student houses. “When we did our last MIT challenge, we had everyone working together, so you’d see Year 2s and Year 3s with the older Year 10s and Year 11s,” says BSY Principal Alison Fox. “This lets younger students grow confident being around people who are much older, and vice versa.”
Chang, a Senior Leader for BSY’s Social Impact Council, is working with a Junior Leader in Year 8. Other leadership roles are available too, including Eco Council, Sports Leaders, Student Council, and House Leaders for each of the four houses.
“During assemblies, teachers would inform us of the events and roles available, like the NAE-UNICEF Summit,” says Chang. “The school tries to ensure students are exposed to various activities so everyone can be involved and learn something from it.”
BSY go on adventures all around the world. Source: The British School Yangon
Through unique collaborations with world-leading organisations such as MIT and UNICEF, BSY students get to connect with students from other NAE schools. They come together in memorable excursions abroad as well. From skiing the Swiss Alps to hiking Mount Kilimanjaro, the trips are an exciting time to discover, learn, and create new bonds with each other.
“In Tanzania, the students are really going out of their comfort zone as you’re physically working hard under the sun, and as they work with others, they build bonds with other students,” says Fox. “There was a point in the trips where we had students from America, Europe, and Southeast Asia together – that is real global citizenship.”
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