Posts about High School Program
August 18, 2022
In the News: Women in STEM Edition
BASIS Independent Fremont's rising junior Heeya D. made a guest appearance on the TODAY SHOW this week during a segment where the Princeton Review's Rob Franek discussed college admissions and Advanced Placement Exams with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush.
The development capped off a year where we saw some amazing accomplishments from students, particularly women in STEM, celebrated by local news. We wanted to share some select news reports and segments featuring students from across our campuses in California and New York to Virginia.
May 4, 2022
BASIS Independent McLean’s Class of 2022 College Acceptances
Congratulations to the Class of 2022 for their determination and success in the college application process this year. The list below is indicative of their varied interests and talents. While additional acceptances are still possible from waitlists, all seniors have secured a spot at an amazing institution of higher education for the next four years.
October 19, 2021
From the Admissions Director: In the Classroom with Math & Science SET Dr. Grove
Ask any BIM student why they love our school, and they will tell you – the faculty. As we start a new school year, I want to help you get to know our faculty better. The best way to do that – see them in action by touring campus! However, let’s start with a series of blogs where I visit their classrooms and ask students what makes them special.
May 27, 2021
Seniors Present Their Independent Research at Senior Project Showcase
Did you know that our brains move like jello? Or that there is a debate about who owns the copyright to music created with artificial intelligence software? Or what Alfred Odrick contributed to McLean? Or what pET30-6H-Flu-A-NC is? These are all topics that have come up in our seniors’ Senior Project blogs over the course of their Trimester 3 internships and independent research.
April 22, 2021
BASIS Independent McLean’s Class of 2021 College Acceptances
We are so proud of our Class of 2021 and honored to share their current list of college acceptances. Additional acceptances are still possible; however, this list is too good to wait.
Please join us in joyful congratulations for our soon-to-be-graduates. Their hard work, perseverance, creativity, curiosity, kindness, and spirit will carry them forward in college and beyond.
March 11, 2021
Student Voice: Neel D. '21 - My College Application Experience and Advice for High Schoolers
This week, our student blogger Neel D. '21 looks back on his college application experience and shares advice for other high schoolers.
I remember hitting submit for my last college application on January 5th, feeling such a relief I could go back to enjoying life. After 16 different applications that had deadlines spanning from November to January, I just could not wait for my immediate future to be decided by my application readers.
March 5, 2021
Student Voice: Eric M. '21 - College Counseling & The Senior Project
In this week's student video blog, Eric M. '21 breaks down what's unique about the BASIS Independent senior year including College Counseling class and the Senior Project.
January 28, 2021
French Honor Society Joins Spanish Honor Society at BASIS Independent McLean
We are proud to induct nine students into the newly recognized BASIS Independent McLean chapter of the Société Honoraire de Français (SHF), the French Honor Society. The inaugural SHF members joined six new members of our Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, the Spanish Honor Society, in a joint in-person, socially distanced induction ceremony on Friday, January 22.
January 7, 2021
Student Voice: Benjamin '23 - The Benefits of Seminar Classes
This week, our student blogger, Benjamin W., talks about his experience with our high school seminar classes.
When you think of a classroom, what comes to mind? Many people imagine a class with students sitting in rows, watching a teacher at the front of the classroom leading the class. The students are sitting silently, and respectfully, occasionally raising hands to answer questions posed by the teacher, who may be lecturing.
That is exactly what a seminar class does not look like. Yes, you read that correctly. Seminar. Discussion-based classes usually only appear in college, but I’ve had the privilege of participating in a few history or English seminar classes in high school. The typical class revolves around a student-led discussion. Students do not raise hands to speak. They are trusted to speak at appropriate times: when they have a point to make and someone else has finished speaking.
November 26, 2019
Drama Club Presents 'Little Women'
Last weekend, our Theatre transformed into a humble home in Massachusetts during a Christmas season (and beyond) of the American Civil War. The students of the BASIS Independent McLean Drama Club became the cast of Little Women, a play by Scott Davidson that is adapted from Louisa Mae Alcott's classic novel. It tells the coming-of-age story during the Civil War of the four March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--as told by Jo. In addition to acting, students also ran the light board and managed the stage.
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