Posts about Student Life
May 4, 2023
The Communication Journal: How our Students Use Their CJ to Be Successful
Helping students manage their time and schoolwork effectively is core to the BASIS Curriculum. One of our most important tools in developing students with life-long habits of self-direction and disciplined, critical enquiry is the Communication Journal (CJ).
January 1, 2023
Top 5 Blogs of 2022
2022 has been quite a year! We regularly publish articles on student life, our community, school accomplishments, and more to both celebrate and highlight our Bobcat community. From college acceptance information to our lower campus ribbon-cutting ceremony, read on to review the Top 5 most-read blog posts of 2022.
We look forward to 2023, and what our amazing community will accomplish in the next year.
October 25, 2022
Fall 2023: Top 10 Questions Asked Every Admissions Season
Every admissions season we field hundreds of questions about the admissions process, our program, the transition, student life, electives, extracurriculars, and so much more!
While we are happy to speak to every one of our families, we notice the same questions being asked consistently.
Keep reading below to learn more about the top ten questions asked every admissions season.
February 18, 2022
BISV Lower Playground
We are just months away from opening our brand new BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Lower Campus and we are already busy finalizing the new playground!
Ms. Brooklynn Titus, our Head of School, has loved working with our construction and design teams over the last few months to finalize the playground design. We couldn't be more thrilled to share these renderings with our future Bobcats, and hope you are as excited as we are!
Keep reading below to learn about some of the specific design elements in the new playground area opening this fall.
January 6, 2022
Top 5 Blogs of 2021
2021 has been quite a year! We regularly publish articles on student life, our community, school accomplishments, and more to both celebrate and highlight our Bobcat community. From college acceptance information to Mandarin in the Lower School, read on to review the Top 5 most-read blog posts of 2021.
We look forward to 2022, and what our amazing community will accomplish in the next year.
June 11, 2021
Top 10 Questions Asked Every Admissions Season
Every admissions season we field hundreds of questions about the admissions process, our program, the transition, student life, electives, extracurriculars, and so much more!
While we are happy to speak to every one of our families, we notice the same questions being asked consistently.
Keep reading below to learn more about the top ten questions asked every admissions season.
December 28, 2020
Top 5 Blogs of 2020
2020 has been quite a year! We regularly publish articles on student life, our community, school accomplishments, and more to both celebrate and highlight our Bobcat community. From college acceptance information to Senior Projects, read on to review the Top 5 most read blog posts of 2020. We look forward to 2021, and what our community will present for the next year.
January 9, 2020
What Are Our Middle School Students Doing Outside the Classroom?
Being a BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Bobcat means actively participating in a vibrant learning community, enjoying endless opportunities to connect studies with the real world, discovering new talents and skills, and building lasting bonds of friendship and camaraderie.
For our Middle School students, all of these are achievable through our Enrichment Programs, Sports & Athletics, and Term Project Trips.
For the 2019 - 20 school year, we have 55 different offerings between after-school clubs and athletics. Over 80% of our students participate in these activities.
Below is just a highlight of some of the things we offer to our Middle School Community.
November 22, 2019
Shadow Day at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
We know there's nothing quite like trying something on to see if it truly is the right fit. That’s why we invite students on campus to join us for a Shadow Day so they can experience a day at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley!
What is a Shadow Day? It's an opportunity for a prospective student to spend the entire day on our campus shadowing the grade they are interested in. They will attend a full day of classes, eat lunch, have outside time, attend office hours, meet teachers, participate in classes, get to know a group of students, and so much more! This is not a requirement of the application process, just a perk!
We often hear from prospective families that they have questions about the transition, the academics, the culture, they don't know if their child can keep up with the schedule, etc. We believe the Shadow Day puts parents, and students, questions to rest. By being on campus and spending a day in classes with real BASIS Independent Silicon Valley teachers and students, they are able to meet students with similar backgrounds (i.e. public to private), learn what the workload is like from students actually doing it, and also learn how students, who had the same questions they did, transitioned with the help of their teachers and Student Affairs Team.
November 15, 2019
Fall Drama Production: Puffs!
This past weekend, the BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Drama Club treated our Bobcat community to quite the event. Puffs (Two Act for Young Wizards) by Matt Cox, proved to be fun and hilarious, with shining performances from all. The majority of shows sold out in this limited five performance run, and the audience was full of parents, teachers and staff, and fellow students.
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Inspired by the blissful feeling of uncovering connections, our blog Eureka! Silicon Valley is about sharing moments that capture the essence of what it is to be a BASIS Independent student, teacher, administrator, or family.