Be an Exchange Student at Birmingham Community Charter High School
Become a Foreign Exchange Student at Birmingham Community Charter High School
Want to be a Foreign Exchange Student at Birmingham Community Charter High School? Birmingham Community Charter High School also known as "BCCHS" is an independent conversion charter high school located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley in the city of Van Nuys, California. BCCHS collaborates to create an academically challenging, personalized, and supportive environment that prepares individual students to pursue their post high school academic and career goals and provides an innovative and comprehensive learning environment. BCCHS increased autonomy has enabled students and staff to perform at high levels and the community to be more actively involved and encourages students to become committed members of the school community; students will graduate and demonstrate mastery of the California State Content Standards. At Birmingham Community Charter High School, effective educational technology is considered crucial to the support of the curricular goals of the school and provides teachers and students realworld context for learning, connections to larger learning communities, and opportunities to individualize and apply learning.
A Sampling of Courses Offered: Exchange Students can take regular high school courses such as: English 9, 10, 11, 12, American Government, World History, US History, Algebra, Math Analysis, Geometry, Statistics, Calculus, Algebra II & Trigonometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Sociology, Spanish, French, German, American Sign Language. Psychology
Honors Classes: Exchange students also often take these honors courses: Math Analysis, Algebra 2, Statistics, Geometry, Physics, Physiology, Chemistry, World History, US History, Algebra 2, Biology, Spanish 3, Humanities, Writing Seminar, English 10, American Literature
AP Classes: Exchange Students who qualify will be eligible to take Advanced Places courses, and receive college credit in subjects like: English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, Government, Chemistry, Biology, Human Geography, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Physics, Calculus, Statistics, Studio Art, US History, World History, Economics, Psychology
College Courses: Foreign Exchange Students have the opportunity to take: Anthropology 101, 121 Philosophy 20, English 28, 101, 102, 103 Geology 1, Japanese 1, 2 Art 102, Sociology 1 Chicano Studies 8, Psychology 1 Speech 101
Athletics, Arts & Extra-Curricular Activities
Arts: Exchange Students are encouraged to join the Arts Department! Computer Arts, Orchestra, Video/Film Production, Chorus, Band, Ceramics, Dance, Photography, Drawing/Painting, Theater/Drama
Athletics: Exchange Students can tryout for Birmingham Community Charter High School sports such as: Swim and Dive, Water polo, Cross Country, Track, Basketball, Football, Softball, Soccer, Softball, Golf, Wrestling, Volleyball, Tennis, and Lacrosse
Birmingham’s campus contains some of the finest athletic facilities in Los Angeles area. An 11,000 seating capacity football and all-weather track and field stadium, three gyms for volleyball and basketball, two fenced softball diamonds, a state of the art baseball field, Olympic pool for swimming, diving and water polo, tennis courts and a lacrosse and soccer field surround the halls, auditoriums and classrooms.
Extracurricular Activities & Clubs: Exchange Students often join clubs or can even start their own club! Anime Club, Asian Club, Christian Club, French Club, Freshman Council, Key Club, Math Club, Medical Club, Music Club, Rock-it Science Club, Tech and Business
Partial List of 2018/2019 Acceptance: Students from Birmingham Community Charter High School, including some foreign exchange students, have been accepted into many prestigious Universities:Boston University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Columbia University, Duke University, Florida State University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, John Hopkins University, Manhattan School of Music, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, New York University, Oxford University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, University of Colorado, University of Miami.
Honors Classes: Exchange students also often take these honors courses: Math Analysis, Algebra 2, Statistics, Geometry, Physics, Physiology, Chemistry, World History, US History, Algebra 2, Biology, Spanish 3, Humanities, Writing Seminar, English 10, American Literature
AP Classes: Exchange Students who qualify will be eligible to take Advanced Places courses, and receive college credit in subjects like: English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, Government, Chemistry, Biology, Human Geography, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Physics, Calculus, Statistics, Studio Art, US History, World History, Economics, Psychology
College Courses: Foreign Exchange Students have the opportunity to take: Anthropology 101, 121 Philosophy 20, English 28, 101, 102, 103 Geology 1, Japanese 1, 2 Art 102, Sociology 1 Chicano Studies 8, Psychology 1 Speech 101
Athletics, Arts & Extra-Curricular Activities
Arts: Exchange Students are encouraged to join the Arts Department! Computer Arts, Orchestra, Video/Film Production, Chorus, Band, Ceramics, Dance, Photography, Drawing/Painting, Theater/Drama
Athletics: Exchange Students can tryout for Birmingham Community Charter High School sports such as: Swim and Dive, Water polo, Cross Country, Track, Basketball, Football, Softball, Soccer, Softball, Golf, Wrestling, Volleyball, Tennis, and Lacrosse
Birmingham’s campus contains some of the finest athletic facilities in Los Angeles area. An 11,000 seating capacity football and all-weather track and field stadium, three gyms for volleyball and basketball, two fenced softball diamonds, a state of the art baseball field, Olympic pool for swimming, diving and water polo, tennis courts and a lacrosse and soccer field surround the halls, auditoriums and classrooms.
Extracurricular Activities & Clubs: Exchange Students often join clubs or can even start their own club! Anime Club, Asian Club, Christian Club, French Club, Freshman Council, Key Club, Math Club, Medical Club, Music Club, Rock-it Science Club, Tech and Business
Partial List of 2018/2019 Acceptance: Students from Birmingham Community Charter High School, including some foreign exchange students, have been accepted into many prestigious Universities:Boston University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Columbia University, Duke University, Florida State University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, John Hopkins University, Manhattan School of Music, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, New York University, Oxford University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, University of Colorado, University of Miami.
Choosing to become a Foreign Exchange Student is a big decision. Choosing to come to Los Angeles for a year is a GREAT decision! Read about all the other Public High School under the Students tab. They are all great choices and Top Ranking High Schools with an Academic Performance Index (API) in the Top 5-8% in the Nation! IACE is the best way for exchange students to gain acceptance and with the recommendation of IACE you can be an Exchange Student studying at Birmingham Community Charter High School. Apply today!
Estimated Start Date: Mid August --- Estimated End Date: Late May
Minimum ELTiS 222, Slate 4.0, TOEFL Jr 750, TOEFL iBT 52
Application deadline May (space is limited so best to apply by March!)
Number of Students: 2690 ---Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:27
ESL Program: Yes ---IB Program: No---Offer Diploma: Yes
Birmingham Community Charter High School Flyer:
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