Bilingual European School Via Val Cismon 9, 20162 Milan, Italy +39 02 6611 7449

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School type	Co-educational Day
Head of School	Mr. Francesco Masetti Placci
Co-ed Age Range	2-18 years
Number of pupils	546
Day fees per annum	€12,250 - €17,100 per annum
Curriculum	IBPYP
Language of Instruction	English, Italian
Associations	IB

The British American Pre-School and the Bilingual European School prepare children aged 2 to 18 to be the travelers of the world, providing an outstanding educational journey that lays the groundwork to meet the challenges of tomorrow, developing their natural talents in both English and Italian.

BAPS, founded in 1987, offers a full immersion English programme that combines the inquiry-based and child-centered educational philosophy with the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum (for the first three age groups) and Key Stage One (for Reception children). BAPS' play-based, learning-by-doing approach provides children with the knowledge and skills for a smooth transition to the BES bilingual programme.

BES, founded in 1999 as the first bilingual school in Milan, is an Italian Ministry-accredited bilingual Primary and Middle School, expanding to include a bilingual High School with its brand new campus from the 2025–2026 academic year. It integrates the Italian Ministerial curriculum with the IB Primary Years Programme, offering bilingual education of excellence with a global perspective.

All teachers are native speakers of either English or Italian, and students follow a dual curriculum that promotes critical thinking, creativity, and a deep understanding of both languages. Learning is hands-on, personalised, and aligned with a constructivist approach. The campuses – located in northern Milan – include over 13,000 sqm of space, recently redesigned by renowned architect Rosan Bosch.

The school hosts a permanent Bruno Munari® art lab and an accredited LEGO® Education Innovation Studio, and is recognised by Avanguardie Educative as a centre of excellence for innovation. BES also collaborates with Project Zero to shape future learning models and offers a new bilingual four-year Applied Sciences High School Programme, awarding both the Italian State Diploma and the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.

BAPS and BES joined Globeducate in 2021, combining the group's forward-thinking vision with the school's unique model of cognitive integrated bilingualism – recognised by Goethe University Frankfurt as a European and global benchmark. Globeducate connects students and teachers to international experiences, exchanges, and partnerships with organisations like WWF, LEGO, and Eco-Schools, and offers mobility across schools worldwide.