BASIS Independent Silicon Valley

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley (BISV) is a private school operated by Spring Education Group in San Jose, California. BISV is a TK-Grade 12 STEM-focused school.^[2] The mission of BASIS Independent Schools is to raise the standards of students' learning to the highest international levels.^[3]

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Location
1290 Parkmoor Avenue Multiple (Sunnyvalle, CA and San Jose, CA) Silicon Valley San Jose , California 95126 United States
Coordinates	37.3161403°N 121.912286°W / 37.3161403; -121.912286
Information
School type	Private
Motto	Educatio Scientia Victoria (Education Knowledge Success)
Established	2014
Status	Open
Head of school	Sara Kolb (Upper School), Brooklynn Titus (Lower School)[1]
Grades	Transitional Kindergarten–12th Grade
Colours	Red and Black
Mascot	Bobcats
Website	siliconvalley.basisindependent.com

History

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley was founded in 2014 inside a former IBM office in San Jose.^[4] Based on the success of BASIS charter schools opened in Arizona, Texas, and Washington D.C., BASIS.ed decided to implement its educational model into a private school, opening two new private schools in San Jose^[4] and Brooklyn.^[5]

In the fall of 2022, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley opened a lower school campus in Sunnyvale, California. The lower school serves Transitional Kindergarten (TK) - Grade 5.^[6]

Today, Spring Education Group has taken over the ownership and management of the seven private schools.^[7][8]

Academic profile

At BISV, each student takes at least four AP courses before their senior year, where they do independent research and take capstone classes.^[7] The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities including a competitive speech and debate club, volunteering clubs, and active sports teams. Sports include cross country, track and field, volleyball, basketball, and badminton.