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World-acclaimed BASIS Independent opens 1st Bay Area elementary school
In preparation of the opening of BASIS Independent Fremont this fall, the new k-5 school will hold a series of information sessions.
BASIS Independent Fremont, located at 3300 Kearney Street, adjacent to Fremont Central Park, will serve 300 students in grades kindergarten through 5th grade. The new elementary school will feed into BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, which opened in 2014 and serves 800 middle and high school students. The group also has plans to open a k-12 school in Fremont by 2020.
To register or learn about other information sessions, visit http://www.basisindependentfremont.com
Sunday — March 13 — 11 AM
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39650 Liberty St., Ste. 220, Fremont, CA 94538
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Tuesday — March 15 — 12:30 PM
Lunch with the Head of School: Meet Head of School, Dr. Ashley Leyba, for lunch and chat about the school.
39650 Liberty St., Ste. 400, Fremont, CA 94538
Thursday — March 17 — 7 PM
SPECIAL EVENT: Information Session with Co-Founder: Meet co-founder, Dr. Michael Block, and hear from him about our school's philosophy, mission and program offerings.
39900 Balentine Dr., Newark, CA 94560 – DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
“We’re thrilled to bring BASIS Independent to the Bay Area, the heart of so much growth and innovation,” said Michael Block, co-founder of BASIS.ed and BASIS Independent Fremont. “We look forward to educating young students to the highest international levels with a joyful learning culture where hard work is celebrated and intellectual pursuits result in extraordinary outcomes.”
Block was recognized as a top educator by Noodle, an education website helping parents and students make better decisions about learning. Noodle also noted Block for ‘creating educational institutions that combined the rigors of Asian and European schooling with the American system’s emphasis on creativity and originality.’
BASIS Schools are ranked by the Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report as having the top high schools in America. Recent OECD results show BASIS students outperformed every educational system in the world in Math, Reading and Science.
For more information about BASIS Independent Fremont, visit http://www.basisindependentfremont.com
