At British American Pre-School (BAPS) and Bilingual European School (BES) in Milan, we provide our students with a rich bilingual, international journey from age two to 18, combining the best of English, Italian and Canadian education with an international outlook. Our schools foster creativity, curiosity and critical thinking, preparing students to thrive in a global context.

From age two, students follow a rich learning path rooted in both English and Italian, with opportunities to develop additional languages as they progress, such as French, Spanish – and Chinese, through the school´s Chinese Club. Our unique model of cognitive integrated bilingualism, recognised by Goethe University, Frankfurt, has become a benchmark for bilingual education in Europe.

BAPS, founded in 1987, offers a joyful, play-based immersion in English that leads seamlessly into the bilingual path at BES. Since 1999, BES has blended the Italian Ministerial curriculum with the IB Primary Years Programme and continues now with the IB Middle Years Programme as a candidate school, through to a dual diploma – the Italian Ministerial Diploma and the Canadian Ontario Secondary School Diploma.

Open from September 2025, Bilingual European School (BES) Milan´s new high school is an inspiring learning space designed to support our learning approach. Designed by architect Rosan Bosch, we are proud of these learning environments, and our campuses feature a permanent Bruno Munari® art laboratory and an accredited LEGO® Education Innovation Studio. BES is also an Avanguardieerie Educative centre of excellence and works with Project Zero to shape models of future learning.

As part of Globeducate since 2021, our students – and our teachers – benefit from global connections, exchanges and collaborations across more than 65 international schools worldwide. We are confident about the claim of being at forefront of bilingual education in Europe. Teachers joining us become part of a forward-thinking community sharping hte future of bilingual and international education in Milan and beyond.