Because of their hard work, BASIS Curriculum students grow into self-sufficient learners who are often recognized for their talents across disciplines, in and out of the classroom. We seek these opportunities out on behalf of our students, but they are also often recognized organically by meeting eligibility for prestigious national and international awards.
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
student performance builds year after year
2017–18 Notable Recognition
- Seventh grader won the CBS Bay Area Spelling Bee and is currently competing in the National Scripps Spelling Bee
- Our Speech & Debate team has taken the country by storm this year, including some notable mentions:
- We took on the Tournament of Champions in Lexington, Kentucky, lauded as the most challenging national tournament in the U.S. Of the 115 debates showcased in the Silver Tournament of Champions Public Forum Debate competition; two of our students placed 6th in the country
- The team competed at the University of Diablo for the 2018 Middle School State Tournament, bringing home seven middle school state champions and winning the tournament even before the finals round
- The team competed at the 2018 California Coast National Speech and Debate Association District Tournament; we were one of the top three teams to qualify to Nationals.
- Our Science Olympiad Team made their way to Regionals, placing in 3rd and qualifying to advance to the State Championship, where they won 6th place
- This year, our Science Fair students competed at the Synopsis Science and Technology Championship. They also had an excellent showing at the Synopsys Science Fair
- Our Robotics teams were very busy this year—two of the teams (Hexanitrothane and SPACE CATS) competed in the Qualifying Tournament in the FIRST Lego League (FLL) under the theme of Hydrodynamics; SPACE CATS placed 3rd overall.
- The BISV Quiz Bowl Team won 2nd place out of a total 192 teams at Middle School Quiz Bowl Nationals in Chicago
- Students from the Neuroscience Club participated in the annual 2018 Brain Bee, and one of our students won first place and went on to compete in the National Brain Bee
- Students of the National Junior Classical League took the National Latin Exam in March; BISV students collectively scored 20% above the national average
- For the first time, the BISV Mock Trial Team advanced to the Santa Clara County quarterfinals
- Two of our students were 2 out of 15 Honorable Mentions in the 60th Annual Santa Clara University High School Mathematics Contest.
- Several students made it to the State Competition Round at the MathCounts Chapter Competition.
- Last year, BISV tied for 9th in the Junior Varsity History Bowl at the National Championship, and this year qualified for the National Championship Tournament in Washington D.C.
- Every single one of the History Bee Club members qualified for the History Bee Regional Finals
- DECA took nine students who qualified to compete in the DECA’s International Competition all the way to Atlanta. One of our students finished in the top twenty with her exam score, and another finished in the top ten overall for his event
- All of our runners in cross country set new personal and high records for themselves
- A few of our Competitive Computer Science Club members qualified for the ACSL (American Computer Science League) All-Star contest in the senior division
- A member of our Chemistry Olympiad is one of 16 Bay Area students who qualified to take the National Chemistry Olympiad Exam
- Our team of Academic Decathletes competed in the Southeast Bay Regional Competition, contending in math, music, literature, social sciences, science, and economics
- Five of our Decatheles competed at the State Tournament in Sacramento and two of our students won bronze medals in the Mathemetics Event
2017–18 Notable Recognition
- Seventh grader won the CBS Bay Area Spelling Bee and is currently competing in the National Scripps Spelling Bee
- Our Speech & Debate team has taken the country by storm this year, including some notable mentions:
- We took on the Tournament of Champions in Lexington, Kentucky, lauded as the most challenging national tournament in the U.S. Of the 115 debates showcased in the Silver Tournament of Champions Public Forum Debate competition; two of our students placed 6th in the country
- The team competed at the University of Diablo for the 2018 Middle School State Tournament, bringing home seven middle school state champions and winning the tournament even before the finals round
- The team competed at the 2018 California Coast National Speech and Debate Association District Tournament; we were one of the top three teams to qualify to Nationals.
- Our Science Olympiad Team made their way to Regionals, placing in 3rd and qualifying to advance to the State Championship, where they won 6th place
- This year, our Science Fair students competed at the Synopsis Science and Technology Championship. They also had an excellent showing at the Synopsys Science Fair
- Our Robotics teams were very busy this year—two of the teams (Hexanitrothane and SPACE CATS) competed in the Qualifying Tournament in the FIRST Lego League (FLL) under the theme of Hydrodynamics; SPACE CATS placed 3rd overall.
- The BISV Quiz Bowl Team won 2nd place out of a total 192 teams at Middle School Quiz Bowl Nationals in Chicago
- Students from the Neuroscience Club participated in the annual 2018 Brain Bee, and one of our students won first place and went on to compete in the National Brain Bee
- Students of the National Junior Classical League took the National Latin Exam in March; BISV students collectively scored 20% above the national average
- For the first time, the BISV Mock Trial Team advanced to the Santa Clara County quarterfinals
- Two of our students were 2 out of 15 Honorable Mentions in the 60th Annual Santa Clara University High School Mathematics Contest.
- Several students made it to the State Competition Round at the MathCounts Chapter Competition.
- Last year, BISV tied for 9th in the Junior Varsity History Bowl at the National Championship, and this year qualified for the National Championship Tournament in Washington D.C.
- Every single one of the History Bee Club members qualified for the History Bee Regional Finals
- DECA took nine students who qualified to compete in the DECA’s International Competition all the way to Atlanta. One of our students finished in the top twenty with her exam score, and another finished in the top ten overall for his event
- All of our runners in cross country set new personal and high records for themselves
- A few of our Competitive Computer Science Club members qualified for the ACSL (American Computer Science League) All-Star contest in the senior division
- A member of our Chemistry Olympiad is one of 16 Bay Area students who qualified to take the National Chemistry Olympiad Exam
- Our team of Academic Decathletes competed in the Southeast Bay Regional Competition, contending in math, music, literature, social sciences, science, and economics
- Five of our Decatheles competed at the State Tournament in Sacramento and two of our students won bronze medals in the Mathemetics Event
Last year, almost 40% of BASIS Curriculum Schools graduates earned distinction as “Commended or Better” in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Almost 18% of BASIS Curriculum students were named finalists. According to the National Merit Scholarship website, there are 15,000 finalists each year based on the highest PSAT/NMSQT® Selection Index scores, out of the some 1.6 million entrants.
Over 50% of BASIS Curriculum Schools graduates are eligible for admission to Oxford and 34% to Cambridge
Colleges in the U.S. don’t have minimum academic entrance standards for applicants. On the other hand, Cambridge and Oxford, U.K. universities that are consistently ranked as the top in the world, do have minimum criteria for students to be considered. Oxford requires 3 scores of 5 on AP Exams and Cambridge expects 5 scores of 5 on AP Exams.
BASIS Curriculum Schools alumni are quickly proving to be leaders in their fields.
Their prowess crosses industries: we’ve graduated Intel Talent Search Winners, Division I athletes, innovators in the field of autonomous driving, published poets, leading physicians, mathematicians who’ve contributed to research in their fields, and Netflix series actors!