Galileo Campus
BIS Road, Behind AP Fisheries, Poranki, VijayawadaEarly Years Village Campus
Municipal Employees Colony, Acharya Ranga Nagar, Benz Circle, Vijayawada
Our vision
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Empower everyone to become a thriving lifelong learner and responsible global citizen.
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Our History
Bloomingdale International School was founded in 2006 as Bloomingdale playschool. With the growing need for alternative education practices in the city, Bloomingdale then took up the mighty responsibility to make children today fall in love with learning and equip them to be life-long learners with the foundation of the international curriculum and global mindset – thus giving rise to Bloomingdale International School in 2016.
International Curriculum
Only school with International Baccalaureate Curriculum from Playgroup to High School
Inquiry Based
All our classes are designed to avoid lecture and to encourage inquiry and interactions
Experienced Teachers
Teachers with diversified experience. Most of the teachers with minimum 5 years of experience.
Work Experience
We prepare young adults for work place from age of 12
Staff Student Ratio
Staff Student ratio of 1: 9
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Message from the Head of School
BIS was started as a dream – a dream envisioned by our Founder Members. BIS is a small school with a large vision. Education at BIS goes beyond the letters in the page of a textbook, and students emerge as confident young individuals, ready to face the challenges of the 21st century. We inspire our students to question and learn by doing, we give them the skills, courage, optimism and integrity to pursue their own dreams. In doing so, our students develop into confident, creative and caring adults who pursue interesting and challenging careers.
Learning takes many forms at BIS. Each student achieves his or her own potential in the classroom, art room, sports field or on the stage. Being a small school, there are several opportunities for each individual to explore and hone their unique talents. We encourage all our students to persevere, participate and take responsibility for their own development. Through the years at BIS our students are happy to come to school, as each day is an adventure, with something new and exciting to engage them.
BIS believes there is no contradiction between learning and fun, joy and the pursuit of excellence, the global and the local, and between respecting tradition and embracing change.
Rakesh Pandey joins BIS after more than two decades in international education across India, Zambia and the Solomon Islands. He was most recently CEO of Lusaka Oaktree School in Zambia, and before that Head of School at Pestalozzi Education Centre in Lusaka. Earlier he was Deputy Head of Woodford International School in the Solomon Islands and Director of ICT at the Indus International School group in Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad. He also founded the CREED School of Leadership, an outdoor leadership programme for young people.
Chairman's Message
It has been an exciting and fulfilling journey to be able to steer the quality of life in Vijayawada by educating generations here. It is disturbing to know of families parting with their little ones and sending them to Boarding Schools to provide International standard education.
Awesome teachers
with great knowledge
MM. Vidya Sagari
Role: Middle Year Programme Coordinator / IB MYP Science & Physics Facilitator 
Radha Boppudi
PYP Associate Coordinator Parents' feedback about our school. We provide an environment where we teach students how to think rather than what to think.
Inquiry Learning: Learning Through Discovery
Broad and Balanced
An IB education represents a balanced approach, offering students access to a broad range of content that spans academic subjects.
In the PYP, learning aims to transcend boundaries between subject areas. As students develop in the MYP and DP, they engage subject-specific knowledge and skills with increasing sophistication.
Conceptual
Conceptual learning focuses on broad and powerful organizing ideas that are relevant within and across subject areas. It reaches beyond national and cultural boundaries. It helps integrate learning, add coherence to the curriculum, deepen disciplinary understanding, builds the capacity to engage with complex ideas, and allows transfer of learning to new contexts. PYP and MYP students learn the key concepts, and students in the DP further develop their conceptual understanding.
Connected
IB curriculum frameworks value concurrency of learning. Students encounter many subjects simultaneously throughout their programmes of study; they learn to draw connections and pursue rich understandings about the interrelationship of knowledge and experience across many fields. Course aims and programme requirements offer authentic opportunities to learn about the world in ways that reach beyond the scope of individual subjects.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything parents want to know about Bloomingdale International School.
BIS is more than just a school — it is a future pathway for children. Our vision is to provide authentic international education that prepares students for university and life, whether they choose to study in India or abroad. We are guided by four core beliefs: Care before Curriculum (student well-being first), Thinking over Memorizing (developing critical skills), Learning Connected to Life (real-world applications), and Building Confident Individuals (nurturing self-aware, resilient, empathetic students).
Yes. Bloomingdale International School is an authorized IB World School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). This authorization reflects our ongoing compliance with the IB's rigorous global standards in curriculum delivery, teacher training, and student assessment — standards upheld and verified by the IB organization itself.
BIS is the only school in Andhra Pradesh with UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) affiliation, enabling students to apply directly to all UK universities without additional qualifications. BIS is also a registered SAT test centre and runs College Board’s PSAT tests on campus. BIS is additionally the only school in the region offering both IB and CBSE programmes under one roof, with consistent academic results above world averages.
By the end of their journey at BIS, students will have an internationally recognized IB Diploma (for DP students), strong academic foundations recognized by universities globally, a credible portfolio demonstrating creativity and problem-solving, clear career direction and adaptability, and essential life skills — critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and resilience — that serve them throughout university and beyond.
BIS uniquely achieves both. Our MYP students score above the world average (42/56 in May 2025) and DP students achieve SAT scores of 1260+ — yet we maintain a culture of happy, confident learners who genuinely enjoy school. We focus on developing intrinsic motivation and a love of learning rather than using external pressure or a coaching-centre approach. Healthy stress levels and positive mental well-being are outcomes we actively design for.
We believe quality education is not about how much a child memorizes. It is about how well they understand concepts, how they apply learning to real-world situations, how clearly they communicate their ideas, how effectively they collaborate with others, and how well they adapt to new challenges. This philosophy shapes every aspect of how we teach, assess, and support students at BIS.
BIS has dedicated bridge programmes to help new students settle in smoothly, buddy systems for peer support, student mentorship programmes, and morning circle discussions at the start of each day. We foster a no-comparison culture where every child is valued as an individual. Our aim is that every new student feels safe, settled, and valued before academic expectations are placed on them.
Yes. BIS offers the International Baccalaureate as our flagship programme emphasizing conceptual learning and global perspective, and the CBSE programme for students and families seeking the traditional Indian education pathway. Both are delivered with the same standards of excellence, experienced educators, and commitment to holistic development that define BIS.
Our teachers are trained and certified in IB pedagogy, continuously updated on the latest teaching practices, and are passionate subject-matter experts. They act as facilitators of learning rather than information-providers, creating environments where students ask questions, explore answers, and develop independent thinking. Low student-teacher ratios allow our educators to know each student personally and provide meaningful individual support.
Yes. BIS is a registered SAT test centre (College Board centre code 61603) and runs College Board’s PSAT tests on campus, so students can sit these tests without travelling to another city on the dates BIS hosts. AP examinations (Advanced Placement) are also in the pipeline. This strengthens the college-readiness pathway for our students and is particularly valuable for those applying to universities in the United States and Canada.