History
In 1997, New Eden Academy was established in Bridgeport, CT with a vision for a school in which students could be comfortable practicing a pure, moral lifestyle. The school enrolled an academically excellent student body and obtained state approval as a non-public school. By 2001 a new corporation was formed and the school was renamed Bridgeport International Academy, reflecting its philosophy to educate world citizens, offer a global experience in High School, and open the school to local and international students who would comply with the core values of BIA.
On March 9, 2007, BIA was again granted state approval as a nonpublic school by the State of Connecticut. In addition, the Academy has approval from the Department of Homeland Security of the U.S. government to issue I-20 forms in order for international students to obtain F-1 non-immigrant, student visas. On March 15, 2007, Bridgeport International Academy was elected to institutional membership and was granted accreditation for ten years by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
BIA then moved to a Victorian building at 285 Lafayette Street in 2008 and also developed an English Language Program, taking international students through two levels of English and then mainstreaming them into regular classes by the junior or senior year. International students have already graduated from BIA and are now in colleges or universities in the US.
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