Babcock Neighborhood School (BNS)

Babcock Neighborhood School (BNS) is a free public charter school open to all students in kindergarten through grade eight who qualify to attend a public school in Charlotte County. This includes out-of-district students who are allowed to request admission under Florida's open enrollment law.

Located in the heart of the world's first new town powered primarily by the sun, BNS offers a "place-based" environmentally focused "greenSTEAM" education program that integrates science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics within a thoughtfully provided holistic learning environment. STEAM requires intentional connections among and between standards, assessments, and lesson design, while integrating related standards across disciplines - allowing students to demonstrate mastery of subjects.