The Esprit Scholengroep is a community of primary and secondary schools in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

. On their official website they describe themselves as multicultural, international and dynamic. The level of education and the origin of students varies at each school. Many schools in this community respond to the increasing demand for English education."About Esprit Scholen"
Espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-12. (Retrieved 12 May 2015)"Education Manifesto"
Espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-12. (Retrieved 17 May 2015)

Schools

Amsterdam International Community School

Amsterdam International Community School The Amsterdam International Community School or AICS, is a school in the South and South East of Amsterdam established in 2003 which accepts children from 4 to 18 years old. It is a part of the Esprit Scholengroep. AICS is made up of 3 different c ...

offers total English education through the

International Baccalaureate The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB Dip ...

program making it an official

international School An international school is an institution that promotes education in an international environment or framework. Although there is no uniform definition or criteria, international schools are usually characterized by a multinational student body a ...

. It is both a primary as well as a secondary school."AICS Mission & Vision"
Aics.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-12. (Retrieved 17 May 2015)

Berlage Lyceum

Berlage Lyceum is named after

Hendrik Petrus Berlage Hendrik Petrus Berlage (21 February 1856 – 12 August 1934) was a Dutch architect. He is considered one of the fathers of the architecture of the Amsterdam School. Life and work Hendrik Petrus Berlage, son of Nicolaas Willem Berlage and An ...

, an Amsterdam architect. The school offers bilingual education in English and Dutch."Berlage Mission & Vision"
Berlage.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 17 May 2015)

Cartesius Lyceum

The Cartesius Lyceum is named after French philosopher

René Descartes René Descartes ( or ; ; Latinized: Renatus Cartesius; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science. Mathem ...

and uses his famous quote "

Cogito ergo sum The Latin , usually translated into English as "I think, therefore I am", is the "first principle" of René Descartes's philosophy. He originally published it in French as , in his 1637 ''Discourse on the Method'', so as to reach a wider audien ...

" in their

logo A logo (abbreviation of logotype; ) is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition. It may be of an abstract or figurative design or include the text of the name it represents as in a wordma ...

. In 1954, the Spinoza Lyceum (also part of the Esprit scholengroep) had a lack of space. They added two classrooms in the Western part of Amsterdam. These became the "Cartesius Lyceum" in 1956. A larger school building was opened by former

Queen Juliana Juliana (; Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina; 30 April 1909 – 20 March 2004) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980. Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. S ...

in 1962. After merging with another school in 1988, the number of students decreased. In 1999 the Cartesius Lyceum moved close to

Jordaan The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to ...

where no secondary schools were yet situated."About Cartesius Lyceum"
Cartesius.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 12 May 2015)

Europaschool

The European School was founded in 1992 in south Amsterdam. It offers four years of education and has language classes in English, Spanish, French or Dutch."Europaschool School Profile"
Europaschool.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 17 May 2015) "Europaschool Mission & Vision"
Europaschool.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 17 May 2015)

Het 4de Gymnasium

Het 4de Gymnasium (“the fourth gymnasium”) is the latest school to join the community. Its first students graduated in 2005. The school offers ‘Fast Lane English’, an intensive course of English. Participants receive a ''Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English''."About Het 4de Gymnasium"
, Het4egymnasium.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 17 May 2015)

De Nieuwe Internationale School Esprit

De nieuwe international school of esprit (DeNISE) offers a bilingual primary and middle year education in English and Dutch. Also like AICS, the school does offer the IB diploma, since 2018. And is a part of the international middle years curriculum."Internationale School Esprit Mission & Vision"
, Denise.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 17 May 2015) "Internationale School Esprit Mission Statement"
, Denise.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 17 May 2015)

Marcanti College

Marcanti College has a 6 year primary and secondary education program that focuses on smaller class sizes to make it easier for students to get better grades. The also offers Business and entrepreneurship classes that most Dutch schools don't offer. The school does not offer bilingual diploma."Marcanti Profile"
Marcanti.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 17 May 2015) "About Marcanti"
Marcanti.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 17 May 2015)

Montessorischool De Eilanden

Montessorischool De Eilanden primary school based on anthropology that was founded in 1992 by a group of parents. It offers primary Dutch language education."Montessorischool De Eilanden Mission & Vision"
, Eilanden.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 18 May 2015)

Montessorischool Landsmeer

Montessorischool Landsmeer is one of the oldest schools that is a part of the esprit scholen and was founded in September 1970 and acquired by esprit in January 2013. The school offers primary and secondary education in Dutch."Welcome to Montessorischool Landsmeer"
Montessori-landsmeer.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 18 May 2015) "About Montessorischool Landsmeer"
Montessori-landsmeer.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 18 May 2015)

Mundus College

Mundus College is a primary and secondary school that offers education in dutch and focuses on students with international backgrounds"About Mundus College"
Mundus.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 18 May 2015) "Mundus College Mission & Vision"
Mundus.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 18 May 2015)

WSV

WSV is a primary school that claims to be "free from political, religious or ideological bond and is open to students of all faiths and nationalities." The school offers English classes but is primarily in Dutch."WSV Mission & Vision"
Wsv.espritscholen.nl, 2007-12-18. (Retrieved 18 May 2015)

References

{{reflist Education in Amsterdam