The International School of The Hague (often abbreviated as ISH) is an

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located in the vicinity of

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School Profile

The International School of The Hague is one of several schools catering to the large international community of The Hague, which exists as a result of the many international organizations, embassies and companies located in the area, such as the

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and the

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. The school population consists of children and young people coming from many places of the world, aged 4 to 18. It became an

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in June 1985. The Primary School became the first school in the world to receive accreditation at 'Mastering' level from the

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. It is a co-educational day school with boarding facilities available nearby. The school is located in a new building completed in 2006. The school also has use of sports fields in the vicinity. It is subsidised by the

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and subject to Ministry regulation.

Location

After many years in its location at Theo Mann Bouwmeesterlaan 75, the ISH announced in 2002 that it would move to a new location, Wijndaelerduin 1, in Kijkduin. The relocation was completed in January 2007. On April 21, 2007

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officially opened the new school building.

Facilities

The school has a total student capacity of approximately 2000 people. In the secondary building, there is a 350-seats auditorium inside the school. It also has two full sized, fully equipped gyms. There are two computer labs (each equipped with 30 iMacs), seven equipped science labs as well as an expanded library. The school has a canteen, designed to fit 200-350 people. Also the school has expanded their capacity by including two, two-story portacabins. There is also a car park just outside the school. Unfortunately the car park is not part of the school community. There is a car park for staff on the school campus who are privileged to do so, student parking is unavailable.

Curricula

The primary school offers the

for students between the ages of 4 and 11, while the secondary school offers the

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(IB MYP) for students between the ages of 11 and 16 and the

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and International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme for students between the ages of 16 and 18. All lessons, apart from foreign language courses, are taught in English. The study of Dutch is compulsory for students except those in the IB Diploma Programme. The ISH supports mother tongue education, current provision including Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and soon Romanian and Chinese. Although only Dutch, French, German and Spanish are available in secondary. For those students whose native language is other than English, or for those with little familiarity with the language, the ISH offers English support lessons in both “beginner” and “transition” levels. Crash courses in English for beginners are provided in the Learning Support Centre (LSC). Support for

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(SEN) is available. The school also offers a wide range of optional after-school activities, including

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Model United Nations

The ISH hosts its own annual

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conference, known as MUNISH. Hundreds of students from other schools (including the British School of the Netherlands, American School of The Hague and also the Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest) attend. The ISH also contributes to THIMUN, the oldest and largest

conference for high school (secondary) students in Europe and USA.

References

External links

Official websiteRijnlands Lyceum Foundation website
{{International schools in South Holland International Baccalaureate schools in the Netherlands International schools in the Netherlands Schools in The Hague Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation