International School of The Hague
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| International School of the Hague | |
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| The Hague, Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 52°03′35″N 4°13′22″E / 52.059655°N 4.222741°ECoordinates: 52°03′35″N 4°13′22″E / 52.059655°N 4.222741°E |
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| School type | Private non-profit with state subsidy[1][2], Coeducational Primary and Secondary |
| Status | Open |
| School board | Rijnlands Lyceum |
| Principal | Peter Kotrc (Secondary) Graeme Scott (Primary) |
| Faculty | Approx. 140 |
| Number of students | Approx. 1050 |
| Website | http://www.ishthehague.nl |
The International School of the Hague (often abbreviated as ISH) is an international school located in the vicinity of Kijkduin, The Hague.
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[edit] Information
ISH contributes to the large international community of The Hague. Many parents work for one of the many international organizations and companies located in The Hague, such as the European Patent Organisation, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Royal Dutch Shell or International Court of Justice.
[edit] School Profile
The International School of The Hague is an international school for children and young people of all nationalities aged 4 to 18. It became an IB World School in June 1985. The Primary School became the first school in the world to receive accreditation at 'Mastering' level from the International Primary Curriculum. It is a co-educational day school with boarding facilities available nearby. The school is located in a new, specially-designed building, completed in 2006. The school also has use of sports fields in the vicinity. The ISH is subsidised by the Dutch Ministry of Education and subject to Ministry regulation.
[edit] 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 move for both the high school and the primary school was originally scheduled to take place at the beginning of the 2006/2007 school year, however for the high school it was eventually postponed until October 2006 but the primary school did move in. The high school postponed its move again until January 2007.
On April 21, 2007 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands officially opened the school.
[edit] Facilities
The school has a total student capacity of 1350 people. It has 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), six equipped science labs as well as a library which offers a range of books. The school has a canteen, designed to fit 200-350 people.
[edit] Curricula
The primary school offers the International Primary Curriculum for students between the ages of 4 and 11 (Reception to Year 6), while the secondary school offers the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) for students between the ages of 11 and 16 (Years 7 - 11) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for students between the ages of 16 and 18 (Years 12 and 13).
All lessons, apart from foreign language courses, are taught in English. The study of Dutch is compulsory through to Year 11. The ISH supports mother tongue education, current provision including Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. English as an Additional Language (EAL) and support for Special Educational Needs (SEN) are available in school.
The school also offers a wide range of optional after-school activities, including music lessons. And so on.
[edit] EAL (English as an Additional Language)
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.
The English B (formerly English as an Additional Language or "EAL") is designed to enable students to achieve accurate and confident use of English at a variety of levels. It provides a balanced programme of listening, speaking, reading and writing development, enabling students to become familiar with the language in a practical context, exposing them to a variety of challenging material and stimulating them to give their own opinions and participate in discussions and drama.
In such ways students use the language for real purposes and behave as language users, rather than mere acquirers of language rules. However, this is not to imply that accuracy is seen as being of lesser importance. The programme provides a comprehensive coverage of the English grammatical system while simultaneously encouraging students to learn the language as fluent users in practical, everyday situations.
There is extra provision in Years 7, 8 and 9 for students who need extra language support. These students receive three additional hours a week, which include using interactive computer assisted language learning programmes. This self-study time, supervised by an English B teacher, is intended to allow students to address individual areas of difficulty
Crash courses in English for beginners are provided in the Learning Support Centre (LSC).
[edit] CAS
The school, as part of the IB program, requires the students from years 7 to 11 to spend between 15–30 hours of community work (C&S). Whether it may be to cleaning the school building, working in the primary school or working in an old people's home, in most cases it must be checked with the class mentor. The students in the IB diploma programs are required of a minimum of 150 hours for Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) activities within the two years of the IB program. These need to be at least 50 hours of Creativity, 50 hours of Action, and 50 hours of Service, spread out over at least three activities in each category, however it is not unusual for a student to do more than that.
[edit] Model United Nations
The ISH hosts its own annual Model United Nations 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 United Nations conference for high school students in Europe.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Organisation". Rijnlands Lyceum foundation. http://www.rijnlandslyceum.nl/en/organisation. Retrieved 16 July 2011. "The Rijnlands Lyceum foundation is responsible for the overall management of the various schools"
- ^ Scott, Graeme; Kotrc, Peter. "Welcome ISH". International School of The Hague. http://www.ishthehague.nl/node/63. Retrieved 16 July 2011. "As part of a Dutch foundation, we are subsidised by the Government."
