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Since 1986, the HSV Â黨ÊÓƵ Primary School has offered mainstream and special education to the international community in The Hague and surrounding areas.

The HSV Â黨ÊÓƵ Primary School has four locations situated in different parts of The Hague. We offer The Â黨ÊÓƵ Primary Curriculum, specialist physical education, music and handicraft lessons.

Our schools offer small learning environments providing international education for children from the age of 4 to 11 years old. We aim to foster in all our children a sense of international mindedness; an awe and wonder for other cultures while at the same time retaining a sense of belonging to and pride in their own country and culture.

The Three Little Ships is our Â黨ÊÓƵ Pre-School for children from the age of 3 and 4 years old. It is an inclusive setting, providing a stimulating play-based learning environment for our children.

Our Lighthouse Special Education offers education in a safe and stimulating environment to children with special needs. We have highly qualified and experienced staff in special needs; including therapists working on-site. Individual programmes are developed for each child personally. Lighthouse offers early intervention and structural, regular integration with an international mainstream school.

At The Â黨ÊÓƵ School of The Hague (ISH), we are very proud of the quality of education that we provide for the students of all ages and nationalities. ISH can proudly say that it is a true Â黨ÊÓƵ School with 1900 students on roll from over 85 nationalities. Our mission statement reflects this; Curious, Connected and Compassionate and we aim to inspire personal excellence in our strong and diverse community.

ISH has been serving the community of The Hague for many years. We joined the Primary and Secondary schools together when we moved to our current Kijkduin campus in the south of the city. The Primary School prides itself on being the first school in the world to be awarded ‘Mastering’ in the accreditation of the Â黨ÊÓƵ Primary Curriculum (IPC) in 2009. In 2013, we were also awarded ‘Re-mastering’, another wonderful achievement. The Secondary School follows the Â黨ÊÓƵ Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP), Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-Related Programme (CP) and our results at both MYP and DP are above the world average. For CP our first students will graduate in 2019. The Secondary School is also accredited by the Council of Â黨ÊÓƵ Schools (CIS).

The Â黨ÊÓƵ School of The Hague is also a member of the Rijnlands Lyceum group of schools, a non-profit educational foundation that has schools in the local and surrounding area in Sassenheim, Oegstgeest and Wassenaar. In The Hague we have also the Eerste Nederlands Montessori School (ENMS) and The European School (ESH).

‘ENGAGED TO CREATE A PEACEFUL WORLD’

Engaged

The Â黨ÊÓƵ Waldorf School of The Hague is a non-profit international primary school with a distinct educational vision. Our Â黨ÊÓƵ Waldorf programme is shaped by the following elements; free play, imagination, empathy, engagement, responsibility, sustainability and well-being in our current society. These are combined with personal goals of enquiry, resilience, morality, communication, thoughtfulness, cooperation, respect and adaptability. Opportunities to develop and experience these elements are built into each unit of study.

A Balanced Foundation

The Â黨ÊÓƵ Waldorf School of The Hague distinguishes itself through the integration of cognitive and artistic education. Children have a natural capacity to wonder and marvel at what they experience. The basis of our educational approach respects that curiosity in all fields. We consider physical education, handicrafts, art and respect for the natural world to be of equal importance to proficiency in mathematics and literacy. Our balanced educational approach addresses learning that occurs with the head, heart and hands.

Start small, stay small-scale

Our school, founded in 2018 has been growing every year with the addition of one to two grade levels per year. In 2023 we expect to have grown to a complete primary school with three Kindergartens and Classes 1-6. Even throughout our growth, the school has and will remain small, with class sizes of 15 children maximum. ​ Due to our small groups we are able to provide sufficient time, space and attention for everyone.

Involved

The Â黨ÊÓƵ Waldorf School of The Hague educates children to become positive, active and engaged global citizens. We do that by aiding each student in his or her development as an independent, free-thinking individual; ready to become an active member of society. We also offer parental support through education. In discussions and lectures, we cover topics specific to our community like how to provide consistency when raising children in constantly changing environments.

Social network

The Â黨ÊÓƵ Waldorf School is affiliated with the Vrije School in The Hague, a collaboration that renders many advantages. Not only are we able to enjoy the wealth of 95 years of experience and expertise but their history enables us to offer our families an extensive social network in the Netherlands.

In addition, due in part to the Liberal Arts approach and the international curriculum, children can easily cross over to education programs provided by international schools in other parts of the world.

The Indonesian School of The Hague / Sekola Indonesia Den Haag (SIDH) in Wassenaar is designed to provide education services that bring together the various human intelligences: intellectual, emotional and spiritual; that’s why we positively expect that our graduates  will be intellectually as well as emotionally and spiritually smart. The services are aimed at Indonesian children at the age of 6 to 17 living in The Netherlands and Europe. There is a dormitory designated for students coming from outside The Netherlands or living far away from Wassenaar.

SIDH Wassenaar also caters for distance learning programme for Primary Education for those who live farther than 250 km or more from Sekola Indonesia Den Haag. Due to the international nature of our environment, the main languages used are English and Indonesian, added with excellent Dutch, French and German language lessons.

The Lycée Français Vincent van Gogh High School in The Hague is a school that is part of the network of the AEFE (direct management). The lessons are in accordance with the schedules, instructions and official programs of the French Ministry of National Education.  It prepares students for French secondary school exams (brevet, baccalauréat).

American School of The Hague (ASH) is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and offers both the Advanced Placement (AP) and Â黨ÊÓƵ Baccalaureate(IB) programs. Our school is a truly diverse and international learning environment with over 1,200 students aged 3 - 18, from nearly 80 different nationalities, including 28% American and 14% Dutch. From our campuses in Wassenaar, a family friendly community between The Hague and Leiden, American School of The Hague is the area’s flagship school for a learner-centered, American curriculum modified for the needs of the school's international student and parent population.

As an inclusive school, ASH offers enrichment and learning support programs for students with learning differences, as well as a special education program for students with special needs. Learn more about the #ASHexperience on our.

The Â黨ÊÓƵ School Delft (ISD) offers children a unique opportunity to experience or continue learning within an international education environment. Our students come from a diverse range of nationalities, cultures and backgrounds and are united by the common goal that their time at ISD will inspire them to learn for bright futures. Â黨ÊÓƵ School Delft is committed to developing young people who demonstrate integrity, responsibility and optimism in their daily lives.

We will help to develop ethical students who learn how to seek solutions, be innovative and make a difference.

The British School in The Netherlands (BSN) is n international school for girls and boys aged 3-18 and is a thriving community of 80+ nationalities. We encourage high aspirations and challenge our students – supporting them as they learn and grow into confident individuals.

We offer a British and international curriculum, with General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations and four pathways from the age of 16 - A Levels, the Â黨ÊÓƵ Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, the Â黨ÊÓƵ Baccalaureate Career Programme and BTEC qualifications. Our students go on to study at universities all over the world.

The European School in The Hague (ESH) was primarily founded to meet the educational needs of children of employees of Eurojust, Europol, EPO and ESA-ESTECA. Limited places are also available for pupils who qualify for an international education according to the Dutch regulations. ESH is an officially Accredited European School providing an education to more than 1100 pupils from the Early Years to the Secondary school (Year 6) with an education that can take them further to higher education anywhere in Europe or beyond.

From the moment of enrolment at European School in The Hague, we take care to ensure that all children are placed in the most suitable language section for their situation. Besides this we offer mother tongue classes for certain languages and can offer dedicated learning and language support if needed.

Elckerlyc Â黨ÊÓƵ School is a member of The Dutch Â黨ÊÓƵ Primary Schools (DIPS). This means that our school offers international education embedded in a Dutch context; as such we operate within the framework of the Dutch educational system, unlike private international and foreign educational facilities.

As we are partly funded by the Dutch government, we can ensure that education at our school remains affordable for expat families. At Elckerlyc, we believe education is much more than numeracy and literacy. It is also about responsibility, dealing with your own and other peoples’ emotions, respect and  communication.