Netherlands, Brunssum
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Meals are provided by Sodexo with a rotating four-week menu that includes vegetarian options. The Cafetaria serves fresh meals for students from Grade 1 and up; younger children have lunches delivered to their classrooms; snacks are available mid-morning for older students. A Shared Table invites students, teachers and staff to dine together.
AFNORTH has a House System with four houses: Eindhoven (Southern Netherlands), Leeuwarden (Northern Netherlands), Rotterdam (Western Netherlands) and Arnhem (Eastern Netherlands). Each house is color-coded to its city flag and aims to build cross-year relationships with house points awarded for various activities and displayed in the school entrance; older students mentor younger students and collaborate across sections.
AFNORTH International School is a Dutch Foundation sponsored by four nations: Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany. An International Directorate oversees international administration under a Board of Governors; each national section has its own Principal who reports to the Director and to its national education authority. The International Directorate handles staffing, the business office, security, transportation, catering, IT, and international admissions.
AFNORTH International School is an international day school located on a spacious 10-acre campus in South Limburg. It serves students aged 3 to 18 and offers four curricula: American, Canadian, British, and German, reflecting a diverse, globally minded community. The campus is designed to promote international values and collaborative work, with a central, airy Hub surrounded by four colour‑coded Pods that house specialist spaces for the early years, the arts, technology, sports, and sciences. Modern facilities include spacious classrooms equipped with SMART interactive technology, wireless learning tools, a modernised library, and dedicated science labs and technology spaces. The school benefits from extensive sports facilities, including four refurbished sports halls, floodlit pitches, a four‑lane track, and access to the JFC HQ swimming pool. Indoor and outdoor spaces support a broad range of extracurricular activities, outdoor education, and well‑being experiences, including a Forest School area and the Atalanta Friendship Garden for creativity.