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ALASCA is a modern, ambitious school for education at the highest level: vwo+ and havo. It is an IB World School and offers the IB Diploma Programme. Education is innovative and challenging. It works across disciplines; topics such as philosophy, ethics, design, art, English and technology receive extra attention.
ALASCA offers a broad liberal arts and sciences curriculum with strong attention to inquiry-based learning within interdisciplinary modules and projects. The school aims to prepare students to analyse complex academic problems and real-life situations. The educational approach includes courses in philosophy and ethics and yearly service-learning projects to develop a moral compass for local and international citizenship. The curriculum focuses on essay writing, debating, coding and programming, research skills, (digital) design and art, and conceptual thinking. The program emphasizes metacognitive skills to help students understand and manage their own learning over time. The International Profile Year 4–6 leads to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), with core components such as Theory of Knowledge, Creativity, Action and Service, Extended Essay, and Diploma subjects including Dutch and English language and literature, Dutch ab initio, Psychology, Design Technology, Maths Applications and Interpretation, and Visual Arts.
Philosophy and ethics courses and yearly service-learning projects support students' moral citizenship and international engagement.
Amsterdam Liberal Art & Sciences Academy (ALASCA) is a secondary school offering vwo+ and havo. It operates as an IB World School, delivering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme from year 5, alongside a Dutch curriculum for exit qualifications. ALASCA uses a school-wide, interdisciplinary curriculum that blends subjects such as philosophy, ethics, design, science and mathematics, with an emphasis on English and international perspectives. From the International Profile Year 4–6, students pursue core IB elements (Theory of Knowledge, Creativity, Activity and Service, Extended Essay) and IB subjects including Dutch and English literature, Dutch ab initio, Psychology, Design Technology, Maths Applications and Interpretation, and Visual Arts. The school places emphasis on metacognitive skills, research, and essay writing, while maintaining traditional subject study for exams in later years. Facilities are modern, and service-learning projects foster citizenship. An international exchange with ies Manacor, and language offerings in Dutch, English, Spanish, and German, support engagement.
