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Netherlands, Ommen
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The school offers MUN Debate Club, Week Without Walls, and an annual Career Carousel to engage students with real-world issues and future careers.
Music is fostered through a choir, musical production, and private lessons (piano, drums, guitar); the Rijksmuseum partnership enriches art education with museum-linked projects.
The school celebrates over 25 nationalities with International Week, workshops, a Pot Luck Lunch, and events such as Santa Lucia, Lunar New Year, Halloween, and Sinterklaas.
Sports are integrated into daily timetables with PE for all and after-school options including soccer, basketball, rugby, volleyball, chess, cross fit, horseback riding, tennis, and golf, with interscholastic matches.
Week Without Walls includes a community service trip; partnerships with cultural and conservation organizations support community engagement.
MUN develops leadership and global awareness, while the annual Career Carousel invites professionals to share experiences and career paths.
Wellbeing is supported by daily PE, a broad sports programme, equestrian activities, extended family weekends, and life coaching to foster social-emotional development.
Eerde International Boarding School sits on a tranquil country estate in Ommen, about two hours from central Amsterdam. It offers an international curriculum for ages 4 to 18, combining IPC in Primary, Cambridge Primary with Cambridge English and Maths, IMYC in the Middle Years, Cambridge Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, the English-language IB Diploma Programme, and a Bespoke Curriculum for individual learners. The historic moated castle, dating from 1715, houses a library for supervised study and 21st‑century information skills. Students choose day, flexible boarding or full boarding, within a close-knit community drawn from over 25 nationalities. Facilities include a sports hall, gym, art spaces, an Orangery for design and art, and extensive outdoor activities, including equestrian options with a local stable. A rich programme of extracurriculars includes MUN, Week Without Walls, and the Rijksmuseum partnership, enriching learning through real-world projects and cross-cultural experiences. Small classes and dedicated learning coaches support personalised pathways.
