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Netherlands, Rotterdam
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After School Care (BSO) is available; care during school holidays is also possible.
All children eat their lunch at school and should bring a healthy packed lunch and a morning snack. Sweets, chocolate or chewing gum are not allowed during school hours; no glass bottles or fizzy drinks. Harbour International is a nut-free school; lunch supervision is provided by overblijf teachers during the lunch break. After School Care (BSO) is available, and care during school holidays is also possible.
Harbour International is state-funded and is part of Stichting BOOR; the Board of Education for Rotterdam (BOOR) is the managing group for primary and secondary education in the Rotterdam area, and all staff are employed by BOOR. Harbour International is a member of the Dutch International Primary Schools and of Stichting BOOR.
Harbour International Primary School sits in the heart of Rotterdam, offering an English-taught IPC-based program for ages 4 to 11. The curriculum blends the International Primary Curriculum with elements of the British curriculum, and literacy and numeracy are taught alongside IPC subjects, with English as an Additional Language (EAL) support for pupils who need it. The school serves a diverse community representing 69 nationalities, with around 280 pupils and small class sizes averaging 18. Dutch culture is woven into learning through All about the Netherlands activities, and the school is nut-free with snacks and lunches eaten in classrooms. The library is run by parent volunteers; there is a dedicated technology program and specialist music provision. A qualified gym teacher delivers PE to all pupils; younger children have PE on site, while older pupils walk to a local gym and Group 4–8 swim weekly. Co-curricular activities include coding, art, basketball, mindfulness, chess and music lessons; the Parents' Support Group coordinates volunteering and fundraising.
