Netherlands, Amsterdam
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The International French School of Amsterdam is split across two locations in the centre west of Amsterdam. Both locations are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including bright, modern classrooms, libraries and outdoor play spaces. The middle and high school include collaborative study spaces and a cutting-edge Art class and Fab Lab where pupils can explore design and technology through hands-on projects. Our fully equipped laboratories in the secondary school provide an optimal learning environment for physics, chemistry and life science. The modular configuration of the spaces allows for seamless transitions between theoretical lessons and practical work, and intimate sensory spaces offer moments of calm and self-centering.
The school provides bright, modern classrooms and libraries. The fully equipped laboratories in the secondary school support physics, chemistry and life science. The middle and high school feature a cutting-edge Art class and a Fab Lab where students explore design and technology through hands-on projects. The spaces are modular to support active, participatory learning.
Extracurricular activities include an After School Club. Activities are designed to enrich the educational journey and include motor skills games for younger children, chess, robotics, watercolor and theatre for elementary school children. The programme is designed to align with the school's mission and values, providing a playful yet stimulating environment. A brochure lists the full range of activities available.
International French School of Amsterdam is an AEFE‑affiliated French establishment approved by the French Ministry of Education. The school operates on two central‑west Amsterdam sites: the Primary School at Anthonie van Dijckstraat 1 and the Middle/High School at Veerstraat 48. It delivers the French national curriculum with a fully bilingual approach from preschool. From age 3, students receive 13 hours of French, 11 hours of English and 2 hours of Dutch per week; Dutch is taught as an additional language while immersion continues in French and English. A British international track runs from 6th to 10th grade for studies in English. The middle school culminates in the Diplôme national du brevet, and the lycée offers the International French Baccalaureate (BFI). The school is a member of Globeducate and part of the AEFE network. Facilities include bright classrooms, libraries, outdoor spaces, secondary laboratories for physics, chemistry and life sciences, plus a Fab Lab and Art class.