Netherlands, Rotterdam
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ISL's campus is located at Van Vollenhovenkade 15 in Leiden, near the heart of the city. The campus provides a warm, welcoming learning environment with a wide range of facilities to support teaching across the curriculum. The campus features a spacious playground that enhances learning as well as play. Roomburg Park lies across the road, offering opportunities to learn about the environment and ecosystems. Visiting a campus tour can be arranged to view the facilities.
Nearby Roomburg Hockey Club offers play at different levels, and Roomburg Tennis Club is located across the street from ISL, both within walking distance for students and families.
The campus has facilities to support teaching across the curriculum. ISL partners with SPL Opvang to offer on-site Dutch preschool for children aged 2 years and older. An English as an Additional Language (EAL) support team helps students who are not fluent in English.
ISL has an extensive after-school activities programme in collaboration with King Productions, including cooking lessons, gymnastics, pottery, jiu-jitsu, football, science experiments and more.
International School Leiden is a welcoming primary school in Leiden, welcoming students from age 2 to 11 and offering a pathway from early years through primary. The curriculum combines the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) for Early Years and the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) for primary in a language-friendly environment, with additional maths and language supports. The campus at Van Vollenhovenkade 15 provides flexible spaces for inquiry, collaboration and exploration, with a park and sports facilities within easy reach. The school uses White Rose Maths, IXL Learning and Jigsaw PSHE to support subject learning and well-being, while Code4Kids introduces coding concepts from an early age. IS Leiden emphasises inquiry-based learning and ongoing assessment to inform teaching. It draws on Leiden's tradition of religious freedom and tolerance, framing freedom and responsibility as core values in educating compassionate, global citizens. An on-site Dutch preschool and an after-school programme extend learning beyond classrooms.