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Netherlands, Rotterdam
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Dress code for children prohibits clothing with images of death, drugs, profanity or alcohol; branding should be avoided.
Meals in the kindergarten: On Mondays, children bring their own healthy snack and lunch from home. From Tuesdays to Fridays, the school provides all meals (snack and lunch) for kindergarten children. Snack and lunch in the grades school: Primary school children bring their own healthy snack and lunch from home, plus a water bottle; meals are eaten in the classroom under teacher supervision, and children tidy up afterwards.
The IWSTH is part of De Vrije School Den Haag, the Dutch Waldorf school. The Waldorf network in The Hague, Leiden and Rotterdam is governed by Stichting Vrijescholen Zuidwest Nederland (ZWN); the ZWN foundation acts as the responsible authority and employer. Management is led by a central director and overseen by a Supervisory Board.
The International Waldorf School The Hague is a non-profit international primary school offering the Waldorf Steiner curriculum for ages 4–12. Kindergarten (4–6) emphasizes imaginative play, storytelling, songs and crafts and is non-academic. Primary (6–12) teaches mathematics, language arts, science and history through an imaginative, artistic approach; arts are integrated into all subjects. Students learn to paint and draw, work with beeswax and clay, sing and play instruments, and undertake handwork and woodwork, guided by a class teacher for several years. Outdoor education and seasonal celebrations are core, tied to the Four Pillars of Wellbeing: Mindfulness, Community, Self-curiosity and Contentment. The medium of instruction is English; Dutch is taught by a specialist with EAL support as needed. The school sits near Scheveningen beach, in a campus with a gymnasium, daily outdoor play, and Kindergarten kitchens; a garden and wood structures enrich the environment. An active Participation Council supports school development and a multi-year improvement plan guides governance.
