International School of The Hague
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| International School of the Hague | |
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| The Hague, The Netherlands |
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| Principal | Ian Forster |
| Students | Approx. 1050 |
| Faculty | Approx. 140 |
| Type | Coeducational |
| Homepage | http://www.ishthehague.nl |
The International School of the Hague is an international school located in the vicinity of Kijkduin in The Hague, The Netherlands. It comprises a primary school and a secondary school, and has approximately 1050 students of over 75 different nationalities. The International School of the Hague is known as ISH for short.
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[edit] Information
The ISH became an IB World School in June 1985.
The ISH caters for the large international community of The Haue. Many parents work for one of the many international organizations and companies located in The Hague, such as the, European Patent Office, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Royal Dutch Shell or embassies.
[edit] Location & History of the new building
After many years in its location at Theo Mann Bouwmeesterlaan 75, the ISH announced in 2002 that it would move to a new location, Wijndaelerduin 1, in Kijkduin. The move for both the high school and the primary school was originally scheduled to take place at the beginning of the 2006/2007 school year, however for the high school it was eventually postponed until October 2006 but the primary school did move in. However, due to reasons that the construction of the building wasn't safe, the high school postponed its move again until January 2007.
On April 21, 2007 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands opened the school officially.
[edit] Curricula
The primary school offers the International Primary Curriculum for students between the ages of 3 and 11 (Reception to Year 6), while the secondary school offers the IB Middle Years Programme for students between the ages of 11 and 16 (Years 7 - 11) and the IB Diploma Programme for students between the ages of 16 and 18 (Years 12 and 13).
[edit] CAS & C&S
The school, as part of the IB program, requires the students from years 7 to 11 to spend between 15-30 hours of community work (C&S). Whether it may be to cleaning the school building, working in the primary school or working in an old people's home, in most cases it must be checked with the class mentor. The students in the IB diploma programs are required of a minimum of 150 hours for Community And Service (CAS) activities within the two years of the IB program. These need to be at least 50 hours of Creativity, 50 hours of Action, and 50 hours of Service, spread out over at least three activities in each category, however it is not unusual for a student to do more than that.
[edit] Model United Nations
The ISH hosts its own annual Model United Nations conference, known as MUNISH. Hundreds of students from other international schools (including the British School of the Netherlands, American School of the Hague and also the Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest) attend. The ISH also contributes to The Hague International Model United Nations, the oldest and largest United Nations simulation for high school students in the world.
