International School Hannover Region
The International School Hannover Region (ISHR) is a private school located in the center of the city, at Waterloo, near the HDI Arena where Hannover 96 football team plays. ISHR teaches students from all over the world from Pre-K/JrK/SrK (ages 3–5) to Grade 12.
ISHR is a recognized International Baccalaureate (IB) school. Lessons are taught in English, and German is the compulsory second language. ISHR offers Spanish and French as third language options.
ISHR offers all three programmes of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) - PYP - Primary Years Programme, MYP Middle Years Programme, IB Diploma Programme (IBDP).
The International School Hannover Region (ISHR), which was founded in 1996 by renowned companies in the Hannover area, quickly developed into a great success story and is today an important location factor for the Hannover Region. ISHR offers lessons in English to students starting at the age of 3 in Kindergarten, up to grade 12, culminating in the International Baccalaureate (IB), which enables students to attend universities worldwide. Due to the small classes, differentiated learning is practised, which helps students to reach their full individual potential.
Apart from children of specialists and managers from abroad, many students from German families also attend the school because the curriculum of the IB, in addition to teaching the contents of the subjects, puts a strong focus on developing the increasingly important qualities of intercultural competence and social intelligence in our students.
Following the motto „Educating world citizens“, today more than 600 students from over 60 different nations receive a first class international education at ISHR.
History
The School was founded in 1996. Now it is currently serving grade K through 12, and offers the IBO Diploma program to all grade 11 and 12 students.
ISHR's numbers have steadily increased, and in the school year of 2012/2013 ISHR has over 550 students.
In 2005 the auditorium was repainted and the I.T. lab was newly equipped. During the summer of 2006, construction work and renovations took place. The former lecture theater was transformed into a science lab, a new cafeteria was built, the library was moved, a second I.T. lab was established, the C Wing was extended, a new music room and small P.E. hall were built, and a viewing gallery was created above the old P.E. hall.
Famous People
- Mr Potato Head
- Michael Rosen