The International School of Amsterdam (founded in 1964) is a private international school| located in the town of Amstelveen. It hosts students from over 60 countries, ages 2-18, from pre-kindergarten, to 12th grade. The official language, and language of instruction of this school is English, but many other languages are spoken at the school, within foreign language courses and throughout the student and faculty bodies. The academic program is based on the International Baccalaureate Programme which is a very challenging and educative curriculum based on the works of many great members of society that have changed the course of history, and made the world how it is today. Currently, there are about 800 students enrolled in the school, from a large variety of countries and cultures. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... Amstelveen is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... This article describes a type of political entity. ... Pre-Kindergarten (also called Pre-K) refers to the first formal academic classroom-based learning environment that a child customarily attends in the United States. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes and their respective examinations, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ...

External link

• The International School of Amsterdam Homepage