International School Twente

International School Twente
Address
Tiemeister 20, 7541 WG
Twente
Enschede, Overijssel
Netherlands
Coordinates 52°12′09″N 6°53′52″E / 52.2025°N 6.8979°E / 52.2025; 6.8979Coordinates: 52°12′09″N 6°53′52″E / 52.2025°N 6.8979°E / 52.2025; 6.8979
Information
School type Public with private funding, Cambridge school(secondary), IPC school(primary)
Grades Grade 1 to 13
Years offered 4-19
Gender Mixed

The International School Twente (IST) is an English-teaching international school located in Enschede, Overijssel in the Netherlands.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It is composed of a primary division and a secondary division. Both divisions teach all classes in English(except for some language classes). The primary division has classes from grade 1-6 while the secondary division offers grade 7 -13. Both divisions work in close cooperation but are yet to be fully integrated.

History

The primary division of IST opened its doors on August 25, 2008.[9] The secondary division opened officially on January 13, 2012 by the Right Honourable Mrs Ank Bijleveld, the Queen’s Commissioner for the province of Overijssel.[10][11] After several years of development, it grew to a school with over 100 students from more than 40 nationalities.

Management

The interior of parts of the International School Twente Secondary department

The IST Secondary department currently is a part of Het Stedelijk Lyceum,[12] located in its Zuid campus. IST Primary operates as a division Prinseschool in a different location.[13] The merge of the two divisions is in progress.[14]

Facilities

The secondary division of IST locates inside the Zuid campus of Het Stedelijk Lyceum. It has its own department within the campus while sharing the fully equipped gyms, sports field, science labs, and art & music department. A canteen is in service for IST and a carpark belonging to the Zuid campus is located in front of the school.[15]

The primary division of IST locates separately Daalweg 32, 7541 AN Enschede.[16] From Fall 2015, it will move to its own independent building in Joh. ter Horststraat 30, 7513 ZH Enschede.[17]

The exterior of the new location of IST Primary since 2015

Curricula

The secondary department of IST currently offers a full Cambridge Secondary curriculum to students from 11/12-18/19, including Cambridge Secondary 1 (with Checkpoint), Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS and A-Level, and Cambridge Pre-U.[18] A gradual transition from CIE A-Levels to the IB Diploma Programme is in progress. At this moment subjects offered include:

English, English Literature, English Language, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Spanish Literature, Chinese(only exams), Mathematics, Further Mathematics(only exams), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science, History, Geography, Economics, Business, Global Perspectives, Humanities, Visual Arts, ICT, Computer Science, and P.E.

IST is known to offer a flexible programme in which students who are more capable are allowed to take more classes than expected and are not restricted to age limits for exams and graduation. Students are allowed to take an exam even when it is not offered as a part of the curriculum if the student shows the capability to pass it.

In 2015, IST saw its first graduates, who received university offers from the Netherlands, UK, Canada, and the U.S. from many top-50 schools in the world such as University College London and McGill University, leaving the school.

Starting at Fall 2015, after the primary department of IST became the 15th IPC school in the world, the primary department of IST will be teaching International Primary Curriculum to students from age 4 to 11.[19]

Student Organizations

Students in the secondary division of IST initiated many student organizations. IST secondary is the base of International Student Council Twente and International Honor Society Twente, the first of which fosters student involvement in school management and school-related activities & projects, and the latter one has the goal develop the academic potentials of all students in IST and beyond. After school clubs such as the IST Music Club is in operation as well.

References

  1. ↑ "RtvOost news report on International School Twente with video showing the visit of Enschede's mayor". RTVOOST. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Schools in Enschede". City of Enschede. Gov. of Enschede. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "The mentioning of International School Twente in the expat education section of Twente.com (official region website)". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Expat Enschede's mention of International School Twente".
  5. ↑ "International Schools in the Netherlands". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "List of international schools in the Netherlands by expatica". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "International School Twente Home Page". Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "(Dutch)Article on International School Twente". RTVOost. 10/09/2013. Retrieved 17 April 2016. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ↑ "History Page of IST Primary".
  10. ↑ "Speech given by Ank Bieleveld" (PDF). De website van de provincie Overijssel. Gov. of Overijssel. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "History Page of IST Secondary".
  12. ↑ "Organization of IST Secondary". Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Organization of IST Primary".
  14. ↑ "(Dutch)Article with information about the management information of International School Twente and the effort to merge the two departments" (12/09/2013). RTVOost. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Facilities of IST Secondary".
  16. ↑ "Current/Old location of IST Primary".
  17. ↑ "New location of IST Primary".
  18. ↑ "Curriculum offered at IST secondary". International School Twente. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  19. ↑ "Curriculum of IST Primary".
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